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HotelTonight offers Airbnb credit reward for travellers
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / US: Hotel booking app HotelTonight has launched a new benefit allowing users to earn Airbnb credit for every stay booked through its app, as part of its HT Perks loyalty programme.
2025 to Trump 2024? Turbulence, tech & overtourism travel trends
Reading Time: 12 minutesWorldwide: STRz editor Paul Stevens makes his predictions for the global short-term / vacation rental industry as we edge closer to 2025.
Expedia Group and Microsoft Bing launch loyalty partnership
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Expedia Group has announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft Corp., bringing together their respective loyalty programmes to offer Bing users additional rewards on bookings powered by Expedia.
STRz Podcast 53: Kate Berge, Track
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKate Berge, senior account manager at Track, joins the STRz podcast.
Expedia Group and Alaska Airlines partner to launch Stays platform
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Alaska Airlines has partnered with Expedia Group to introduce Stays by Alaska Vacations, a platform through which guests will be able to explore exclusive deals on 900,000+ vacation rentals and hotels, while earning and redeeming miles through the loyalty program.
JetBlue announces Vrbo partnership via Paisly travel product
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: US airline JetBlue has announced a partnership with Expedia Group vacation rental brand Vrbo through its travel booking website Paisly.
Sumitomo Mitsui Card to create travel loyalty portal with Hopper
Reading Time: 2 minutesJapan / Canada: Sumitomo Mitsui Card [SMCC], the leading credit card issuer in Japan and part of SMBC Group, has joined forces with Hopper Technology Solutions [HTS] to create a travel loyalty portal for SMCC customers.
IMN STR Summer Forum 2024 takeaways
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: IHM CEO Piers Brown, Revedy CEO Colin Carvey and AvantStay CEO Sean Breuner discuss their takeaways from the IHM Short Term Rental Summer Forum in Austin, Texas.
Skift STR Summit: Furnished Finder CEO Jeff Hurst
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Furnished Finder president and CEO, Jeff Hurst, speaks to STRz at the 2024 Skift Short Term Rental Summit.
HTS and Lotte Card partner to develop travel loyalty portal
Reading Time: 2 minutesSouth Korea: Seoul-based credit card issuer Lotte Card has reached an agreement with Hopper Technology Solutions [HTS] to develop a travel loyalty portal for Lotte Card cardholders.