vacation rentals

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  1.7K

  Partnerships / Acquisitions

  OYO 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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  Google

  Google 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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  4.8K

  Ecosystems

  As 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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  Security & Fraud

  How 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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  Payments Innovation

  Airbnb 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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  6.7K

  Retail

  The 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...