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2.4KTravel PaymentsVrbo: Bringing Vacations Into The 2020s
Vacations are changing — and the tourism industry is changing along with it. The pace of innovation and disruption only promises to...
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1.2KNewsTop News In Payments: PayPal Withdraws From Libra Association; OYO Notches $1.5B In Funding
Today in the payments news roundup, PayPal officially pulled its support of Facebook’s Libra initiative after it no-showed at the Libra Association...
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2.3KGoogleGoogle Beefs Up Vacation Rental Search
Google is stepping up its vacation rental business with enhanced listings that will include reviews, photos and more, and appearing before competitors...
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4.7KRetailWhy Treehouses Rule The Airbnb Roost
Pop quiz: When you read the words “most popular Airbnb listing in history,” what is the first thought that pops into your mind?...
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2.1KInvestmentsOYO To Take On Airbnb With Vacation Rental Venture
India-based hotel and booking site OYO – which is the fastest-growing hotel chain in the world, according to the company – said...
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2.8KPartnerships / AcquisitionsOYO Acquires Leisure Group For Europe Expansion
Indian budget hotel startup OYO, which is backed by companies like Airbnb, SoftBank and Didi, has acquired @Leisure Group from Axel Springer...
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4.9KGoogleGoogle Enhances Hotel Search With Vacation Rentals
Google has added an option to search for vacation rentals in its Hotel Search user interface, and has also reconfigured and updated...
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5.4KEcosystemsAs Sharing Services Face Backlash, Payments Takes A Bigger Role
Here’s some advice for your next, or first, trip to New Orleans (home of the PYMNTS Bureau of Crawfish): If you happen...
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6.6KSecurity & FraudHow HomeAway Uses Payments To Build Trust In The Sharing Economy
If the digital economy crosses borders – with commerce always on, across time zones and currencies – the platform model should be...
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5.5KPayments InnovationAirbnb Tests New Early Payout Feature
With a new experimental feature, Airbnb hosts will be able to get a partial payment soon after a guest makes a booking....
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6.9KRetailThe Power Of Platforms To Make Rental Income A Sure Thing
Inspiration for innovators often comes out of the blue. In the case of Rented.com CEO Andrew McConnell, that unexpected moment happened over...
