hospitality

GoTab, Mastercard Partner to Enhance Digital Checkout
GoTab, Mastercard Partner to Enhance Digital Checkout
April 01, 2022  |  Mastercard

GoTab, a restaurant commerce platform, has partnered with Mastercard to eliminate the need to manually enter card details at hospitality venues in the United States, the...

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24% of Travel, Tourism CFOs Say Slow Payment Is a Top Challenge
24% of Travel, Tourism CFOs Say Slow Payment Is a Top Challenge
March 30, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Most large companies in the travel and tourism sectors are unhappy with their approaches to payments management, PYMNTS research has found. The majority of the...

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Hackers Target Hotels, Exploit Weak COVID-19 Contact Tracing Safeguards
Hackers Target Hotels, Exploit Weak COVID-19 Contact Tracing Safeguards
March 28, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Many travelers left something behind at the last hotel they visited — and it wasn’t a shirt or shoes. Large amounts of personal identifiable data...

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Nonius Aquires Scottish Startup as Mobile Tech Hospitality Soars
Nonius Aquires Scottish Startup as Mobile Tech Hospitality Soars
March 16, 2022  |  Acquisitions

The Edinburgh-based startup Criton, which says it is the largest provider of guest apps for independent hotels in the United Kingdom, has been acquired by...

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Further Fuel Price Hikes Could Stall Travel Sector’s Recovery
Further Fuel Price Hikes Could Stall Travel Sector’s Recovery
March 14, 2022  |  Travel Payments

Seems strange to say somehow, but we all need a vacation in 2022. How we approach that will depending on factors ranging from gas prices...

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India’s Oyo Hotel Startup to Target $9B Valuation in IPO
India’s Oyo Hotel Startup to Target $9B Valuation in IPO
January 19, 2022  |  Startups

Indian startup Oyo Rooms is going public, seeking a $9 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources. The SoftBank Group Corp.-backed hotelier is expected to...

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Delta Airlines Q4 Earnings Shows That Travel Still Faces A Long Haul to Recovery
Delta Airlines Q4 Earnings Shows That Travel Still Faces A Long Haul to Recovery
January 13, 2022  |  Earnings

Just when you thought it was safe to travel — omicron. Sounding more like an expensive watch than a contagious disease, the COVID-19 variant smacked...

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theUp.co Nets $9.4M to Launch Hospitality ‘Super App,’ Hire Staff
theUp.co Nets $9.4M to Launch Hospitality ‘Super App,’ Hire Staff
January 05, 2022  |  International

London-based hospitality management platform theUp.co has raised $9.4 million (€8.3 million) on its mission to lead innovation in the hospitality sector, EU-Startups reported Tuesday (Jan. 5)....

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Nearly Half of Consumers More Likely to Stay at Hotels That Offer Hassle-Free Cancellations, Refunds
Nearly Half of Consumers More Likely to Stay at Hotels That Offer Hassle-Free Cancellations, Refunds
January 04, 2022  |  Travel Payments

As the rise of the omicron variant brings the pandemic back to the top of mind for consumers, if it wasn’t there already, providers of...

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