August 14, 2019
Amex GBT Broadens Middle East Footprint
American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) is strengthening its presence in the Middle East through a new collaboration with Kanoo Travel, Travel Daily Media reports said Tuesday (Aug. 13)....
August 12, 2019
When Homeshares Become Shoppable Experiences
For some entrepreneurs, their own trips have inspired them to start companies catering to travelers’ unique needs. The Sursy Founder and CEO Lauren Richardson, for instance, traveled quite a bit...
August 08, 2019
Consumers Not Averse To ‘Positive Friction’ In Sharing Economy Platforms
Sharing economy platforms have become a force to be reckoned with. Overall, roughly 111 million consumers use some type of sharing economy platform to make their lives easier. Where consumers...
August 07, 2019
REPORT: What Sharing Economy Platforms Don’t Get About Digital ID
Sharing economy platforms have permeated every aspect of consumers’ lives. Some 60.1 million Americans hitch rides through ridesharing offerings like Uber or Lyft, for example, and 41 million book travel...
June 10, 2019
Airbnb Is Cooperating With A Subpoena From NYC
Airbnb is reportedly complying with a New York City subpoena that wants information about some of its listings, according to reports. The online housing marketplace is giving anonymized data on...
June 04, 2019
Why By-The-Book Compliance Could Be Homesharing’s Next Innovation
Short-term business housing is, in general, not renowned for its beauty or excitement — which is likely why Airbnb’s investment in Lyric last month seemed like something of an outside...
May 31, 2019
Data Leak Discovered In Marriott’s Management Company
A cybersecurity research team at vpnMentor has discovered that The Pyramid Hotel Group, which manages Marriott and other hotel brands, underwent a data leak exposing vulnerabilities that could potentially be...
May 24, 2019
Customer Service Can Be A Competitive Advantage For Digital Platforms
The crux of the Payments and The Platform Economy Playbook is that with 162 million workers in the U.S. and Europe currently involved with the gig economy, projected to be...
May 23, 2019
Why AI Could Be Fashion Rental Platforms’ Next Big Thing
Technology may be changing, but the level of service consumers want from businesses is not. With a growing number of consumers around the globe now participating in the sharing economy,...