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Numa Group continues growth spurt with acquisition of Native Places
By Linda Fox
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July 9, 2024
Numa Group now manages more than 7,300 rooms and apartments across 34 major cities in 14 European countries.
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Top investors in travel tech 2024
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 2, 2024
For the second year in a row, we have compiled data on the top venture capital investors in travel technology and asked some of those investors to share details on their strategies and outlook.
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Loyalty platform Heymax.ai raises $2.6 million in seed funding
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July 2, 2024
Loyalty platform Heymax.ai plans to help customers earn one free vacation every year by allowing them to earn Max Miles from their everyday purchases.
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Presenting the top investors in travel tech 2024
By Linda Fox & Mitra Sorrells
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July 2, 2024
For the second year in a row, we have compiled data on the top venture capital investors in travel technology and asked some of those investors to share details on their strategies and outlook.
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Fetcherr boosted by $90M for further growth
By Linda Fox
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June 26, 2024
Fetcherr, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2023, has signed a string of airlines for its AI-powered pricing and forecasting tools in recent months.
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Four ways travel and hospitality pros can future-proof their jobs with AI
By Shahar Goldboim - Boom
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June 24, 2024
By doubling down on digitalization today, travel and hospitality professionals can gain an early insight into a technology that will completely turn their industry on its head.
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Travel investment analysis shows shifts in funding, opportunities for innovation
By Morgan Hines
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June 20, 2024
F-Prime Capital partner Gaurav Tuli and Lufthansa Innovation Hub analyst Anna Schneider share their take on innovation and funding across the global travel industry, with additional perspective from a...
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AI, personalization and data analytics: A deep dive into hospitality investment trends
By Francisco Pérez-Lozao Rüter - Amadeus Hospitality
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June 12, 2024
Hospitality providers can see huge potential for a more engaging customer experience as well as significant growth if they effectively prioritize their technology investment strategies now.
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The Access Group acquires hotel tech specialist SHR Group
By Mitra Sorrells
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June 6, 2024
The Access Group said it will now add SHR’s capabilities to its growing AI-powered platform within its Access Hospitality division.
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Payments firm Nium raises $50 million in Series E
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June 5, 2024
Nium intends to use the funding to hire top tier talent, fuel global network expansion, push product innovation and to pursue mergers and acquisitions.
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From security to cloud, 4 tech insights from hospitality execs
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June 3, 2024
Executives from across the hospitality industry discuss how new and old technologies are helping and hindering the sector.
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Korea’s KakaoMobility plans to offer electric air taxi flights by 2026
By D.J. Catron
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May 30, 2024
The deal with Korea-based mobility service platform KakaoMobility includes plans to purchase of up to 50 of Archer’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft valued at approximately $250 million.
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Travel paytech company Swiipr raises £6 million
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May 29, 2024
The new funding is meant to help the company as it seeks to drive growth, particularly in the areas of research and development, artificial intelligence, data analytics and strategy, among others.
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Hotel tech entrepreneur launches Voyria travel startup fund
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May 23, 2024
Voyria is looking to attract artificial intelligence-focused travel technology startups in the U.K. and Ireland and plans to support them financially as well as through mentorship.
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Cover Genius lands $80M to fund growth and technology investment
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May 20, 2024
The company plans to put the funds toward further growth and technology investment, “including improved digital insurance distribution solutions, deploying artificial intelligence claims handling and...
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