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How I Got Here, episode 60 - Alex Zozaya of Apple Leisure Group
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April 15, 2021
The history of the organization is one marked with taking opportunities when they arise, guesswork and luck, plus making some crucial strategic decisions, as Zozaya explains to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire....
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STARTUP STAGE: HiBnb helps travelers find cannabis-friendly accommodations and activities
By Jill Menze
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April 14, 2021
HiBnb is a marketplace dedicated to the growing cannabis community, providing accommodation and activity options to guests looking to explore with cannabis while traveling....
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In The Big Chair - Julie Brinkman of Beyond Pricing
By Jill Menze
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April 13, 2021
Julie Brinkman joined Beyond Pricing as COO in early 2020, quickly becoming CEO as she led the short-term rental revenue management platform through the pandemic....
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STARTUP STAGE: Golightly is a members-only home-sharing club for women
By Jill Menze
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April 12, 2021
Golightly is a private travel club for women providing a safer space to list and book vacation rentals and home-shares within a vetted community....
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How I Got Here, episode 59 - Rolf Schromgens of Trivago
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April 8, 2021
Rolf Schromgens was broke and scarred from the experience of a previous startup when he finally sat down with his co-founders and created Trivago, as he explains to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire. ...
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STARTUP STAGE: Ticknovate is a new ticketing solution for attractions and ferries
By Mitra Sorrells
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April 5, 2021
Founded in March 2019, Ticknovate is a ticketing solution to handle complex inventories and is built for upselling and cross-selling....
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How I Got Here, episode 58 - Rami Zeidan of Life House
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April 1, 2021
After working in the finance and real estate worlds for the early part of his career, Rami Zeidan tells Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire how he took the plunge into the operational part of the equation and launched his own hospitality brand....
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In The Big Chair - Patrick Andrä of HomeToGo
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 31, 2021
Patrick Andrä is the co-founder and CEO of HomeToGo, a search engine for vacation rentals with more than 250 employees. It also operates the Wimdu and Tripping.com websites....
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STARTUP STAGE: Staze is a last-minute booking app for holiday rentals
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 29, 2021
Founded in February 2020, Staze is targeted to spontaneous travelers who want to book stays starting within two weeks....
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How I Got Here, episode 57 - Greg O'Hara of Certares
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March 25, 2021
An astute and outspoken financial operator, O'Hara's influence in travel has grown considerably in recent years through the Certares investment vehicle, as he explains to David Litwak or Mozio and PhocusWire's Kevin May....
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STARTUP STAGE: WePlan brings tech to travel team planning
By Jill Menze
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March 23, 2021
The Germany-based startup was founded by Franziska Burmester and Lana Jansen following successful careers in aviation consulting....
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How I Got Here, episode 56 - Steve Domin of Duffel
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March 18, 2021
Duffel eventually emerged into the public eye with a sizeable investment round and a number of important partners, including American Airlines and British Airways, as Steve Domin tells Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire....
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Q&A: Why this startup founder designed a home-share platform with women's safety in mind
By Jill Menze
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March 12, 2021
Following a harassment episode at an Airbnb, startup founder Yaa Priscilla Birago created Femmebnb, a female-only short-term rental platform....
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One year on from COVID, Italian hoteliers recognize Booking.com is not the enemy
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 12, 2021
Florence hotelier Giancarlo Carniani checks in to explain what has changed - and what remains the same - since last March....
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How I Got Here, episode 55 - Julian Stiefel and Julian Weselek of Tourlane
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March 11, 2021
Childhood friends who went on to form a travel startup. Tourlane's founders tell their story to Kevin May of PhocusWire and Mozio's David Litwak....
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