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Booking Holdings Acquiring Hotel Room Distributor Getaroom 
Booking Holdings Acquiring Hotel Room Distributor Getaroom 
November 12, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Booking Holdings Inc. on Friday (Nov. 12) agreed to acquire B2B hotel room distributor Getaroom from Court Square Capital Partners for about $1.2 billion and...

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Priceline, Novae Partner for Enhanced Travel Deals
Priceline, Novae Partner for Enhanced Travel Deals
September 27, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Novae’s Voyage Connected World is collaborating with Priceline Partner Networks to offer enhanced travel, entertainment and shopping deals for better discounts on airfare, hotels, car...

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Priceline Uses AI To Stop Fraudsters In Their Tracks
Priceline Uses AI To Stop Fraudsters In Their Tracks
December 19, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

The $755 billion online travel industry is a honeypot for bad actors looking to use stolen payment credentials to purchase vacation packages and resell them...

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How AI Helps Priceline Ground Fraudsters, Lets Customers Take Off
How AI Helps Priceline Ground Fraudsters, Lets Customers Take Off
December 18, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud continues to plague the digital world, despite the fortunes spent to curb it. Industries that operate solely online are some of the most vulnerable...

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WEX Launches Travel Chatbot
WEX Launches Travel Chatbot
January 10, 2019  |  Voice Activation

WEX, the global provider of corporate payments solutions, announced Thursday (Jan. 10)  a partnership with AI.io, the voice technology company, to launch Halo Travel, a...

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Travel Firm Booking Invests $500M In Didi Chuxing
Travel Firm Booking Invests $500M In Didi Chuxing
July 18, 2018  |  Investments

Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has received $500 million in funding from Booking Holdings. But the deal isn’t about the money — especially since Didi...

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Vacation Rental Sites Build Upon A Business Model Established Early In American History
Vacation Rental Sites Build Upon A Business Model Established Early In American History
February 27, 2018  |  Retail

In Colonial America, travelers needed a place to sleep. But there were not many lodging establishments: So, some Americans opened their homes to travelers seeking...

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Priceline Group Gets A New Name
Priceline Group Gets A New Name
February 21, 2018  |  Retail

As Priceline Group focuses in on its hotel and home rental business, the online travel company announced it had changed its name on Wednesday (Feb....

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Trivago Looks To Expand Through Indie Hotels
Trivago Looks To Expand Through Indie Hotels
February 09, 2018  |  Business

In an effort to boost business, Trivago plans to expand its customer base to include independent hotels and other alternative accommodation types. The decision comes...

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