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Didi Checks Into Hotel Booking Industry

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China’s largest ridehailing app Didi Chuxing is breaking into the hotel booking business. And according to reports, Booking — formerly known as Priceline — will offer Didi’s on-demand car services through its Booking.com apps via an integration. In addition, Didi customers can book hotels through Booking.com and its sister site Agoda.

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Travel Firm Booking Invests $500M In Didi Chuxing

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Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has received $500 million in funding from Booking Holdings. Instead, according to reports , Booking — formerly known as Priceline — will offer Didi’s on-demand car services through its Booking.com apps via an integration.

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

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The software-driven platform Life House said the investment will support its growth into new markets and its drive for profitability by 2021. 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. .

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Stepping Into 21st Century Hospitality With Apartments And Technology

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Some entrepreneurs are inspired to start companies because they spot unmet needs in the market: Frontdesk Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer Jesse DePinto, for instance, saw the amateur nature of home shares but the opportunity for something better than a hotel. When it comes to booking the units, the company takes a multichannel approach.

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Visa Powers Revolut’s Global Expansion Into 24 New Markets

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Human beings have been saying the above, or some variation on it, for approximately three thousand years since it was first written down in the Book of Ecclesiastes in 935 BCE. No matter how advanced we get, no matter how innovative technological advances we add on — there is always a little bit of history repeating in there.

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Amazon Brings Counterfeit-Fighting Tool To New Markets

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We find the most effective solutions to prevent counterfeit are based on partnerships that combine Amazon’s technology innovation with the sophisticated knowledge and capabilities of brands,” said Dharmesh Mehta, vice president, Amazon Customer Trust and Partner Support. “We

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Didi Chuxing Offers Financial Services

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The new products will bring Didi into direct competition with the Alibaba Group and technology giant Tencent. 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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