hospitality

Homesharing Platforms Vie For Millennial, Gen Z Travelers
Homesharing Platforms Vie For Millennial, Gen Z Travelers
January 10, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

With millennial travel spend expected to reach $1.4 trillion in 2020, hotels and home-sharing platforms are clamoring to win their business. But it takes more...

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Airbnb: How To Win The $1.4T Battle For Millennials
Airbnb: How To Win The $1.4T Battle For Millennials
January 09, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

Airlines, hotels and homesharing platforms need strategies to satisfy the travel needs of four generations of jetsetters, each with different payment and booking preferences. This...

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Expedia Leadership Shakeup Shows Power Of Travel Industry Disruption
Expedia Leadership Shakeup Shows Power Of Travel Industry Disruption
December 04, 2019  |  Innovation

Excuse the cliché to come, but whether travel is about the journey or the destination, it does pay to at least have some rough idea...

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Subscription Commerce May Be Saturated, But New Entrants Emerge
Subscription Commerce May Be Saturated, But New Entrants Emerge
October 31, 2019  |  Payment Methods

With meal kits, streaming services and food delivery apps all vying for consumer attention, it’s easy to declare the subscription commerce market at a saturation...

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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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Founder’s Shares Purchase Sends India’s OYO’s Valuation To $10B
Founder’s Shares Purchase Sends India’s OYO’s Valuation To $10B
July 21, 2019  |  Investments

Indian hospitality business OYO now has a valuation of $10 billion after its founder, Ritesh Agarwal, purchased $2 billion in shares from Sequoia Capital and...

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Airbnb Rival Sonder Reaches Unicorn Status 
Airbnb Rival Sonder Reaches Unicorn Status 
July 11, 2019  |  Startups

Sonder, a rental startup, has reached a valuation of over $1 billion after its latest funding round, according to a report by TechCrunch. The company...

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Onyx CenterSource Partners With Sovos On eInvoicing Expansion
Onyx CenterSource Partners With Sovos On eInvoicing Expansion
July 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Onyx CenterSource, a global provider of B2B payments and business intelligence solutions to the hospitality industry, announced it has partnered with tax software provider Sovos...

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Can A Sunblock Spraydown Stimulate Poolside Spend?
Can A Sunblock Spraydown Stimulate Poolside Spend?
July 04, 2019  |  Retail

No one in the history of mankind has ever enjoyed a sunburn — they’re hot and uncomfortable, they make one’s skin feel two or three...

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