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News / Technology

Lufthansa Innovation Hub brings robots to Munich Airport Terminal 2

By Morgan Hines | April 17, 2025

To kick things off, the pair is piloting two of Ottonomy's autonomous robots at Munich Airport. Read More

News / Online

Lyft enters Europe with €175M acquisition of ride-hailing provider FreeNow

By Abby Crotty | April 16, 2025

Founded in 2009 and currently owned by BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility, FreeNow operates in more than 150 European cities. Read More

News / Technology

Lighthouse adds marketing tech with acquisition of The Hotels Network

By Linda Fox | April 16, 2025

The Hotels Network is a cloud-based platform that helps hotels attract, engage with and convert guests using real-time user behavior, predictive algorithms and artificial intelligence agents. Read More

News / Startups

Latin America-based corporate travel startup Onfly raises $40M

By Morgan Hines | April 15, 2025

Brazil-based Onfly, founded in 2018, aims to streamline and digitize corporate travel and expense management, now working with more than 2,000 companies. Read More

News / Online

Sonder makes $50M in cost reductions including layoffs ahead of Marriott integration

By Abby Crotty | April 14, 2025

The short-term rental specialist will cut costs by reducing its workforce and implementing "software savings." Read More

News / Online

NextTrip acquires luxury OTA Five Star Alliance

By Abby Crotty | April 14, 2025

The latest acquisition is anticipated to help NextTrip expand its reach in the luxury travel sector. Read More

News / Startups

HostAI becomes Conduit, raises $3.1M

By Morgan Hines | April 11, 2025

Conduit, which started out calling itself “Shopify for Travel,” has grown from a tool for automated guest messaging for STRs “into something much bigger.” Read More

News / Technology

Vacation rental techs talk investment, acquisitions and organic growth

By Linda Fox | April 11, 2025

Vacation rental tech platforms discussed the current investment landscape and creating a balance between acquisitions and organic growth at the Short Stay Summit. Read More

News / Technology

Sustainability-focused travel management platform Goodwings raises nearly $3M

By Morgan Hines | April 10, 2025

The raise will allow the Denmark-based company to create its Sustainability Suite 3.0, which will include new tools for businesses to limit their carbon footprint. Read More

News / Distribution

Investors discuss the state of IPOs in travel

By Mark Frary | April 10, 2025

Investors discuss the current market and the potential for travel IPOs in the U.S., Asia and Europe in 2025. Read More

News / Distribution

The path to growing alternative revenue for short-term rentals

By Phocuswright Research | April 10, 2025

For companies that serve short-term rentals, it is critical to understand what type of technological and ancillary tools operators are turning to. Read More

News / Technology

Duetto acquires hotel benchmarking platform HotStats

By Abby Crotty | April 9, 2025

The partnership is intended to provide hoteliers with a clear picture of profits, allowing them to make informed decisions that improve efficiency and guest experience, according to the companies. Read More

News / Startups

Diamo lands $4M to help smaller hotels with revenue management

By Linda Fox | April 9, 2025

The funding for Diamo, which was spun out of hotel management company Life House last year, will go towards product development and global expansion. Read More