AIris can now translate an entire page at once. Translate all page content into one language, or into all active site languages, with a single click.

We’ve also added your own AI-powered SEO consultant inside Banana. AIris has access to the page content, the property context, and SEO best practices. Ask it to generate SEO tags or structured data, request changes, ask for explanations, or translate the result into any active language.

Import/Export is now available in more modules, including Offers, Reviews, and Hotspots. Import content from external platforms or export it to work outside Banana and bring it back when ready.

We’ve added a new content subordination feature that allows content to be connected across modules in different sites. For example, you can create offers on each property site and group them on the brand site, or create destination points of interest in the Hotspots module and display the relevant ones on each property website.

The Wizard can now create a new website using the design of one of your existing sites, combined with new AI-generated content, helping you launch tailored sites in just a few minutes.

We’ve also improved link handling and ARIA labels for better accessibility, rebuilt the multiselect component in the CMS, and added better error control for large image uploads.

Finally, the CookieScript banner is now hidden from unpublished site previews, keeping preview environments cleaner.

You can now import and export FAQs using XLS files, making it easier to create, update, translate, and manage large FAQ collections across sites.

We’ve also added a new chat-style interface for AI-powered skin editing. You can now ask AIris to modify the design of your skins using natural language, without touching code.

We’ve also included additional improvements and fixes related to permissions and external module imports.

We’ve refactored content panels and customization flows to make editing more intuitive and easier to navigate.

The new Edit Skin experience continues to improve with updated spacing controls, mobile crop handling, and media panel enhancements.

We’ve also introduced a new datepicker, updated Global CSS and JS handling, and optimized several API structures.

You can now upload videos directly inside Banana through the new video upload flow.

We’ve also improved image and link flows, optimized validation handling for legacy sites, and refined Wizard workflows for hotel chains.

Additional updates include better server-side error handling for image uploads and UI improvements in video and media management.

Banana can now generate automatic redirects when URLs change, pages are hidden, or content is deleted, helping preserve SEO structure.

We’ve launched a new image flow and improved media handling across the platform.

Duplicate site workflows now support duplicating sites together with their content, improving onboarding and replication processes.

The new Edit Skin experience now includes multiselection for list items, improved tabs, and more consistent navigation between panels.

We’ve improved duplicate site workflows, multilingual exports, and cache handling across the CMS.

Additional updates include better handling for inactive blocks, module detail pages, sorting, and media previews.

We’ve improved Mirai integrations, including offer imports and better handling of cookies and previews inside the CMS.

The Skin Gallery now displays real content from Banana Gallery and other sites, making previews more contextual and realistic.

We’ve also optimized the Wizard cache, improved Home previews, and fixed multiple issues affecting inactive pages, content panels, and block creation.

We’ve continued improving accessibility across Banana with new accessibility texts, semantic structure updates, and better language indicators.

The Wizard now includes additional AI-powered flows for hotel chains and improved multilingual URL generation.

We also fixed several issues affecting module items, links, caches, and content naming.

We’ve added Korean as a supported language and improved multiple multilingual workflows across Banana.

Group site creation and management flows have been refined, together with updates to Chain Home sections and slider/grid elements.

We’ve also improved the new Edit Skin flow, optimized view block caching, and refined block editing interactions.

A new Airis panel is now available, together with improvements to AI styling workflows and context editing.

The new Edit Skin experience continues to evolve with better subtabs, preview handling, and workflow refinements.

We’ve also implemented several cache-clearing optimizations and improved validators, placeholder handling, and category visibility across modules.

You can now create and manage group sites directly in Banana, improving workflows for hotel chains and multi-property brands.

We’ve added new Chain Home sections, additional elements for sliders and grids, and continued evolving the new Edit Skin experience with updated tabs, spacing controls, and preview improvements.

We’ve also improved cache handling, workspace flows, and page import reliability.

Banana now supports up to 31 languages, expanding multilingual capabilities across the platform.

We’ve updated the Global CSS system and improved how visible languages are handled in site content and modules.

The Wizard now includes a new option for properties that are not listed on Google, and AI content generation has been optimized to avoid unnecessary image reconstruction calls, improving performance.

We also improved social link handling, added LinkedIn and WhatsApp icons, and fixed issues affecting SEO panels and block copying between sites.

We’ve improved the Wizard’s AI context generation by integrating additional external data sources and better Booking.com profile detection to identify whether a property belongs to an individual hotel or a chain.

Home previews inside the Wizard now display real content and updated color palettes, making the selection process more visual and realistic.

We’ve also improved image imports by limiting oversized imports, switching image processing to a grid-based flow, and adding better error handling for booking content requests.

Additional updates include OtaSync API improvements, real content previews in galleries, and performance optimizations in API calls.

When activating specific booking engine toggles, Loyalty and MyBooking pages are now created automatically, ensuring a faster and more consistent setup.

We’ve added new parameters to the Ota Sync integration, improving data synchronization capabilities.

In the Wizard, when setting up the business details of a new property, we now prioritize data retrieved via the booking engine API over information scraped from the old website or Booking.com, ensuring greater accuracy.

During the image scraping and import process, the Wizard now displays the number of images found and the import status, giving you better visibility into the process.

We’ve also fixed an issue in the language mapping when importing Rooms and Offers, ensuring content is assigned to the correct language.

In the Wizard, we’ve introduced new parameters in the property identification process to ensure that key data—such as address, official website, and Booking.com profile—is accurately validated before retrieving information.

We’ve also streamlined the creation flow, reducing and compressing steps to make the setup process faster and more agile.

The booking engine selection has been moved to the beginning of the process, allowing the Wizard to retrieve property data via API earlier in the workflow.

Finally, we’ve added a new integration with CookieScript, expanding the available options for cookie consent management.

The Wizard, our tool to create hotel websites in minutes, can now also generate a complete Gallery page with real images from the property, pulled from the hotel’s online profiles. This joins the pages already being created automatically—Home, Rooms, Offers, FAQs, and Reviews—all fully customized and based on real content.

Starting today, Banana will prioritize the WebP image format over JPEG and PNG. All uploaded images are now automatically converted to WebP and served to visitors, resulting in faster loading times and improved performance. This is a fully automated process and applies retroactively to existing websites. The original image remains available in your media library for reference or reuse.

We’ve also added new predefined items to the Service List, which now includes over 150 services. New items include:

• Private toilet
• Kitchen
• Internet
• Hob
• Teapot
• Cable TV
• City view
• Mountain view
• Sea view
• River view.

We’ve expanded the integration with the hotel’s Booking.com profile, allowing us to retrieve more detailed data to enrich the site setup process and improve content suggestions.

We’ve also fixed an issue affecting content duplication between sites with different active languages. From now on, content is always duplicated from the main language of the source site to the main language of the destination site, ensuring consistency and avoiding mismatches.

We’ve redesigned the Form Engine interface to make it easier to build forms and manage incoming leads more efficiently.

A new block insertion flow is now available. When adding a block to a page, you can preview all available skins for that block type before selecting the one you want.

We’ve introduced new customizations for branded workspaces. Now, your workspace brand also appears in the preview URLs of sites under construction and in invitation emails sent to new users.

We’ve also made several UI improvements to the item tables across all modules for a more consistent and user-friendly experience.

We’ve redesigned the Modules interface to make content management more efficient. The new version includes updated tables with additional fields, quick actions, and a fully refreshed list panel.

The Wizard has been upgraded. In addition to generating custom texts for the Home based on online data about the property, it now also injects relevant images from the establishment to accompany the generated content.

There’s no need to worry about writing titles or alts for images obtained through scraping—our AI now analyzes each image and generates them automatically.

In the Wizard, previews for Room Detail and Offer Detail pages now display real related items, providing a more accurate view of how the final content will look.

We’ve updated and expanded the available color palette in the Wizard, offering more variety and flexibility when customizing your site.

We also fixed a bug in the bulk translation export, which previously excluded WYSIWYG text fields. All content types are now exported correctly.

We’ve launched Branded Workspaces for enterprise clients. These allow for full brand customization, including logo, color palette, and custom domain configuration.

In the Wizard, we’ve improved the context generation process by introducing new methods to retrieve additional page URLs from the old website. We’ve also added filtering systems to handle excessive results more efficiently.

The Wizard now also displays fallback sample images in the previews for Room List, Room Detail, Offer List, and Offer Detail if AI doesn’t retrieve enough images to fill the layout.

We’ve improved error handling for AI responses in the Wizard to ensure more robust content generation.

Lastly, we’ve removed the publication date field from items in the Clippings, News, and Reviews modules, giving you more control over how this content is presented on your site.

A new flat room layout link element has been added to the items in the Meeting Rooms module, enabling clearer linking to downloadable floor plans or external resources.

When adding a list block to a module detail page to show related items, the current item will now be hidden by default to prevent self-referencing in the list.

We’ve also improved the UI of list panels, making it easier to view and manage items more efficiently.

Lastly, we’ve made multiple API optimizations to reduce page load times and improve overall performance.

We’ve added CSS styles to the text editor (WYSIWYG) so that content in the editor closely matches the actual design of the website.

New designs for the FAQ and Reviews modules are now available.

Ordering options have been added to all list blocks (e.g. Rooms List, Offer List), allowing items to be displayed using module order, reverse order, or a custom order.

A captcha element has been added to the Form Engine to help prevent spam.

In Wizard v4, activating the FAQ and Reviews sections now automatically pulls content from the site’s context to speed up setup.

We’ve also added indexes to improve loading performance in various admin panels.

We’ve added new field types to the Form Engine to give you more flexibility when building forms: dropdowns, multi-option checkboxes, radio buttons, multi-recipient selection, and a country dropdown.

In Wizard v4, you can now select a booking engine as part of the hotel context, and you can import external offers directly into the Offers module.

We’ve also launched a new module: Reviews. Use it to manage and publish guest reviews directly on your website.

To improve the user experience, we’ve added skeleton loaders to forms during loading states.

A new module is now available: FAQ. You can now publish the most frequently asked questions and answers to help your guests find information faster.

We’ve also added new services to the Service List.

You can now link your LinkedIn profile to your site through the Social Profiles block.

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We’ve launched a new module: HOTSPOTS. Use it to highlight key points of interest around your hotel and enhance your destination content.

We’ve introduced a new way of working with the Global CSS. It is now split into two parts: a shared base style (view-only) and a customizable style unique to each site, which overrides the base.

The Experiences module is now available, allowing you to showcase on-site or nearby activities that guests can enjoy during their stay.

We’ve added a new establishment type: Restaurant. This allows you to create a site specifically for restaurants, with a dedicated structure.

Lastly, we’ve added skeleton loaders to the skin gallery to improve the overall experience when selecting templates.

In Wizard v4, AIris can now search for and import room information—such as texts, images, and dimensions—from external sources into the Rooms module.

The page tree has been improved for easier navigation: by default, it now displays up to the third level. To view levels four and five, you’ll need to expand them manually. We’ve also added the full page tree hierarchy to the dropdown used to link pages internally.

The Form Engine received HTML and CSS updates for better styling and structure.

In the global data module, we’ve added new categories and options for better data organization.

In each page’s Settings panel, you’ll now find a new image field linked to that page’s URL. This enables visual menus and helps enrich the site’s navigation.

We’ve added a new property type: Other. This is perfect for creating websites for hospitality clients with establishments that aren’t hotels—like spas, event spaces, or other unique venues. It allows you to build a site from scratch with no predefined structure, no rooms, and no booking engine.

The Gallery block now supports image categorization, making it easier to organize and display visuals.

You can now duplicate offers within the Offers module, speeding up content creation and reuse.

AIris now includes automatic translation functionality. It can translate any content block into the active languages of your site and place the translated text directly into the correct content panel.

We’ve also added markdown parsing, making it easier to import structured content into the site editor.

In the Wizard, when setting up chain websites, activating the Rooms module no longer creates a page per room by default—this can now be enabled manually if needed.

A new integration with Mirai is now available. If you’re a Mirai client, you can import property and room content directly from their booking engine.

Finally, we’ve redesigned the modules interface to make navigation and module management more intuitive.

We’ve released the beta version of AIris, our new AI assistant designed to help you manage and create content faster than ever. If you’d like early access, just let us know.

AIris understands both your hotel context (by accessing online sources like your previous site, chain websites, Booking, Expedia, guest reviews, etc.) and your site context (it knows which page you’re editing, which blocks it includes, and what content each block holds).

Thanks to this dual context, AIris can:

• Search for and retrieve relevant information about your hotel.

• Create tailored content for your website.

• Review and improve your existing texts.

This is just the beginning—more powerful features will be added in the coming months.

You can now insert images directly from the text editor, giving you more flexibility when formatting your content.

We’ve added a new integration with MyBeezBox, a tool that allows you to create an online store on your website and start selling in just a few clicks.

New scheduling options are now available for the Offers and News modules. You can set items to automatically activate or deactivate on specific dates.

We’ve launched several new modules:

• News: Publish updates, announcements, or any relevant content about your hotel.

• Clipping: Showcase your hotel’s media mentions and press appearances.

• Meeting Rooms: Designed for hotels with multiple meeting spaces, allowing you to list them or display a summary table of capacities.

We’ve also added new Restaurant page designs to the section gallery.

In listing blocks, you can now filter by hotel, and in the module item detail view, category management is now available.

Each hotel item now supports a Google Maps URL field, allowing you to link directly to your location.

We’ve made several improvements to the booking engine settings, flow, and interface, as well as updates to the module settings page UI for a smoother editing experience.

If no style is selected, “booking-style03” will now load by default.

We’ve also added dummy content to modules, so you can activate them with example data already in place.

Finally, we made improvements to the drag and drop system in the skin editor to enhance the visual editing experience.

We’ve added new services to the Service List block to expand your customization options.

A new Wizard helper has been introduced in the bottom-left corner of the screen. It guides you through the website creation process, shows completed and pending steps, and allows you to navigate between them.

We’ve also optimized the CMS loading for faster performance.

Lastly, we’ve added a new integration with Identify, a platform that lets you enrich your hotel website with curated content like activities, routes, and guides.

We’ve added new booking block designs and new home page layouts to the skin and section galleries.

The page tree now supports up to five levels, allowing for more complex site structures.

We’ve introduced templates for module item pages—all new items are now created from a base template that you can fully customize.

The Wizard flow has been restructured. The first step now focuses exclusively on building and customizing the Home page. Once completed, the Wizard will guide you through activating the modules based on your selected property type.

We’ve released a new version of the Hotels module with a revamped data structure. It now supports external data connections (booking engines, PMS) and allows content sharing across multiple sites within Banana.

The Booking Bar block has been updated to support sliders and video content.

We’ve added new services to the Service List, and removed the old form block from the block library to streamline the editing experience.

Improvements to the Static Texts module now ensure that:

• All texts are unfolded by default when entering the view.

• Custom texts appear at the top of the list.

Finally, we’ve removed the “Add page” icon from listing pages and the “Duplicate” icon from detail pages, reducing visual clutter.

We’ve updated the Service List, adding “fully equipped kitchen” and fixing the elevator option.

A bug in the front-end editor (CodeMirror not displaying full content) has been fixed.

The email regex has been updated to support domains like x.com.

We’ve improved the bulk content upload interface and translation workflows, making it easier to manage large volumes of content across multiple languages.

Finally, we’ve launched the new Form Engine, which lets you create and embed forms on your website—for newsletter subscriptions, contact requests, group booking inquiries, and more.

We’ve added new skins for Room List and Room Detail pages to offer more visual variety and layout options.

New websites created through the Wizard now include default data—such as address and social media links—so you can see a working preview right away.

We’ve introduced a new text size option (“Size 0”) in the drag-and-drop editor for finer control over typography.

The page tree structure now allows up to five levels, giving you greater flexibility when organizing complex sites.

We’ve launched a new version of the Rooms module with a completely restructured data model. It now supports integration with external sources like booking engines and PMS systems, and allows room content to be shared across multiple sites within Banana.

To simplify setup, we’ve also added dummy hotels, making it easy to initialize the Hotels module without needing real content.

You can now duplicate entire pages along with their content, making it easier to reuse layouts and structures.

At the beginning of the site creation flow, the Wizard now asks for the type of property. This helps personalize the experience and adapt the process to the specific needs of each establishment type.

You can now add new blocks and reorder them directly from the yellow frame in the page editor, improving usability and speed when editing pages.

In the skin editor, editable elements are now highlighted when dragging to modify colors, fonts, and other styles, making it easier to identify what you’re customizing.

In page previews, a yellow frame now appears on hover to clearly show where each block begins and ends, along with available actions.

We’ve added new security measures to prevent spam across all forms.

New entries have been added to the Service List, expanding the preset options you can offer your guests.

We’ve added a new integration with Asksuite, now available in the Widgets Store. This allows you to enhance guest communication with automated chat solutions tailored for hospitality.

When creating a new block, you can now duplicate content from a reference block—whether from another site or from the block gallery—making it easier to replicate existing designs and content structures.

We’ve added a new integration with Hotelverse, enabling immersive room selection experiences directly on your website. This helps increase direct bookings and guest satisfaction by letting users choose their exact room.

The new drag & drop skin editor is now live. You can now easily edit fonts, colors, and button styles just by dragging elements onto your design.

The Service List block has been updated with new items and icons, increasing its versatility.

We’ve launched two new blocks:

• Breadcrumbs, which improve navigation and SEO.

• Service List, which allows you to display hotel services, room facilities, or meeting room features using a predefined list.

You can now set a WhatsApp number using a new variable in the site’s Settings.

We’ve also optimized the bulk image upload process to handle requests in batches and reduce server overload.

Introducing the new Service List element, now available in blocks such as Grid, Room List, or Offer List. This feature allows you to showcase hotel services, room characteristics, or amenities using icon lists. You can search through the available elements and activate them with one click, or create new ones.

We’ve improved the drag and drop feature in the Page Tree and Blocks menu panel, enhancing the user experience.

A technical issue that prevented newsletter texts from being edited correctly through the Static Texts has been fixed.

We’ve added new icons to the Service List block, expanding the available options to over 35 services.

A technical issue that, in some cases, prevented the toolbar modal in the Text Editor from closing correctly has been resolved.

Additionally, we’ve enhanced the drag and drop functionality in the Page Tree and Blocks menu panel, making it more intuitive and user-friendly.

New integration with Brevo is now available, enabling you to display a sign-up form on your website and seamlessly gather new subscribers directly into the marketing platform, with no contact limitations.

We’ve also added a new booking engine integration with SynergyBooking. If you’re using this engine, you can now easily integrate it into your website.

To further improve site performance, we’ve minified CSS and JS common files, resulting in faster loading times and a smoother user experience.

We’ve introduced a new integration with Wistia, allowing you to upload and manage videos directly through this platform, in addition to existing options like YouTube and Vimeo.

Our Cookie Consent Manager has been updated to comply with Google Consent Mode v2, providing more granular control over cookies and data collection practices on your website.

Additionally, we’ve minified CSS and JS common files within Banana to enhance loading speed and overall site performance.

We’re excited to introduce Sections, a new beta feature that allows you to create pages with predefined combinations of blocks and skins tailored for specific page types like home, contact, or room lists. This simplifies the page creation process and ensures design consistency.

We’ve also made several UI improvements:

• Removed the Page Tree icon from the sidebar to streamline the editing interface. You can still access the page tree from the “Pages” menu in the top bar.

• Added two new icons in the top bar: a bell icon for changelog notifications and a shortcut to our Help Center.

We’ve enhanced the Wizard interface to provide a better experience when browsing header and footer skins during the website creation process.

Additionally, we’ve resolved several issues:

• Fixed a problem that prevented some users from accepting website invitations in specific cases.

• Resolved an issue that occurred when duplicating second or third-level pages.

Introducing Bulk Import, the easiest way to import multilingual content to a website. Simply click on the text you want to import and then on the part of the design where you want to add it. The text will be loaded in all active languages, allowing you to populate your website’s content in minutes instead of hours or days.

You can now customize the block panel of your custom skins by deciding which fields to display and in what order, making it more intuitive for content managers.

Additionally, when duplicating a website, the global JS is now duplicated as well.

We’ve also added a new variable to the global data (“is home”) so you can customize special behaviors on the home page.

We’ve shared insights on landing pages for hotels, discussing their benefits, use cases, and examples. Learn how to create effective landing pages to promote your hotel through online advertising, improve user engagement, and increase conversion rates.

We’ve introduced a new integration with Mailchimp, enabling you to seamlessly connect your website’s newsletter forms with this popular email marketing platform. This allows for efficient management of your subscriber lists and campaign automation.

Additionally, we’ve published an article on the benefits and use cases of landing pages for hotels. Discover how to effectively promote your business through online advertising by leveraging well-designed landing pages.