hotels

Why Hostelz.com Stopped Accepting Payments
Why Hostelz.com Stopped Accepting Payments
April 29, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The hostel industry has rapidly grown since the first one opened in Altena, Germany in 1912. The market now serves millions of international travelers and...

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OYO Teams Up With Softbank For Japanese Expansion
OYO Teams Up With Softbank For Japanese Expansion
April 04, 2019  |  International

One of India’s largest hospitality companies, OYO, is expanding into Japan with the help of its biggest investor — Softbank. The joint venture will cover...

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Why Hotels And Restaurants Struggle With POS Innovation
Why Hotels And Restaurants Struggle With POS Innovation
March 26, 2019  |  Innovation

When it comes to implementing innovation, trying and succeeding are two different things. This is a fact that hotels and restaurants know all too well....

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Google Debuts Travel Bookings Feature
Google Debuts Travel Bookings Feature
March 12, 2019  |  Google

Google last week highlighted its travel insights tool, which enables users to see flight price trends for routes or locate cities where there are hotel...

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Recharge On The Flexible Hotel, Home Stay
Recharge On The Flexible Hotel, Home Stay
February 04, 2019  |  Retail

Travel startups are seeing the need for lodging in a whole new way. In addition to renting a hotel room or home share for a...

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Marriott Revamps Loyalty Program Post-Breach
Marriott Revamps Loyalty Program Post-Breach
January 16, 2019  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As Marriott International recovers from a data breach, the company is rebranding its loyalty program as Marriott Bonvoy.  That offering will roll out in mid-February, along with new branding and a...

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Are Vending Machines Contextual Commerce’s Next Frontier?
Are Vending Machines Contextual Commerce’s Next Frontier?
January 15, 2019  |  Unattended Retail

Everyone has a vending machine experience go awry. The bill receptor that wouldn’t take the wrinkled dollar bill, the can of Coke that got stuck...

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Travel Curators Get Local And Personal
Travel Curators Get Local And Personal
December 10, 2018  |  Retail

In an effort to make travel planning easier for those looking to see the world, startups such as Noken are creating mobile personalized itineraries out...

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Marriott: Data Breach Hits 500M Starwood Guests
Marriott: Data Breach Hits 500M Starwood Guests
November 30, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

In what may be among the largest data breaches in history, Marriott International said Friday morning (Nov. 30) that as many as 500 million guests’...

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