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Capital One acquires spend management platform Brex

By Michael B. Baker - Business Travel News | January 23, 2026

Brex, which offers corporate cards, payments and automated expense management, added corporate travel management in 2023 through a partnership with Spotnana. Read More

News / Online

Community travel platform WanderOn raises $5.9M to scale globally

By Morgan Hines | January 22, 2026

Based in Gurugram, India, and founded in 2017, WanderOn focuses on experiential, community-first travel meant to appeal to younger generations. Read More

News / Online

Mews raises $300M to expand AI, fintech capabilities

By Morgan Hines | January 22, 2026

The fresh capital brings the hospitality technology specialist’s valuation to $2.5 billion. Read More

News / Online

MakeMyTrip reports profit growth, spike in ancillary sales in Q3

By Abby Crotty | January 21, 2026

The OTA saw significant growth in its "other" segment, which includes ancillaries, with the adjusted margin up 45.5% year over year. Read More

News / Online

Gobi invests in Bangladesh-based B2B travel commerce platform Jatri

By Morgan Hines | January 20, 2026

Jatri said the fresh capital will support product innovation, expand its MENA ecosystem and grow partnerships. Read More

News / Startups

Travel investment, acquisitions and public market plays in 2025

By Linda Fox | January 16, 2026

Funding started out strong with Perk securing $200 million, but similar large rounds were few and far between for the remainder of the year. Read More

News / Technology

Investment accountability: How travel brands are measuring AI ROI

By Morgan Hines | January 14, 2026

Travel companies are actively investing in AI hoping to boost business—but how are they measuring the return on investment? Read More

News / Technology

Yipy attracts $1M to scale hotel standards management system

By Linda Fox | January 13, 2026

Yipy aims to address the challenges of static documents through “a centralized, mobile-first system,” enabling hotels to define a standard, implement across teams and measure performance. Read More