Investments

News / Finance

Super.com raises $65M to grow membership program, advance AI

By Abby Crotty | July 8, 2026

The fresh funding will bolster Super+ paid membership offerings and improve AI personalization. Read More

News / Online

Holidu continues European growth with acquisition of Gites.com

By Linda Fox | July 1, 2026

The deal, which is Germany-based Holidu’s 14th acquisition, is in line with its strategy to integrate local home portals into its technology platform. Read More

News / Finance

Navan acquires Brazilian TMC Smartrips

By Cathy Walsh | June 18, 2026

The deal gives Navan a deeper presence in Brazil and advances its strategy of expanding internationally through regional travel management acquisitions. Read More

News / Startups

Top investors in travel tech 2026

By Linda Fox | June 15, 2026

PhocusWire has delved into who were the top investors in travel tech 2026 to uncover the startups getting funding and the sectors investors are passing on. Read More

News / Finance

Pricepoint closes $6.6M seed round led by Brightspark Ventures

By Cathy Walsh | June 2, 2026

The funding will be used to continue development of the company’s AI-powered revenue management platform for accommodations, including investment in product and engineering. Read More

News / Technology

SITA acquires Big Blue Analytics to help airline disruption recovery

By Linda Fox | June 1, 2026

Big Blue Analytics' technology works with live airline operations to evaluate the impact of a disruption on aircraft, crew, passengers and maintenance. Read More

News / Technology

Lighthouse scoops up Hotelrank.ai to help hotels with AI visibility

By Linda Fox | May 28, 2026

Lighthouse said the deal provides “a measurement layer into its Connect AI solution, giving hotels the ability to manage their appearance, ranking and performance” across AI travel platforms. Read More

Interview / Startups

Gharage Ventures on why it's a good time to launch a fund

By Linda Fox | May 15, 2026

Gharage Ventures founding partner Lennard Niemann and general partner Darren Soh discuss their thesis-driven approach and ideal investment. Read More

News / Technology

HBX builds out experiences offering with Bridgify acquisition

By Linda Fox | May 13, 2026

Bridgify, which was founded in 2019, offers an AI-powered platform providing access to more than a million experiences from global suppliers. Read More

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight: Gonzalo Estebarena of Despegar

By Linda Fox | May 6, 2026

Despegar's CEO Gonzalo Estebarena discusses the Prosus acquisition, internal and external AI developments and growth plans. Read More

News / Finance

Netcompany takes full ownership of Smarter Airports

By Cathy Walsh | May 4, 2026

The acquisition marks a new stage for AIRHART as Netcompany expands the airport operations platform beyond its original deployment at Copenhagen Airport. Read More