Startups

Online Travel

The local economic impact of the Super Bowl, as visualized by Square

The impact of a big event on a destination is always difficult to determine when there are so many gatekeepers between the data and the public. Square's openness helps people get at least a tiny, honest glimpse of what kind of money communities really make.

Ritchie King, Quartz | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Hailo taxi hail service’s latest round includes strategic funding from Japanese teleco KDDI

Unlike its more high-profile competitor Uber, Hailo has taken a totally opposite tack that involves getting locals on board before it bulldozes into a new market. Fingers crossed this nice-guys-finish-first model wins.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Pet-sitting startup Rover raises $7 million and launches video service

There are several sites taking pet sitting into the sharing economy, but Rover is quickly become the mark which others compare themselves to as it receives its second round of funding.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Amsterdam clamps down on illegal rentals, Airbnb and peers fear chain reaction

One would think that a city that permits a thriving red light district would be less picky about illegal hotels, but Amsterdam isn’t going to sit back as many as 4,000 residents earn an extra untaxed income.

Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

SkiftSeedlings: Five trip planning startups for five very different travelers

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Why hotels want to make sure that free Internet doesn’t become the norm

The most likely future for hotel Wi-Fi is the tiered pricing plan: Get low-bandwidth surfing for free or cheap and pay more for data hogging activities like Netfilx streaming or video conferencing.

Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Ride-sharing startup Lyft expands to LA after making deal with California regulators

Regulators are in the process of creating laws that address Lyft and the other ride-sharing startups, which will either give them the validity to blossom or clamp down on their nascent growth.

Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Uber lands in Asia and stays to true to its launch first, ask later strategy

Singapore is lucky to be elected the first Asian country to be bestowed with the gift of Uber, or so its founder Travis Kalanick will say when it undoubtedly runs into its first regulatory debacle.

Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

SkiftSeedlings: Five early-stage travel startups take on boating, partying, and B2B connecting

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Airbnb, the coolest lingo for startup descriptions on AngelList

Sharing economy is the new new thing and companies large and small that unlock the value of underutilized assets using digital platforms will help redefine large swathes of industries across the spectrum.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago