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Spectaflow adds €1.7M for hotel operations tech

By Linda Fox | January 6, 2022

Iceland-based Spectaflow has raised a total of €2.5 million, created in 2019, including this latest funding. Read More

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TheUp touts hospitality super app development with £7M investment

By Linda Fox | January 6, 2022

London-based TheUp, which started as mobile phone charging business ChargeUp, before pivoting to a mobile order and pay application, ServedUp, wants to create a “super app” for hospitality. Read More

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Travel startup founders on the complexities of fundraising

By Mitra Sorrells | January 6, 2022

With investors showing more interest in travel, founders explain how they make decisions about fundraising. Read More

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Clear acquires virtual queuing tech company Whyline

By Jill Menze | January 5, 2022

Whyline’s software allows users to see live wait-times to enter a queue remotely. Read More

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HomeToGo acquires AMIVAC in bid to expand in France

By Kevin May | January 5, 2022

AMIVAC also owns and operates the Vacances and Vacances SeLoger websites, with a particular focus on its domestic market in France as well as other having properties in other countries. Read More

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CellPoint Digital raises $25M to go beyond travel payments

By Linda Fox | January 5, 2022

CellPoint Digital plans to use the funds to expand into new markets including retail, gaming, crypto and digital content. Read More

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Flight Centre acquires Shep to boost corporate travel product

By Mitra Sorrells | December 22, 2021

Shep’s technology helps companies manage and measure employee behavior when using corporate booking systems as well as on consumer sites such as Expedia and Airbnb. Read More

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Jin Jiang partners with Tencent to spur hospitality innovation in China

By Mitra Sorrells | December 21, 2021

The hospitality and technology companies will work together to identify startups and to enable them to test their solutions in Jin Jiang%27s hotels. Read More

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Voi adds $115M for micro-mobility expansion in Europe

By Linda Fox | December 20, 2021

Sweden-based Voi plans to use its Series D funding to expand into new European markets and add more e-bikes. Read More

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Yanolja acquires Dable to boost hotel AI capabilities

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebinTravel | December 17, 2021

Yanolja's acquisition of Dable is part of its ambition to become the world's number one travel platform. Read More

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Taking a cue from vacation rentals, RV rentals professionalize

By Jill Menze | December 17, 2021

RV rental marketplaces have boomed amid the pandemic, in many ways mirroring the trajectory of home-share sites. Read More

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GuruHotel raises $2.1M to help hotels drive direct bookings

By Mitra Sorrells | December 17, 2021

Founded in 2019, GuruHotel's platform enables hotels to build their websites and start selling rooms online in less than one hour. Read More

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India-based ride-hailing firm Ola secures $500M loan

By Mitra Sorrells | December 16, 2021

Founded in 2010, Ola’s platform serves users in more than 250 cities across India, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Read More

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VIDEO: Financial analysts unravel the truth from the hype in travel

By PhocusWire | December 16, 2021

For all the talk of a pandemic recovery and the introduction of new tools and technology, what do the money brainiacs who cover the sector think? Read More

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CTM acquires Helloworld’s corporate travel business

By Mitra Sorrells | December 15, 2021

Helloworld Corporate operates via the brands QBT, AOT Hotels, TravelEdge and Show Grou in Australia and APX and Atlas Travel in New Zealand. Read More

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