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FLEETCOR Purchases Lodging Provider Roomex To Boost B2B Lodging 
B2B Payments // October 20, 2022

Business payment company FLEETCOR has said it will be buying European workforce lodging provider Roomex, which will help the company add to its lodging business and help it expand more internationally, a press release said. Roomex is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has 600 workforce...

Google, AHLA To Aid Essential Workers In Finding Hotel Lodging
Google // May 21, 2020

Google is using its power to team with the American Hotel & Lodging Association to house essential workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The search engine giant will now be helping with AHLA’s “Hospitality for Hope” initiative, rolled out to help essential workers find lodging if...

Taking A Sharing Economy Approach To Hotel Booking
Retail // February 10, 2020

Roost Co-founder and CEO Sam Tate went on an extended vacation two summers ago after his junior year of college. It was a “month-long solo backpacking trip to Europe,” he told PYMNTS in an interview. Tate visited many cities on the excursion, which was also the...

India Lodging Startup OYO Raises $1.5B Led By Founder, SoftBank
Investments // October 07, 2019

India-based hotel and booking startup OYO announced a $1.5 billion funding round led by founder Ritesh Agarwal, SoftBank’s Vision Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia India, Bloomberg announced on Monday (Oct. 7). Agarwal, who founded OYO in 2013, will triple his interest in the firm...

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FLEETCOR Purchases Lodging Provider Roomex To Boost B2B Lodging 

October 20, 2022
Business payment company FLEETCOR has said it will be buying European workforce lodging provider Roomex, which will help the company add to its lodging business and help it expand more internationally, a press release said. Roomex is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has 600 workforce business customers, who have stayed in around 50,000 hotels. FLEETCOR’s […]

Google, AHLA To Aid Essential Workers In Finding Hotel Lodging

May 21, 2020
Google is using its power to team with the American Hotel & Lodging Association to house essential workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The search engine giant will now be helping...

India Lodging Startup OYO Raises $1.5B Led By Founder, SoftBank

October 07, 2019
India-based hotel and booking startup OYO announced a $1.5 billion funding round led by founder Ritesh Agarwal, SoftBank’s Vision Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia India, Bloomberg announced on Monday...

FLEETCOR Buys Travelliance To Grow Global Lodging Business

October 03, 2019
Fuel and commercial payments company FLEETCOR has acquired the airline lodging platform Travelliance, FLEETCOR announced in a press release on Thursday (Oct. 3). Travelliance assists airlines with lodging management by...