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CellPoint Digital raises $30M to further develop its payment solutions

By Mileva Sapic | November 22, 2024

CellPoint Digital intends to accelerate its global expansion and focus on optimizing payment services with $30 million in fresh funding. Read More

News / Technology

Lighthouse secures $370M in Series C growth investment

By Mileva Sapic | November 21, 2024

The investment in Lighthouse will drive product innovation, strategic acquisitions and global expansion. Read More

News / Technology

Apaleo secures €20M for international expansion and tech development

By Mileva Sapic | November 20, 2024

Apaleo plans to accelerate its international expansion and attract talent after raising €20 million in funding. Read More

News / Online

OpenAirlines secures €45M to accelerate eco-flying solutions

By Mileva Sapic | November 16, 2024

OpenAirlines has secured new funding to advance sustainable aviation technology and support the industry’s decarbonization efforts globally. Read More

News / Online

Tourlane lands €25M investment for further expansion and tech development

By Linda Fox | November 14, 2024

Germany-based Tourlane plans to put the funding towards further technology development and expanding its reach. Read More

News / Startups

Why is it so hard for female founders to land venture capital?

By Morgan Hines | November 14, 2024

The percentage of companies founded by women in the United States made up just 6.4% of venture capital deals in 2024 and 2% of venture capital money. Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2025: Lucia

By PhocusWire | November 11, 2024

Lucia connects service businesses with vetted, industry-specific freelancers in areas like operations, marketing, customer service and concierge support. Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2025: Zatlas

By PhocusWire | November 11, 2024

Zatlas is a Vertical SaaS platform for hotels, trusted by the largest hotel chains across the Americas. Read More

News / Online

Trivago reports continued losses, cites impairment charge

By Morgan Hines | November 5, 2024

The hotel metasearch platform said it remains optimistic that it can return to top line growth year-over-year during the fourth quarter in part through disciplined marketing investment decisions. Read More

News / Online

Booking Holdings' connected trip transactions jump 40% year over year in Q3

By Morgan Hines | October 30, 2024

Booking Holdings brought in total revenue of $8 billion, a 9% increase compared to the same quarter last year, with 39% growth in airline tickets sold. Read More

News / Startups

How Africa's online travel ecosystem is developing despite huge hurdles

By Marisa Garcia | October 30, 2024

Amid the growing and increasingly young population in Africa, the online travel sector is developing, but the challenges range from trust and low digital penetration to the lack of funding. Read More

News / Startups

Cruisebound brings travel industry veterans on board with $13M investment

By Mileva Sapic | October 29, 2024

Cruisebound said it has been hitting growth milestones over the past two years, including securing triple-digit annual revenue growth. It has also unveiled an AI chatbot and flexible payment options. Read More

News / Startups

Radical Storage packs away $7M for luggage storage service

By Linda Fox | October 25, 2024

Radical Storage currently has a network of more than 9,000 businesses distributed across more than 1,000 cities and 70 countries. Read More

Opinion / Online

Why Uber isn't buying Expedia, but I still think Amazon should

By Clayton Reid | October 17, 2024

Word that Uber has considered acquiring Expedia Group - first reported by the Financial Times - has generated quite a bit of reaction from industry leaders, including this opinion from the former CEO of... Read More