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News / Online

InteleTravel acquires event ticketing platform Tickitto

By Abby Crotty | March 25, 2025

InteleTravel said one in 10 travel bookings are related to a live event, concert or sporting event, and this acquisition will enable its network of 130,000 advisors to take advantage of this trend. Read More

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Gaiarooms raises €10M to continue growing its tech-enabled property portfolio

By Abby Crotty | March 24, 2025

Gaiarooms currently operates in eight Spanish cities with more than 900 units and plans to grow to 4,000 rooms by 2028. Read More

News / Online

Bolt acquires Denmark’s electric ride-hailing service Viggo

By Morgan Hines | March 24, 2025

Bolt, which was founded in 2013 and operates in 600 cities in 50 countries, already has a presence in Denmark with its e-bike rentals in Copenhagen. Read More

News / Online

Short-term rentals segment: Living on an arc of its own

By Phocuswright Research | March 24, 2025

Phocuswright's latest research report explores how operators are faring as the market inches toward its new normal. Read More

News / Online

Steve Milo steps down as CEO of VTrips

By Morgan Hines | March 19, 2025

VTrips founder Steve Milo has named its chief operating officer Scott Seay as its next CEO as the company looks to hire an investment bank for recapitalization. Read More

News / Startups

Spain-based tech-enabled campsite operator HolaCamp raises €10M

By Abby Crotty | March 19, 2025

HolaCamp, which currently offers offers glamping experiences in Spain and Portugal, said it will use the funding to drive growth and further development of its technology. Read More

News

Vacasa agrees to increased offer from Casago

By Linda Fox | March 17, 2025

Casago increased its offer to acquire Vacasa after existing shareholder Davidson Kempner made its own offer early last month. Read More

News / Online

Dance raises €12M for e-bike fleet expansion

By Morgan Hines | March 13, 2025

With the funding, the Berlin-based company plans to develop its software and hardware and to expand its fleet, offering e-bikes in Paris, Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. Read More

News / Startups

AI trip planner Mindtrip acquires travel guide platform Thatch

By Morgan Hines | March 12, 2025

In a post addressed to creators and travelers Monday, Thatch said its content has migrated to Mindtrip. Read More

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight: Pere Vallès of Exoticca

By Linda Fox | March 12, 2025

Exoticca's CEO Pere Valles discusses the company's strategy to play in the connected trip space, its technology investment and keeping investors happy. Read More

News / Startups

British Airways-parent IAG plans €200M investment in airline innovation

By Morgan Hines | March 11, 2025

The corporate venture branch will invest the funding over the next five years, focused primarily on early-stage opportunities. Read More

News / Online

Northeast Asia online travel bookings to break $30B by 2026

By Phocuswright Research | March 11, 2025

Northeast Asia's booking pathway is online. New demand, demographic and strategic dynamics will further reshape travel across the decade. Read More

News / Technology

Corsair Capital acquires majority share of IDnow

By Morgan Hines | March 7, 2025

IDnow, which was founded in 2014, creates artificial intelligence-powered identification verification technologies that cater to brands across sectors including the travel sector. Read More

News / Technology

Selina properties being converted to Socialtels under new owner

By Jeffrey Weinstein - Hotel Investment Today | March 5, 2025

Collective Hospitality is reimagining the "digital nomad" brand it bought out of insolvency with a new name, a smaller footprint and a goal to partner with a big brand. Read More