Ground Transportation

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the ground transportation sector, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on car rental, ride-hailing, taxis and rail.

News / Technology

Travel fintech momentum builds as industry looks to boost revenue

By Linda Fox | May 17, 2022

Travel companies plan to equal or increase investment in fintech products and services this year. Read More

News / Technology

Mass transit software provider Optibus raises $100M at $1.3B valuation

By Jill Menze | May 17, 2022

Tel Aviv-based Optibus claims it’s the first “unicorn” dedicated to the public transportation sector. Read More

News / Online

Uber adds new travel feature, party bus and EV bookings in product update

By Jill Menze | May 16, 2022

As part of its super app strategy, Uber has unleashed new features designed to capture the end-to-end travel journey. Read More

News / Online

Getaround plans public listing via SPAC

By Linda Fox | May 13, 2022

The company has agreed to merge with InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp with a value of $1.2 billion for the combined entity. Read More

News / Startups

Czech camper van rental marketplace adds €2.7M to seed round

By Mitra Sorrells | May 13, 2022

Campiri says it will use the funding to enter new markets, add to its team and to purchase vehicles to sell to others that want to rent on the platform. Read More

News / Distribution

Kakao Mobility partners with Splyt to expand transportation app

By Linda Fox | May 12, 2022

The deal enables users of the Kakao T app to access local taxis, private cars and motorcycles in seven additional countries. Read More

News / Online

Cabify gets EU bank loan for electric vehicle rollout

By Linda Fox | May 12, 2022

The investment will help Cabify achieve its target of a zero-emission fleet in Spain by 2025 and worldwide by 2030. Read More

News / Startups

Bookaway revs up with $35M in Series C funding

By Linda Fox | May 10, 2022

The company, whose brands include 12Go, GetByBus and Plataforma 10, has now raised a total of $80 million. Read More

News / Technology

Iomob partners with Next Earth metaverse for journey planning

By Linda Fox | May 9, 2022

The aim of the partnership is to collaborate on the development of a service to plan real-life journeys via the metaverse. Read More

News / Online

Inside Expedia Group's new unified loyalty program

By Jill Menze | May 9, 2022

Called One Key, the program will allow loyalty members to earn and burn points across all of Expedia Group’s brands. Read More

News / Distribution

Looking ahead to a sustainable, peer-to-peer car rental segment

By Phocuswright Research | May 9, 2022

With the echo of the 2020 downturn still lingering, eyes were on 2021 as the year that would kickstart the pandemic recovery for the car rental sector. Read More

News / Technology

ALERTS: New deals, products, partnerships and hires in digital travel

By PhocusWire | May 6, 2022

The backbone of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry is powered by technology and digital services. Here we capture new deals and partnerships, product launches and important hires all in one... Read More

News / Online

Booking Holdings reports quarterly record for gross bookings of $27B

By Mitra Sorrells | May 4, 2022

Booking Holdings' adjusted EBITDA in the Q1 2022 was $310 million, compared with an adjusted EBITDA loss of $195 million in Q1 2021. Read More

News / Online

Uber hits record $6.9B revenue for a financial quarter

By Kevin May | May 4, 2022

The delivery arm business attracted almost $14 billion in gross bookings year on year in Q1, with mobility at $10.7 billion (up 58% year over year). Read More