CMA consumer watchdog threatens legal action over refund refusals

UK: UK government department and consumer watchdog, The Competition and Markets Authority [ CMA ], has threatened legal action against firms who fail to provide refunds to those affected by cancellations of holidays and weddings due to the coronavirus outbreak. The CMA claimed that 80 per cent of the complaints it had received since the […]
Operto completes integration with igloohome

Vancouver: Operto Guest Technologies and igloohome have announced a “cutting-edge” integration that will bring together the former’s Smart Stay property automation solution and the latter’s smart padlocks, smart lock boxes and smart locks for the first time. igloohome offers short-term rental property managers “easy-to-deploy” solutions for deadbolts, mortise locks, smart lockboxes and smart padlocks. Its logarithmic technology […]
OYO appoints new independent board member

India: Hospitality chain OYO Hotels and Homes has appointed a new independent member of its board of directors. Troy Alstead, former COO of Starbucks and current board member of Topgolf, Harley-Davidson and Levi Strauss and Co, will join in a supervisory manner, providing advice and guidance to the founder. Alstead began working for Starbucks in […]