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By Derek Catron | June 7, 2023

Travel industry tech solutions provider looks to accelerate adoption of its direct booking and online travel services across Asia. Read More

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Frontdesk acquires short-term rental operator Zencity

By Derek Catron | June 6, 2023

The purchase is part of a plan to expand Frontdesk’s inventory of furnished apartments maintained to hotel standards that can be rented for nights, weeks or months at a time. Read More

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Capital One acquires digital concierge, Velocity Black

By Derek Catron | June 2, 2023

Capital One is enhancing its travel offerings with the acquisition of Velocity Black. Read More

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What travel companies can do to keep banks’ trust

By Bob Kaufman – ConnexPay | June 2, 2023

Banks become more conservative at times of economic unrest. The companies that bear the brunt of that conservatism are those that banks term “high risk” — and that unfortunately includes much of the... Read More

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Blueground acquisition builds on monthly, furnished rentals network

By Derek Catron | June 1, 2023

Acquiring Nestpick sets up Blueground to launch an exclusive partner network of more than 18,000 curated, third-party furnished apartment providers around the world. Read More

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GetYourGuide nabs $194M for global expansion, more AI development

By Mitra Sorrells | June 1, 2023

Along with a newly-launched ChatGPT plugin, GetYourGuide is exploring a variety of use cases for generative AI to help travelers, supply partners and its internal operations. Read More

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Atly plots mapping platform updates with $18M investment

By Linda Fox | May 31, 2023

Investment in the Israel-based company has come from Target Global, Tal Ventures and FKA Brands. Read More

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Hostaway raises $175M for vacation rental tech expansion

By Linda Fox | May 31, 2023

Hostaway, which launched in 2016, plans to put the funds towards recruitment, strengthening customer service and further growth, with acquisitions potentially in the cards. Read More

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HostGPO raises $6M to fuel expansion efforts

By Derek Catron | May 26, 2023

Navitas Capital led the round alongside Omnia Partners. Also investing in the round are 75&Sunny, Brian Lee and PAR Capital Ventures. Read More

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Meet the 15 semifinalists of the Global Startup Pitch

By Yeoh Siew Hoon – Web In Travel | May 25, 2023

After a marathon of startup pitches that went around the world, 15 companies have been chosen as semifinalists in the Global Startup Pitch run by Web In Travel and Phocuswright. Read More

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Zuzu Hospitality checks in with $9M in funding

By Linda Fox | May 25, 2023

The round for the Singapore-based company was led by SoftBank Ventures Asia with Atinum Partners and existing investors Wooshin Venture Investment, Visor Ventures and JG Digital Equity Ventures also... Read More

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Travel insurance startup Faye raises $10M

By Derek Catron | May 23, 2023

The funding round was led by Munich Re Ventures along with existing investors Viola Ventures and F2 Venture Capital. Read More

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Yanolja Cloud acquires B2B travel tech firm Go Global Travel

By Mitra Sorrells | May 17, 2023

Founded in 2000, Go Global Travel is a B2B technology company that provides distribution of travel products including hotel and resort rooms, airline tickets and car rentals. Read More

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Travel tech founders consider effects of bank failures

By Kathryn Walson | May 16, 2023

Travel tech CEOs offer advice to founders as a string of recent bank failures in the U.S. has raised concerns about funding for travel startups. Read More