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What's new

The latest improvements to shou — in plain language, updated weekly with the newest on top.

Week of 5–11 Oct 2026
Pricing
New plans & billing
  • Pick your plan and preview costs right from your dashboard.
  • Enjoy a 14-day trial when you first publish your guide.
  • Flexible upgrades and downgrades with clear billing updates.
Hosts
Easier setup
  • Paste your listing link for an instant preview of your guest page.
  • Clearer explanations and helpful prompts when a preview isn't ready.
  • Cleaner layouts and tidier guest card details.
Discovery
Smarter sharing
  • Social media posts now tag venues and avoid sold-out events.
  • Better search engine visibility for upcoming events.
  • Longer venue names fit neatly on cards without awkward truncations.
Week of 28 Sep – 4 Oct 2026
Hosts
Simpler getting started
  • Watch our new 30-second explainer videos right on the homepage
  • Easily paste your listing link to get started even faster
Stays
Seamless extras payments
  • Added in-guide payments for extras like late check-outs with transparent pricing
  • Updated late check-out and extras presets to €25 across all languages
Discovery
Better venue matching
  • Added support for Brussels Expo, Tour & Taxis, and ING Arena events
  • Smarter duplicate event filtering and venue matching for cleaner browsing
Week of 7–13 Sep 2026
Discovery
Smarter event discovery
  • Browse events with better-blended recommendations that balance popularity and recency
  • Find events faster with cleaner listings and fewer duplicate language titles
  • Enjoy smoother navigation on mobile with a sticky tab bar and persistent active views
Hosts
Better guest support & billing
  • Guests can now easily report maintenance issues or problems directly from their guide page
  • Chat with the concierge more naturally with improved typing, scrolling, and complaint detection
  • Easily switch between monthly and yearly billing plans right from your dashboard
Week of 31 Aug – 6 Sep 2026
Language
Better multilingual support
  • Easily switch between English, French, and Dutch on host pages and pricing
  • More natural and polished translations across all guest pages
  • Fixed broken emoji displays so symbols appear correctly again
Publishing
Smarter host tools
  • Instantly upgrade your plan with a single tap when hitting publish limits
  • Handy deep-links open your apartment and jump straight to publishing
  • Clearer reminders and nudges for hosts finishing up their listings
Stories
Richer daily stories
  • Stories feature bigger posters and cleaner single-image event slides
  • Each story slide now includes a short link for easy sharing
Week of 17–23 Aug 2026
Planner
Smarter stay planning
  • Tap into AI-generated daily itineraries tailored to your guests' travel style, complete with interactive maps and alternative picks.
  • Easily share a standalone plan view with your guests using the new one-tap share button.
Explore
Tours & extras
  • Browse and book local experiences and tours directly through the integrated Viator and Tiqets guides.
  • Allow guests to request optional add-ons and services right from their guidebook.
Hosting
Portfolio management
  • Quickly import a new property draft by pasting text or a listing link.
  • Copy shared settings and links across your entire property portfolio in a single click.
Design
Refreshed guest experience
  • Enjoy a refreshed guest page design with cleaner headers, rounded photo styles, and improved dark-theme contrast.
  • Keep your place in the guidebook with tabs that remember your active view across reloads.
Week of 10–16 Aug 2026
Apartments
Better host tools and guest pages
  • Hosts can now easily customize their welcome books and add more amenity details.
  • Added a live demo apartment so prospective hosts can test the guest experience instantly.
  • Improved guest page readability in dark themes and kept active tabs during language switches.
Discover
Smarter video reels and stats
  • Editorial video reels now automatically publish twice a week with higher quality visuals and cleaner photo covers.
  • The weekend stats reel now publishes automatically every Friday with a smoother, easier-to-read pace.
Week of 3–9 Aug 2026
Discover
Smarter discovery
  • Recurring event series now neatly group into a single card in your feed.
  • Smoother scrolling and faster loading when browsing tonight's events.
Explore
Richer event pages
  • Explore the new national weekend page to find highlights across Belgium.
  • Event pages now include clear venue maps, directions, and schedules.
Polish
Hotel concierge upgrades
  • Hotels and guests can now enjoy fully customisable branding and concierge themes.
  • Guest pages feature smarter picks, interactive maps, and a handy back-to-top button.
Week of 27 Jul – 2 Aug 2026
Discovery
Cleaner event feeds
  • Cleaned up recurring event series so they appear just once in feeds
  • Added a dedicated national weekend page and daily highlights view
Places
Rich local guides
  • Hosts can now feature local spots complete with photos and ratings automatically pulled from Google
  • Added interactive maps and location details right alongside host recommendations
Polish
Better app feel
  • Completely redesigned the style gallery to preview themes with live fonts and photos
  • Added single-use secure login links for simpler portal access
Week of 13–19 Jul 2026
Polish
Smoother navigation
  • Easily navigate back to the home screen from the app logo at any time.
  • Event links now use shorter, cleaner web addresses for easier sharing.
Language
Better event info
  • Event details now display clearer start times for nightlife events.
  • Event titles and information are now more accurately displayed in English.
Week of 6–12 Jul 2026
CRM
Smarter CRM tools
  • Easily manage your outreach with new sortable columns and a clear status funnel.
  • Preview and edit your email drafts directly within the CRM dashboard.
  • Stay on top of your tasks with the new automated follow-up calendar.
Search
Better discovery
  • Enjoy a smoother experience with improved search results for venue names.
  • Event details are now more accurate and easier to find across the web.
Week of 29 Jun – 5 Jul 2026
Discovery
Smarter recommendations
  • "Recommended for you" now shows a much richer, more diverse list of events.
  • Fixed an issue where the app would sometimes show only one or two recommendations.
Search
Better search results
  • "Tonight" and "Today" searches are now more accurate and won't include events that have already ended.
  • Improved search results for genres like jazz and clubbing to be more relevant to your interests.
  • Fixed duplicate event cards appearing in your search results.
Polish
App improvements
  • Added a "Use my location" button to help you find events and venues closer to you.
  • You can now easily toggle between your "Upcoming" and "Past" events in your profile.
  • Improved the app's reliability so it loads smoothly even with a slow connection.
Week of 21–27 June 2026
Discover
Smarter discovery
  • New “Surprise me” — one tap, a plan for tonight
  • Weekly & recurring events show on the right dates
  • Search a name, get exactly that event
Explore
A brand-new map
  • Switch between List and Map on the home screen
  • One pin per venue — tap to see what’s on
  • Cleaner, accurate locations across Belgium
Quality
Cleaner listings
  • Duplicate events & venues merged into one
  • Real start & end times shown everywhere
  • Past and always-open clutter hidden
Language
In your language
  • Smarter translation across 7 languages
  • Real names kept, descriptions translated
  • Far more events now fully translated
Social
Now on Instagram
  • Automatic weekly posts & stories
  • Concerts, nightlife and art exhibitions
  • Beautiful cards with quick highlights
Polish
A nicer app
  • Refreshed home with an AI-concierge feel
  • One simple “My events” list
  • Live “what’s on tonight” count