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[Podcast] What If? So What? Episode 4: What if Every Brand Went Direct to Consumer?

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In a world where retail has changed and consumers remain at home, how do brands reimagine the task of getting products to customers? podcast , we interview Jon Bostock, best-selling author, innovator, co-founder and CEO of Truman’s and learn how brands that innovate will win in a rapidly changing digital-first economy.

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Booking Holdings CEO Says Travel Recovery Will Take Years, Not Quarters

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Booking Holdings , the world’s largest online travel company, continues to feel the weight of the pandemic, warning investors Thursday (Nov. But the company also said that it continues to innovate with things like an in-house “seamless payments network.”. 5) that the outbreak’s current U.S. flight product on Booking.com.

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Life House Tech-Focused Hotel Brand Closes $30M Fundraise

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Among the fastest-growing hotel brands, Life House has over 800 beds and 25 hotels that are expected to be operational by early next year. . Its website directly garners more than 65 percent of its bookings. . He added that software eliminates many issues but some “are solved with innovation in the supply chain of our services.”.

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Duffel Funding Round Adds Fuel To Travel Industry Innovation

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million in fresh funding, capital that will go toward “a B2B offering (that allows) individual travel agents at large online travel management companies and tour operators to offer a ‘seamless travel experience’ to their end customers, making the booking experience simpler, faster and cheaper.”.

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Didi Chuxing Offers Financial Services

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The services include wealth management tools, credit, lending and crowdfunding for serious illnesses. The company received $500 million in funding from Booking Holdings, with a plan to expand globally. Booking also owns KAYAK, Priceline.com, Rentalcars.com and OpenTable , sites that can also help Didi expand.

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How Retailers Drive Innovation With Subscriptions (And Payments)

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Some entertainment innovators are also rolling out new subscription services. Disney+ is planning to offer streaming content from brands like Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar. “Re-imagined” And retailers are offering innovative subscriptions for all sorts of products. 12 on most major streaming platforms, per news in August.

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Travel Meets Connected Commerce

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As usage grows, brands are responding with expanded mobile features and more end-to-end experiences. This fact was recently illuminated by a Booking.com finding that 20 percent of customers will bail on a booking they’ve begun if denied usage of their preferred alt-pay method. Payments are at the heart of connected commerce for travel.

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