hospitality

Kayak Aims To Give Travelers Digital Path To Small Hotels

Kayak Aims To Give Travelers Digital Path To Small Hotels
Kayak Aims To Give Travelers Digital Path To Small Hotels
March 09, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The travel search service Kayak has unveiled a new feature that allows guests at independent hotels to choose their room, check in or order a...

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European Hosts Drop Airbnb Listings, Move Toward Longer-Term Rentals
European Hosts Drop Airbnb Listings, Move Toward Longer-Term Rentals
March 08, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The number of Airbnb listings across Europe has dropped off significantly since the pandemic’s start in 2020, with hosts favoring longer-term rentals over shorter holiday...

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Indian Hotel Platform Oyo Rolls Back Global Expansion Plans
Indian Hotel Platform Oyo Rolls Back Global Expansion Plans
March 01, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Indian hotel platform Oyo is scaling back its international ambitions as it pulls out of the U.S. and European markets and severs its Latin American...

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Oyo Hotels Cuts Staff In Latin America, Pivots To Other Markets
Oyo Hotels Cuts Staff In Latin America, Pivots To Other Markets
February 12, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Oyo Hotels & Homes is taking a step back from its Latin America market as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to decimate travel across the globe,...

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Deep Dive: Why Digital ID Solutions Could Be Key To Helping The Travel And Tourism Sectors Take Flight
Deep Dive: Why Digital ID Solutions Could Be Key To Helping The Travel And Tourism...
February 08, 2021  |  Authentication

The pandemic has ushered in innumerable changes for businesses of all stripes, but few have been hit as hard as those in the travel and...

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Marriott Slashes Staff at NYC’s Times Square Hotel
Marriott Slashes Staff at NYC’s Times Square Hotel
December 15, 2020  |  Personnel

The pandemic has hammered the hotel industry right from the start. Marriott International, for example, furloughed “tens of thousands” of workers back in March as...

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NYC’s FAO Schwarz Toy Store To Be Airbnb Host
NYC’s FAO Schwarz Toy Store To Be Airbnb Host
December 11, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

New York City’s famous FAO Schwartz store will be listed on Airbnb for someone to stay in for a night on Dec. 21 this year,...

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OYO CEO Talks IPO, Funding As Hotel Startup Fights To Recover
OYO CEO Talks IPO, Funding As Hotel Startup Fights To Recover
December 01, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

After expansion woes and COVID-19 setbacks, Indian-based OYO – a hotel chain heavily backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group – is on its way back, the...

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