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By Nellie Bowles - New York Times | January 15, 2018

The cryptocurrency community is centered around a tightknit group of friends - developers, libertarians, Redditors and cypherpunks. Read More

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Travel tech deals reach record $5.3BN annual level

By Kevin May | January 15, 2018

Five years of consecutive growth have been recorded for travel technology investment deals, with a record $5.3 billion invested in the sector. Read More

News / Startups

Video: Three approaches to running a travel startup

By Kevin May | January 9, 2018

One has taken in around $450 million funding. Another hasn't brought in any outside capital investment. The other a modest $1.5 million. Read More

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PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Oligarchs and Incubators

By PhocusWire | December 22, 2017

With 2018 around the corner, Phocuswright and PhocusWire are presenting snapshots of the 12 trends we think will be significant next year across six installments. Read More

News / Online

UpLift raises $90 million to lift online payment service

By Kevin May | December 21, 2017

Massive round this week of $90 million into Uplift, the online travel revenue optimization service that allows consumers to pay in monthly installments. Read More

News / Online

Chinese web travel brand Mafengwo raises $133M

By Kevin May | December 12, 2017

Another major capital-raise heading to a Chinese online travel agency - this time it's $133 million in the pockets of Mafengwo. Read More

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Viator founder slams TripAdvisor over strategy

By Kevin May | December 8, 2017

TripAdvisor has been accused of neglecting its Viator tour and activity booking business by the man who created it in 1995. Read More

Notated News / Startups

Early-stage VC funding is imploding, and no one will talk about it

By Victor Basta - TechCrunch | December 1, 2017

Amid record amounts of capital raised by VCs worldwide, there has been a quiet, barely noticed implosion in early-stage VC activity worldwide. Read More

News / Startups

Startups and model shifts - every PundIT Show so far

By Kevin May | December 1, 2017

We hosted eight of the initial run of PhocusWire PundIT Shows over the course of almost three days at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

News / Technology

Zoomaway's new cryptocurrency strategies

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 27, 2017

As cryptocurrency use rises, Zoomaway meets the challenge with its new blockchain strategies. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Modern life lessons for travel startups

By Kevin May | November 20, 2017

Joel Cutler was once described, rather grandly, as the godfather of online travel capital. Read More

News / Online

Why is travel tech so risky, according to investors?

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 14, 2017

During a roundtable discussion at The Phocuswright Conference, ConnexPay CEO Bob Kaufman made a bold statement: travel companies run the same investment risks as adult entertainment. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 2

By Kevin May | November 10, 2017

Our pundits this time are Max Kraynov (AviaSales), Ben Jost (TrustYou) and Alix Arguelles (Amadeus). Read More

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