Articles tagged “life house”

Hotels

Life House CEO Resigns as Hotel Startup Faces Complaints

Reports suggest that Life House, the startup that Rami Zeidan founded in 2017, is facing a wave of complaints from the hotel owners who use its software and services. A new CEO could give the company a fresh start.

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago

Life House CEO Resigns as Hotel Startup Faces Complaints

Hotels

Kayak Bows Out of Opening Lifestyle Hotels Under Its Own Brand

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Kayak won't be opening any new hotels near you, but still hopes to make a go of building a hotel tech business. That, too, could be a big challenge.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Kayak Bows Out of Opening Lifestyle Hotels Under Its Own Brand

Online Travel

How Kayak Fared 10 Years After Priceline’s Offer to Buy It

Kayak isn't as muscular today in metasearch, as some would have forecast years ago, given the impact of Google. But Kayak hasn't folded, either.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

How Kayak Fared 10 Years After Priceline’s Offer to Buy It

Hotels

CitizenM and Life House Redefine Hotel Relationships in Their Own Ways

CitizenM is willing to take a profit hit to entice long-term guest loyalty, while Life House seeks to limit guest services to extract maximum profits for owners. The sustainable business model award goes to CitizenM.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

CitizenM and Life House Redefine Hotel Relationships in Their Own Ways

Hotels

Kayak’s Hotel Partner Life House Receives $60 Million in New Financing

Kayak's investment gets it deeper into the hotel software industry. And it will soon have three Kayak-branded hotels as an everyday test lab.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Kayak’s Hotel Partner Life House Receives $60 Million in New Financing

Coronavirus

What a Stay at Kayak’s New Miami Beach Hotel Revealed

Kayak and Life House have joined forces to launch Kayak's first foray into the hospitality industry. The concept is a good one, but to be successful, the kinks in technology and customer service still need to be worked out, as Skift learned firsthand.

Ruthy Muñoz , Skift | 3 years ago

What a Stay at Kayak’s New Miami Beach Hotel Revealed

Hotels

Kayak Moves Into Hotels by Opening Miami Beach Property in Partnership With Life House

Skift has long speculated that online travel agencies might launch soft brands, and now Kayak is attempting to do so during a dire moment for the hotel industry. Whether independent hotels would see any value in using a software package through the Kayak app is a wide open question.

Dennis Schaal and Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Kayak Moves Into Hotels by Opening Miami Beach Property in Partnership With Life House

Online Travel

Coronavirus Upheaval Prompts Independent Hotels to Look at Management Company Startups

The startup Life House has a new white-labeled full management service that doesn't require a costly rebrand or renovation. We expect only a few dozen hotels will sign up this year for it. But the new offering underscores the bigger picture, stark choices facing the owners of tens of thousands of independent hotels now.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus Upheaval Prompts Independent Hotels to Look at Management Company Startups

Hotels

Hotels Play a Bigger Role as Matchmakers With the Help of Technology

Hotels and dating apps: a match made for the digital age that shows how far hospitality is going to market experiences.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 5 years ago

Hotels Play a Bigger Role as Matchmakers With the Help of Technology