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Short-term rental SaaS startup Hostfully raises $4M seed funding
By Mitra Sorrells
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May 26, 2022
Founded in 2016, Hostfully will use the funding to add capabilities to its products, including a native mobile app.
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The far and wide implications of Uber’s new charter service
By Christian Watts - Magpie Travel
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May 26, 2022
With the right plan, Uber Charter could dominate the bus charter industry – and that’s a good thing.
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In The Big Chair - Bruce Poon Tip of G Adventures
By Jill Menze
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May 25, 2022
Bruce Poon Tip founded small group adventure travel company G Adventures in 1990 and leads as CEO still today.
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Phocuswright Europe 2022: Checking in with short-term rentals
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May 24, 2022
Executives from Europe’s short-term rental companies will discuss the evolving landscape of alternative lodging.
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Q&A: Steve Hafner on the development of Kayak for Business
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May 23, 2022
Kayak's CEO talks launching Kayak for Business in the pandemic, competition and future functionality.
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Q&A: The growth potential of Central and Eastern Europe’s tourism sector
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May 23, 2022
Szallas Group, a leading domestic online travel agency in Central and Eastern Europe, recently published its comprehensive report about the region's tourism.
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Despegar posts second quarter of profitability as demand recovers
By Jill Menze
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May 19, 2022
The Latin American online travel company reports adjusted EBITDA of $12.3 million for the period ending March 31, 2022.
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Amex GBT reports large client travel demand accelerating
By Michael B. Baker - BTN
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May 17, 2022
For Q1 2022, Amex GBT reported $350 million in revenue, up 179% compared with the first quarter of 2021 and half of pre-pandemic levels in 2019.
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Members-only home-swap network Kindred lands $7.75M
By Jill Menze
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May 13, 2022
Founded in 2021, Kindred helps homeowners and renters take advantage of work-from-anywhere flexibility.
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Expedia Group on “deconstructing” online travel
By Jill Menze
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May 13, 2022
The online travel giant’s Open World platform is designed for partners of all sizes to take advantage of Expedia Group’s technology.
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Katanox raises $5.7M, adds Expedia exec Rob Torres to board
By Mitra Sorrells
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May 12, 2022
Katanox says it will use this funding to expand internationally and further develop its platform and integrations with CRS, PMS and payment service providers.
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Sabre acquires Nuvola to enrich hospitality retailing solutions
By Jill Menze
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May 9, 2022
With Nuvola, Sabre aims to tackle the on-property fulfillment challenges that arise for hoteliers offering a wide range of ancillaries and attributes.
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Iomob partners with Next Earth metaverse for journey planning
By Linda Fox
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May 9, 2022
The aim of the partnership is to collaborate on the development of a service to plan real-life journeys via the metaverse.
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Inside Expedia Group's new unified loyalty program
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May 9, 2022
Called One Key, the program will allow loyalty members to earn and burn points across all of Expedia Group’s brands.
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Despegar to acquire Brazilian OTA Viajanet
By Mitra Sorrells
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May 6, 2022
This marks the third acquisition of a Brazil-based company for Despegar, which operates as Decolar in the Brazil market.
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