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By Kevin May | December 10, 2018

Not to be undone by its ride-hailing rival, Uber has become the second brand in the space of a few days to declare its intention to list on the public financial markets. Read More

News / Online

Grab plots new sector strategy, invests $100M in OYO

By Kevin May | December 10, 2018

OYO has confirmed that it took $100 million in funding from ride-hailing app Grab during its last capital-raising round. Read More

News / Online

Lyft first out of the ride-hailing blocks with filing for IPO

By Kevin May | December 6, 2018

Ride-hailing service Lyft will be the first of the big U.S. brands to test their model on the public financial markets. Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: ConnexPay - Summit pitch winner at Phocuswright 2018

By Kevin May | December 5, 2018

ConnexPay is transforming how travel companies accept cards & pay for travel to save millions of dollars in fees. Read More

News / Technology

Airplus partners with Pana for app-based booking and payment service

By Linda Fox | November 23, 2018

Travel payments specialist AirPlus International is hoping to improve the travel process for non-employee business travel following a partnership with Pana. Read More

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Veltra activity booking platform prepares for IPO, closes City Discovery brand

By Kevin May | November 22, 2018

Japan-based Veltra, a major tours and activities brand serving the Asia Pacific region, is to file for an IPO by the end of 2018. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Inside the brains of online travel financial analysts

By Kevin May | November 19, 2018

Online travel brands generally get most of the attention on their financial performance when reporting their latest earnings four times a year. Read More

News / Online

TripAdvisor surpasses half of hotel sales on mobile, revenue per shopper climbs again

By Mitra Sorrells | November 8, 2018

TripAdvisor’s revenue grew 4% in the third quarter of 2018, to $458 million. Read More

News / Online

Booking Holdings reports 200M room nights milestone during upbeat Q3 earnings

By Mitra Sorrells | November 6, 2018

Booking Holdings saw an acceleration in the rate of its room night growth in the third quarter of 2018, exceeding the high end of its guidance, driven by a delayed summer travel peak and improved... Read More

News / Distribution

Beyond Air helps Travelport through "challenging" quarter

By Linda Fox | November 1, 2018

Travelport reports third quarter 2018 results with strong gains for payment service eNett. Read More

News / Startups

Freebird looks to consumer channels following $8M investment

By Linda Fox | October 31, 2018

Freebird announces $8 million in series A funding. Read More

News / Distribution

The metasearch model, part 4: Startup space

By Mitra Sorrells | October 29, 2018

Compared to other aspects of travel, metasearch has not seen as much activity from startups. For our final piece in this series, we explore the question of why, with insights from a venture... Read More

News / Distribution

Expedia records another positive quarter, double-digit growth in revenue and bookings

By Mitra Sorrells | October 25, 2018

Expedia Group saw its gross booking increased $2.5 billion, or 11% year-over-year, in the third quarter of 2018, fueled by growth in Brand Expedia, HomeAway, Hotels.com and Expedia Partner Solutions.... Read More

News / Online

Reduced advertising spend succeeds in returning Trivago to profitability

By Mitra Sorrells | October 24, 2018

After four quarters that CEO Rolf Schrömgens describes as “quite a challenge,” hotel metasearch platform Trivago posted a dramatic turnaround in the third quarter of 2018. Read More

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Interview / Startups

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Jonne de Leeuw

By PhocusWire | October 15, 2018

The fund led a $17 million round to back Tiqets, now its principal participates in an executive roundtable on tours and activities at The Phocuswright Conference 2018. Read More

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