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Canary Technologies lands $30M to enhance hotel platform

By Kathryn Walson | October 28, 2022

The company’s platform offers an array of products for hoteliers, including contactless check-in, contactless checkout, guest messaging, digital upsells, digital tipping, digital authorizations and... Read More

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ConnexPay raises $110M to fund global expansion

By Kathryn Walson | October 26, 2022

ConnexPay previously closed a Series B funding round of $20 million in December 2021. Read More

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Bob W secures €21M in Series A funding

By Linda Fox | October 25, 2022

The round for the Helsinki-based business was led by IDC Ventures, Elevator Ventures, Verve Ventures and Flashpoint. Read More

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WeTravel lands $27 million to add fintech solutions to platform

By Linda Fox | October 25, 2022

The investment was led by Left Lane Capital with existing investors Base10 Partners and Swift Ventures and a number of angel investors also involved. Read More

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Fleetcor acquires corporate accommodation specialist Roomex

By Linda Fox | October 24, 2022

The acquisition is Fleetcor’s third in travel and transport this year, following its purchase in March of Levarti, a notification system for air passengers. Read More

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Breezeway raises $15M for property care and guest platform

By Jill Menze | October 21, 2022

The Series B round follows the hospitality technology company’s $8 million haul in August 2020. Read More

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Australia’s Camplify acquires European RV rental marketplace PaulCamper

By Mitra Sorrells | October 20, 2022

The acquisition adds operations in Germany as well as Austria and the Netherlands for Camplify, doubling the size of its business as measured by customers, fleet size, bookings and gross profit. Read More

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Pinktada lands $975K for blockchain-based hotel marketplace

By Jill Menze | October 20, 2022

Founded in 2020, Houston-based Pinktada is a membership-based primary and secondary market for hotel rooms, architected on tokenization. Read More

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Holidu scores €100M to expand in existing markets

By Linda Fox | October 19, 2022

The Series E investment was led by 83North, with Northzone, HV Capital, Vintage Investment Partners, Commonfund Capital and existing investors also participating. Read More

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Pace of innovation set to pick up in travel, but fraud worries grow

By Alfred Siew - WiT | October 19, 2022

Panelists at WiT Singapore discuss innovation around trip planning while also sharing concerns about fraud in the digital realm. Read More

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CitySwift raises €5M for public transport intelligence tools

By Linda Fox | October 18, 2022

The Series A investment brings Ireland-based CitySwift's total funding to €8.5 million. Read More

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QEEQ car rental gets investment from Alibaba-owned Fliggy

By Mitra Sorrells | October 18, 2022

QEEQ says the funding is part of a larger partnership it is developing with Fliggy to promote digitalization and innovation in the car rental category. Read More

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South Korea's Plana lands funding for electric air taxis

By Kathryn Walson | October 17, 2022

The company says its goal is to create an autonomous aircraft that can make safe, affordable trips of up to 350 miles. Read More

News / Online

Move to digital gains momentum in tours and activities sector

By Kathryn Walson | October 14, 2022

Online travel agencies will continue to accelerate the move to digital. And with niche OTAs entering the tours and activities market, consolidation is likely on the horizon. Read More

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RV travel stays the course: “There’s no going back”

By Jill Menze | October 14, 2022

Interest in RV rentals - a popular choice amid the pandemic - remains high, with platforms such as Outdoorsy exceeding $2 billion in total transactions. Read More

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