Investments

dovevivo altido merge
News / Distribution
Altido, DoveVivo merge for European hospitality platform
By Jill Menze | February 28, 2022
Co-living company DoveVivo has acquired property management company Altido to create what it says is the largest residential management platform in Europe. Read More
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News / Startups
APAC micromobility startup Beam raises $93M for expansion
By Mitra Sorrells | February 28, 2022
Founded in 2018, Beam currently operates in 35 cities across Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia. Read More
Vacation home co-ownership startup Ember raises $17.4M
News / Startups
Vacation home co-ownership startup Ember raises $17.4M
By Mitra Sorrells | February 24, 2022
Founded in June 2021, Ember buys or builds luxury vacation homes valued between $1.5 and $5 million and sells them in shares of up to 8 per property. Read More
Tech investments driving Flight Centre’s corporate recovery
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Tech investments driving Flight Centre’s corporate recovery
By Jill Menze | February 24, 2022
The Australia-based travel agency says recent investments in WhereTo and Shep are powering recovery for the Corporate Traveller and FCM brands Read More
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News / Online
Hopper acquires Smooss to cultivate airline partnerships
By Mitra Sorrells | February 24, 2022
The entire Smooss team, including co-founder and CEO Benjamin Lalanne, will join Hopper as part of the team leading its B2B initiative, Hopper Cloud. Read More
GetMyBoat acquired by Yanmar, gets $21M growth boost
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GetMyBoat acquired by Yanmar, gets $21M growth boost
By Linda Fox | February 24, 2022
The investment will be used to expand the team and accelerate international expansion. Read More
VIDEO: Activities can lean on tech for better travel experiences
News / Technology
VIDEO: Activities can lean on tech for better travel experiences
By PhocusWire | February 23, 2022
The sector has an ideal opportunity to show a path forward to the rest of the travel industry when it comes to deploying technology to improve the overall guest experience once a customer is using the... Read More
Busbud expands in Latin America with fresh funding, acquisition
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Busbud expands in Latin America with fresh funding, acquisition
By Jill Menze | February 23, 2022
Montreal-based bus ticketing marketplace Busbud has raised $11 million in funding and acquired Chile-based Recorrido. Read More
Hosco cooks up a €3.4M round for hospitality network
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Hosco cooks up a €3.4M round for hospitality network
By Linda Fox | February 22, 2022
The hospitality recruitment platform is planning further expansion following the latest injection of capital. Read More
Lavanda secures $7.25M to grow flexible rental platform
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Lavanda secures $7.25M to grow flexible rental platform
By Jill Menze | February 17, 2022
Lavanda’s flexible rental technology optimizes occupancy and revenue for residential apartment blocks. Read More
AirAsia and Avolon fly off with airborne ride-sharing service
News / Technology
AirAsia and Avolon fly off with airborne ride-sharing service
By Kevin May | February 17, 2022
The carrier has signed a deal with Avolon to lease at least 100 VX4 eVTOL aircraft, which it says will be used to provide "advanced air mobility" to passengers. Read More
AvantStay raises $500M to create property company subsidiary
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AvantStay raises $500M to create property company subsidiary
February 17, 2022
Backing for the move comes via Saluda Grade, which led the round and is a specialist in real estate asset management. Read More
gozayaan-findmyadventure
News / Online
GoZayaan expands into Pakistan with FindMyAdventure acquisition
By Linda Fox | February 17, 2022
Until now GoZayaan has focused on aggregating hotel, bus and air content in Bangladesh Read More
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News / Startups
Hertz invests in Ufodrive to build digital rental experience
By Linda Fox | February 16, 2022
The Series A investment was co-led by Certares, in partnership with Knighthead Capital Management. Read More
ANA and Joby to develop airport-city center air taxi service
News / Technology
ANA and Joby to develop airport-city center air taxi service
By Kevin May | February 15, 2022
The pair say the service could reduce transfers from Osaka station to Kansai International Airport, for example, from one hour by car to 15 minutes over 31 miles. Read More
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