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Airbnb builds on luxury travel offering with “Luxe” tier
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb is rebranding its top accommodation tier of properties as Airbnb Luxe, which will cater to the luxury rental market and target more affluent guests. The latest category of the business will feature around 2,000 high-end properties located around the world, which are supplemented by additional dedicated concierge services. Airbnb Luxe’s launch follows on […]
Booking.com appoints pair as chairwoman and CEO
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Booking Holdings has announced the appointment of Gillian Tans as chairwoman of Booking.com and Glenn Fogel as the CEO of Booking.com. In the latter’s case, Fogel has served as the CEO and president of Booking Holdings but will now take on an expanded role at the head of Booking.com. Both appointments are effective immediately. […]
Sharebox finalises friendly acquisition of Hoard
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNorway: Norwegian key exchange startup Sharebox has completed a friendly acquisition of Berlin-located Hoard. The firm’s message is about making key exchange simple and it is in the process of expanding its exchange network across the central European region. The rapidly expanding key exchange platform will now be operating in seven European countries. Founded in […]