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Wheel the World grabs $6M to offer guaranteed accessibility, price match for hotel rooms

TechCrunch

Today, the company announced two new booking tool features, including guaranteed accessibility for hotel rooms booked from its website and a price match offer. The company also now price matches hotel rooms from other booking platforms, including Booking.com, Expedia and Travelocity. “We Those are things that we haven’t done yet.”

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Hotel Engine raises $65M at a $1.3B valuation as corporate travel rebounds

TechCrunch

Further evidence that travel is rebounding lies in the number of people staying in hotels, and the money going into startups that serve the industry as well as travelers. Hotel Engine is the latest such startup, having just raised $65 million in a Series B round at a $1.3 Image Credits: CEO and Founder Elia Wallen / Hotel Engine.

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Major hotel chains can’t stop inventing new brands

The Hustle

We at the hotel, motel — yet another inn? Major companies — the Hiltons, Marriotts, and Hyatts of the world — are spawning new hotel brands at a rapid pace. But most of the major brands don’t actually own many of their hotels; instead, they rely on franchise models, giving owners the rights to specific brands.

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How Attribute-Based Shopping Will Change Hotel Booking

Altexsoft

When searching for hotel rooms, parents with young children may very much prefer to not have a fireplace or a high floor view, while honeymooners may be willing to pay to have both a fireplace and a view. Many hotels, though, still use an old shopping model. shift to more premium rooms and rates ” even in its early trials with ABS.

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How to gain a five star security reputation in hospitality

CIO

Achieving and sustaining compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a daunting challenge for hotels because they handle many complex payment business cases. In the hospitality industry, hotels are either corporate or franchise entities. in order to meet the March 31, 2024, deadline, when v3.2.1

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A rewards program for your rent payments? Meet Bilt

TechCrunch

Bilt is a rewards program that lets renters earn each time they make a rent payment. These points, whether earned through spending on the card or by paying rent at Bilt-partnered properties, can be used toward travel with airlines and hotels, as well as other perks like group fitness classes. Getting regulatory approval from the U.S.

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Is the Future of Hotels Contactless?

Battery Ventures

We talk to the founder of one of those startups, hotel-software provider Mews*, in this episode of Powered by Battery. Mews’ founder, Czech-born Richard Valtr, comes from a family of hotel operators in Europe and has a far-reaching vision of how hotels can offer better service to customers—through technology.

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