A travel hack that went viral on TikTok teaches users how to save money on hotels and Airbnbs by booking directly with the properties themselves. Now, a new […]
‘The Bear’ Season 3: A guide to the new guest stars
“The Bear” Season 3 adds a few new guest stars to its roster, including Josh Hartnett and John Cena.
General Catalyst leads $40M round for Local Kitchens, a different kind of restaurant kitchen startup
At a time when companies are shuttering their cloud and ghost kitchens, Local Kitchens is proving its tech-enabled multi-brand restaurant concept is a business model that can work. […]
Squarespace sells restaurant reservation system Tock to American Express for $400M
Website building platform Squarespace is selling Tock, its restaurant reservation service, to American Express in a deal worth $400 million — the exact figure that Squarespace paid for […]
Insight Partners backs Canary Technologies’ mission to elevate hotel guest experiences
The hospitality industry is back, baby. And with it comes a chance for technology startups to not only help hotels streamline their operations, but also focus on how […]
Oyo, once valued at $10 billion, shelves IPO plans for second time
Oyo, the once high-flying Indian budget hotel chain, has withdrawn its IPO application from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for the second time in a […]
Restaurant365 orders in $175M at a $1B+ valuation to supersize its food service software stack
The restaurant industry in the U.S. is expected to pass $1 trillion in sales for the first time this year, despite wider economic pressures on consumers. Now Restaurant365, […]
Sona, a frontline workforce management platform, raises $27.5M with eyes on US expansion
Sona, a workforce management platform for frontline employees, has raised $27.5 million in a Series A round of funding. More than two-thirds of the U.S. workforce are reportedly […]
I’m one of the first to try Apple AirPlay in an IHG hotel — 5 ways it makes travel better
Apple announced AirPlay’s debut at IHG hotels, and I got a chance to experience it for myself.