hotels

OTAs Tap Into Resort Fees To Create New Revenue Streams

OTAs Tap Into Resort Fees To Create New Revenue Streams
OTAs Tap Into Resort Fees To Create New Revenue Streams
June 27, 2019  |  Retail

A little over a month ago, Booking.com sent ripples of surprise throughout the travel vertical with the announcement that it would begin collection commissions on...

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Hotels, And India’s Middle Class, Show Path For Online Travel
Hotels, And India’s Middle Class, Show Path For Online Travel
June 25, 2019  |  Markets

It’s a fool’s errand to predict what will interest historians decades or centuries from now, but the scribes here at PYMNTS don’t pull back from...

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Hopper Now Offering Direct Hotel Booking
Hopper Now Offering Direct Hotel Booking
June 21, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Hopper has announced that more than 270,000 hotels in over 200 countries and territories across 1,600 major cities are now available to book directly through...

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Data Leak Discovered In Marriott’s Management Company
Data Leak Discovered In Marriott’s Management Company
May 31, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A cybersecurity research team at vpnMentor has discovered that The Pyramid Hotel Group, which manages Marriott and other hotel brands, underwent a data leak exposing...

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Google Makes It Easier To Plan Trips
Google Makes It Easier To Plan Trips
May 15, 2019  |  Google

Google is launching a product that will make it easier for users to plan and organize their travel plans. The new product will integrate flight...

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Tapping Into Apps To Make Business Travel Easier
Tapping Into Apps To Make Business Travel Easier
May 14, 2019  |  Retail

Business trips can inspire entrepreneurs to create new lodging options. William Lucas was inspired to start Mint House based on his choices in finding a...

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How Online Platforms Bring Creative Combinations To Hotel Reservations
How Online Platforms Bring Creative Combinations To Hotel Reservations
May 03, 2019  |  Retail

To provide consumers with less expensive and more flexible booking options, eCommerce innovators are taking new approaches to hotel reservations. Splitty Travel, for instance, allows...

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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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‘Apart-Hotels’ And Turning Apartments Into Boutique Lodging
‘Apart-Hotels’ And Turning Apartments Into Boutique Lodging
May 01, 2019  |  Retail

Some entrepreneurs are inspired to start companies that stem from their passions: Nitesh Gandhi, founder and CEO of “apart-hotel” company Locale, was drawn to design,...

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