vacation rentals

OYO: Why Credit Could Be Key To US Expansion
OYO: Why Credit Could Be Key To US Expansion
October 25, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

India-based hotel and booking startup OYO has been on a tear lately, landing $1.5 billion in new funding, expanding to new markets and getting into new...

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Vrbo: Bringing Vacations Into The 2020s
Vrbo: Bringing Vacations Into The 2020s
October 11, 2019  |  Travel Payments

Vacations are changing — and the tourism industry is changing along with it. The pace of innovation and disruption only promises to get faster as...

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Top News In Payments: PayPal Withdraws From Libra Association; OYO Notches $1.5B In Funding
Top News In Payments: PayPal Withdraws From Libra Association; OYO Notches $1.5B In Funding
October 07, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, PayPal officially pulled its support of Facebook’s Libra initiative after it no-showed at the Libra Association meeting in Washington,...

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Google Beefs Up Vacation Rental Search
Google Beefs Up Vacation Rental Search
October 06, 2019  |  Google

Google is stepping up its vacation rental business with enhanced listings that will include reviews, photos and more, and appearing before competitors on search, Skift...

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Why Treehouses Rule The Airbnb Roost
Why Treehouses Rule The Airbnb Roost
September 21, 2019  |  Retail

Pop quiz: When you read the words “most popular Airbnb listing in history,” what is the first thought that pops into your mind? Maybe something painfully...

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OYO To Take On Airbnb With Vacation Rental Venture
OYO To Take On Airbnb With Vacation Rental Venture
August 14, 2019  |  Investments

India-based hotel and booking site OYO – which is the fastest-growing hotel chain in the world, according to the company – said it will invest...

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OYO Acquires Leisure Group For Europe Expansion
OYO Acquires Leisure Group For Europe Expansion
May 01, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Indian budget hotel startup OYO, which is backed by companies like Airbnb, SoftBank and Didi, has acquired @Leisure Group from Axel Springer for around $415...

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Google Enhances Hotel Search With Vacation Rentals
Google Enhances Hotel Search With Vacation Rentals
March 27, 2019  |  Google

Google has added an option to search for vacation rentals in its Hotel Search user interface, and has also reconfigured and updated the UI so...

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As Sharing Services Face Backlash, Payments Takes A Bigger Role
As Sharing Services Face Backlash, Payments Takes A Bigger Role
March 25, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Here’s some advice for your next, or first, trip to New Orleans (home of the PYMNTS Bureau of Crawfish): If you happen to be staying...

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