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Skift | January 13, 2020

Airbnb, TripAdvisor, and Holiday Lettings are active participants in Google’s year-old vacation rentals feature, but they have a curious approach to guest reviews on the platform — no usernames. If you read a guest review of an Airbnb-provided vacation rental listing on Google’s travel pages in Chicago, London, or Bangkok, all of the reviews seemingly come from what is labeled as an “Airbnb.com reviewer” instead of Hazel P. or Betty M., for instance. That’s a ...

Destination and Tourism

The European Union | August 28, 2021

The European Union on Friday moved to reinstate COVID travel restrictions like quarantine and testing requirements for unvaccinated citizens of the United States and five other countries, two diplomats told Reuters. EU countries started a procedure to remove the United States from a list of countries whose citizens can travel to the 27-nation bloc without additional COVID restrictions. The non-binding list currently has 23 countries on it, including Japan, Qatar and...

Travel Technology

Nuvei | January 20, 2021

Nuvei, the payment technology partner of flourishing brands, announces report and overview of "Redefining travel payments in the post-COVID-19 era," a white paper report and survey pinpointing growth strategies for travel operators in the aftermath of the pandemic, driven by payment technology. Created as a team with Edgar, Dunn and Company ("EDC"), with investment from Visa, this far reaching study contains information, experiences and noteworthy insight for the travel...

Hospitality Trends

kasada | March 26, 2022

Funds advised by Kasada Capital Management (“Kasada”) announced the acquisition of the 120-key Cape Grace hotel in Cape Town, South Africa. This acquisition marks Kasada's entry into the South African hospitality market and the continued fulfilment of the platform’s strategy to expand its presence in key cities across Sub-Saharan Africa. Kasada will now deploy its expertise in Cape Town with an asset voted one of the “Top Luxury Hotels” in t...