Airbnb is the first American accommodation brand to make serious inroads into Cuba, offering over 1,000 homes for rent in Cuba starting today.
Should Booking.com and Expedia be worried about the formation of what is being touted as a “shift in the hierarchy” of the online travel agency world in Europe?
Investors in its latest financing round included Xiaomi, Tencent,Temasek, FountainVest Partners, Wanda Group and Fosun Group.
HomeAway, the vacation rental giant, said that it had led a C$6 million round of fundraising for CanadaStays, a holiday home platform in Toronto.
Microsoft China is promising RMB 100 million in cloud services and support to 100 Chinese startups.
Today, FLYR, a technology startup in San Francisco that predicts airfare and seat availability, said it had closed its seed financing round of $3.7 million.
Huston's management mantra, repeated often around the industry, is "humble and hungry."
The initiative “aims to use network and Big Data technology to enhance customer service and improve innkeepers’ ability to attract travellers and retain them.