Top Travel Tech Weekly News

News / Online

Evolve nabs $100M to add vacation rental properties

By Mitra Sorrells | February 14, 2022

Evolve manages more than 19,000 homes across North America and has now raised $235 million since it launched in 2011. Read More

News / Distribution

Top drivers of conversion for short-term renters

By Phocuswright Research | February 14, 2022

Even regular short-term rental (STR) users are likely to have a hybrid consideration set, comparing rental options alongside hotels. Read More

News / Online

Q&A: Sandra Brahn of Vtrips on growth, acquisitions

By Jill Menze | February 14, 2022

Previously at Vacasa, Sandra Brahn joins Vtrips to develop and execute the vacation rental management company’s merger and acquisition strategy. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Vacation rentals are as mainstream as it gets, in many ways

By PhocusWire | February 11, 2022

The cost of a product is now coming into play - the annoying element that providers of many forms of accommodation tend to avoid, as it is a very tangible differentiator between property A or B. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group closes 2021 with record Q4 profitability

By Mitra Sorrells | February 11, 2022

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern expresses optimism about 2022, calling it a year for innovation and delivery for the company. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Werner Georg Kunz-Cho of Fareportal

By Linda Fox | February 10, 2022

With an earlier career in aviation (Swiss, Lufthansa and CityBird) and other travel intermediaries, Kunz-Cho has been with Fareportal since 2012 as chief operating officer and co-CEO from 2017. Read More

Opinion / Online

Short-term rentals no longer "alternative" - but how will the sector push on?

By Vince Breslin - Uplisting | February 10, 2022

These are the factors driving the continued growth of the sector and how the industry can respond to better serve the needs of customers. Read More

News / Online

Israeli shared mobility company GoTo Global to go public

By Mitra Sorrells | February 9, 2022

GoTo has more than 450,000 subscribers that book cars, bikes, electric scooters and mopeds in its app. Read More

News / Online

Trivago eyes growth through tech innovation and broadening products

By Linda Fox | February 9, 2022

The metasearch giant sees travel demand coming back in the spring and expects a less volatile recovery during 2022. Read More

News / Startups

Crypto-based travel rewards startup FlyCoin raises $33M

By Mitra Sorrells | February 8, 2022

FlyCoin provides companies in travel and hospitality with a blockchain-based loyalty solution that rewards consumers with FLY tokens. Read More

News / Online

Booking.com to pay $17M fine to Russian competition regulator

By Linda Fox | February 8, 2022

Russian regulators warned the online accommodation giant in late 2019, saying it had violated competition law. Read More

News / Online

NUMA secures $45M to expand tech-led hotel brand

By Kevin May | February 8, 2022

The company was previously known as Cosi and had secured, until now, around $35 million in funding over two rounds. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - David Neeleman of Breeze Airways

By Mitra Sorrells | February 8, 2022

Airline industry veteran David Neeleman launched Breeze Airways in May 2021, making it his fifth commercial airline startup along with Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue and Azul. Read More