New York-based hotel-information site Oyster.com confirmed in a blog posting that The Travel Channel has invested $7.5 million in the company. Under the terms of the partnership, Oyster’s content will be featured on The Travel Channel’s TV network and website. Oyster.com, founded in 2008, sends under-cover reviewers to hotels. The site features those reviews, plus a platform for booking hotel stays.
Author: Arlene Weintraub
Arlene is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences and technology. She was previously a senior health writer based out of the New York City headquarters of BusinessWeek, where she wrote hundreds of articles that explored both the science and business of health. Her freelance pieces have been published in USA Today, US News & World Report, Technology Review, and other media outlets. Arlene has won awards from the New York Press Club, the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Foundation for Biomedical Research, and the American Society of Business Publication Editors. Her book about the anti-aging industry, Selling the Fountain of Youth, was published by Basic Books in September 2010.
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