Oyster.com Shifts To Freelance Model Amidst Rumors Of Layoffs

We’ve been hearing buzz all morning that Oyster.com, the travel review portal that is transitioning into hotel-transaction site, is letting go of its editorial staff, including the site’s executive editor, as well as a staffer in business development.

We reached out to Oyster CEO Elie Seidman, who explained that the site was shifting to a freelance model (which may result in an expanded pool of reviewers) and that the recent layoffs are not connected to the site’s transition:

We’ve been on hiatus from doing new reviews for the past few months but are now ready to spool up again.

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