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This Week in AI: Zoom Avatars, Amazon Guides and Priceline Assistant Debut
This Week in AI: Zoom Avatars, Amazon Guides and Priceline Assistant Debut
October 11, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

As artificial intelligence (AI) avatars transform remote collaboration and personalized shopping guides redefine eCommerce, data security and corporate espionage concerns intensify. Meanwhile, the Nobel Prize...

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Travel Platforms Reroute Strategies to Elevate Customer Engagement
Travel Platforms Reroute Strategies to Elevate Customer Engagement
August 16, 2024  |  Travel Payments

As inflation reshapes consumer spending, travel giants Expedia, Airbnb and Booking Holdings are adjusting their strategies to drive customer engagement and bookings amid shifting family budgets...

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Expedia Focuses on Loyalty Programs as It Expects Soft Travel Demand in Q3
Expedia Focuses on Loyalty Programs as It Expects Soft Travel Demand in Q3
August 08, 2024  |  Earnings

For Expedia Group CEO Ariane Gorin, there was a clear highlight for the company during the second quarter: Brand Expedia saw room night growth rise...

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OpenTable and Visa Launch Restaurant Reservation Partnership
OpenTable and Visa Launch Restaurant Reservation Partnership
July 16, 2024  |  Partnerships

Restaurant tech company OpenTable says it has launched a collaboration with Visa. The partnership, announced Tuesday (July 16) and dubbed the “OpenTable & Visa Dining...

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Travel App Provider Ranking Sees Two Leaders Earn a Perfect Score
Travel App Provider Ranking Sees Two Leaders Earn a Perfect Score
April 07, 2022  |  Travel Payments

Ready for a change of scenery? The dozen apps that have earned a spot among the top 10 in PYMNTS’ latest Provider Ranking of Travel...

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Selfbook Completes $15M Series A Fundraising Round Extension
Selfbook Completes $15M Series A Fundraising Round Extension
March 08, 2022  |  Investments

Hotel payment software startup Selfbook on Tuesday (March 8) wrapped up a $15 million extension of its Series A financing round, bringing the total to...

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OpenTable Says 25 Pct Of US Restaurants Won’t Survive
OpenTable Says 25 Pct Of US Restaurants Won’t Survive
May 14, 2020  |  Economy

A dire prediction from OpenTable forecasts a quarter of American restaurants will close permanently due to the financial turmoil from the coronavirus pandemic, according to...

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Airbnb Drops Internal Valuation 16 Pct Amid Pandemic
Airbnb Drops Internal Valuation 16 Pct Amid Pandemic
April 03, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Short-term rental site Airbnb has lowered its internal valuation to $26 billion, a 16 percent drop, as business continue to be hammered by lockdowns, Reuters...

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ClassPass Lands $285M To Scale Fitness Marketplace
ClassPass Lands $285M To Scale Fitness Marketplace
January 08, 2020  |  Subscriptions

International fitness and wellness marketplace ClassPass has notched $285 million in a Series E funding round led by L Catterton and Apax Digital, with support...

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