hotels

SiteMinder Buys GuestJoy to Boost Hotel Commerce Offerings

SiteMinder Buys GuestJoy to Boost Hotel Commerce Offerings
SiteMinder Buys GuestJoy to Boost Hotel Commerce Offerings
August 23, 2022  |  Partnerships

Hotel commerce platform SiteMinder is set to acquire GuestJoy, an app that lets hoteliers communicate with their guests. As the company said in a news...

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Citi Launching New Travel Portal with Booking.com
Citi Launching New Travel Portal with Booking.com
August 18, 2022  |  Travel Payments

Citi will be debuting a new portal, Citi Travel, with Booking.com to help customers plan and book their trips, a press release from the bank...

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India’s Oyo Hotels Pausing IPO 
India’s Oyo Hotels Pausing IPO 
May 24, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Hospitality startup Oyo Hotels is putting plans for an initial public offering (IPO) on hold until after September to clean up its financial house and...

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Rural US Airbnb Hosts Made Over $3.5B in 2021
Rural US Airbnb Hosts Made Over $3.5B in 2021
May 17, 2022  |  Travel Payments

As peoples’ travel habits shift, Airbnb said in a company blog post Tuesday (May 17) that it has seen more bookings in rural areas. One...

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Stayntouch Property Management Integrates With Tabit Point-of-Sale Systems for Mobile In-Stay Dining
Stayntouch Property Management Integrates With Tabit Point-of-Sale Systems for Mobile In-Stay Dining
May 17, 2022  |  Partnerships

Cloud-based hotel property management and contactless tech platform Stayntouch on Tuesday (May 17) integrated with mobile-first hospitality platform Tabit, which specializes in hotel restaurants, according...

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How COVID Made Hotels Rethink Business Travel
How COVID Made Hotels Rethink Business Travel
April 15, 2022  |  Travel Payments

COVID has disrupted business travel, and with it one of the mainstays of hotels: corporate negotiated rates. And as Hotel News Now reported Thursday (April...

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Travel App Provider Ranking Sees Two Leaders Earn a Perfect Score
Travel App Provider Ranking Sees Two Leaders Earn a Perfect Score
April 07, 2022  |  Travel Payments

Ready for a change of scenery? The dozen apps that have earned a spot among the top 10 in PYMNTS’ latest Provider Ranking of Travel...

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Google Adds Direct-Booking Feature for Hotels as Travel Rebounds
Google Adds Direct-Booking Feature for Hotels as Travel Rebounds
March 30, 2022  |  News

Calling integration of travel content into site and portal a success worthy of expansion, Google is adding direct booking features, including into Google Maps, to...

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