Investments

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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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Hoteliers hit by labor shortage have robots in their toolbox

By Tovin Lapan | February 15, 2022

Confronting a protracted labor shortage, hoteliers have struggled to maintain standard operations, much less meet new demands that the pandemic has produced. Read More

News / Startups

Cogo acquires eScoot in mobility aggregator consolidation

By Linda Fox | February 14, 2022

Cogo and eScoot help users find and book electric scooters, bikes, cars and mopeds in cities across Europe. Read More

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Q&A: Sandra Brahn of Vtrips on growth, acquisitions

By Jill Menze | February 14, 2022

Previously at Vacasa, Sandra Brahn joins Vtrips to develop and execute the vacation rental management company’s merger and acquisition strategy. Read More