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Skyports lands $110M for air taxi infrastructure development in Dubai

By Linda Fox | April 17, 2024

After announcing a deal to develop vertiports in Dubai earlier this year, Skyports has received investment from ACS Group to help build the air taxi infrastructure. Read More

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Exoticca secures €4M for further expansion

By D.J. Catron | April 16, 2024

Exoticca CEO Pere Vallés said the funding would help the company’s expansion in Latin America. Read More

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Travel startup funding and M&A activity in Q1 2024

By Linda Fox | April 16, 2024

Phocuswright's Travel Startups Interactive Database shows that after a down year in 2023, funding for travel startups has increased in the first quarter of 2024. Read More

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Guesty raises $130M to accelerate global expansion

By Mitra Sorrells | April 10, 2024

Guesty said it will use the funding to continue growing, as it expands its offerings to accommodate medium-term rentals, corporate housing and fully serviced stays. Read More

News / Technology

Waymap lands £7M to improve navigation everywhere for everyone

By Linda Fox | April 9, 2024

The investment will go toward expanding into geographies including Asia Pacific and the Middle East, building on Waymap's existing presence in North Africa and Europe. Read More

News / Online

A visual history of digital travel brands’ revenues since 1995

By Mitra Sorrells | April 9, 2024

Watch a visual progression of the quarterly revenues for publicly-traded digital travel companies dating back to 1995. Read More

News / Online

Sonder faces potential class action and gets “deficiency notification” from Nasdaq

By Mitra Sorrells | April 8, 2024

The Rosen Law Firm announced Sunday it is preparing a class action investigation into allegations Sonder may have “issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.” Read More

News / Online

BlaBlaCar receives €100M to bolster multimodal growth

By Morgan Hines | April 3, 2024

Paris-based BlaBlaCar said it has reached profitability over the last two years and will use this new funding to extend its multimodal strategy. Read More

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Dutch startup Stippl announces funding, plans to use generative AI

By Morgan Hines | April 2, 2024

“All-in-one” travel platform Stippl has received €575,000 in funding as it plans its expansion. Read More

News / Online

India’s EaseMyTrip acquires minority interest in ETrav Tech

By Mitra Sorrells | April 1, 2024

EaseMyTrip has made several investments in the last year to diversify its business beyond air travel into hotels and said this investment will help it grow its B2B efforts. Read More

Opinion / Technology

The 3 AI fintech trends shaping travel in 2024

By David Doctor - Outpayce from Amadeus | March 29, 2024

Outpayce CEO David Doctor looks at how machine learning and AI are impacting travel payments. Read More

News / Startups

Blueground raises $45 million in Series D funding round

By Morgan Hines | March 28, 2024

The global operator of flexible, furnished rentals will use the funding to develop technology and advance strategic initiatives. Read More

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Apartment subscription platform Landing acquires housing operator Barsala

By Mitra Sorrells | March 28, 2024

Founded in 2019, Landing said the acquisition will add more than 1,000 units across 11 U.S. markets to its portfolio. Read More

News / Online

Amex GBT's big CWT deal would add scale but faces scrutiny

By Michael B. Baker - BTN | March 26, 2024

American Express Global Business Travel's newly announced acquisition of rival CWT would be a merger of giants but might not face the regulatory scrutiny that has quashed recent major mergers in the... Read More