Investments

News / Online

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

News / Online

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

News / Online

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

News / Online

AvantStay rides alternative accommodation wave with $160M capital raise

By Kevin May | December 15, 2021

The alternative accommodation platform has over 1,000 properties in more than 100 cities in the U.S. and Mexico, with ambitions to use the new funding round to expand the business into new markets. Read More

News / Startups

Tracking travel startup investment trends in 2021

By Linda Fox | December 15, 2021

Standout sectors attracting investment in 2021 include alternative accommodation and ground transportation while tours and activities, corporate travel and hotel tech startups are also getting some... Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire Pulse: Emerging Innovation

By PhocusWire | December 15, 2021

For our ninth event this year, we focus on emerging innovation as it relates to technology and processes impacting on the travel, tourism and hospitality sector in 2022. Read More

News / Technology

Weather tech shines as Sensible Weather raises $4M, Tomorrow.io plots SPAC IPO

By Jill Menze | December 13, 2021

Sensible Weather offers consumers assurance when booking, while JetBlue Technology Ventures-backed Tomorrow.io minimizes operational airport disruptions. Read More

News / Online

The rapid growth of online travel in five charts

By Phocuswright Research | December 10, 2021

Phocuswright’s managing director Pete Comeau presents five charts in three minutes that show the growth of online penetration into the sector. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Why too much cash can lead to startup failure

By PhocusWire | December 10, 2021

At The Phocuswright Conference, Altimeter Capital’s Brad Gerstner and YC Continuity’s Anu Hariharan discuss how the pandemic has affected the startup ecosystem and the benefit of not raising too much... Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Amadeus on recovery trends and startup areas to watch

By PhocusWire | December 9, 2021

Seasonality as been impacted and a much later decision process on destinations from consumers is a new reality, with direct implications for technology and specifically artificial intelligence. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

The new reality of travel bubbles

By Joel Brandon-Bravo - TransPerfect | December 8, 2021

Though travel bubbles are a temporary fix to the challenges brought on by the pandemic, the industry has had to adapt and make the most out of a less than ideal situation. Read More

News / Startups

Casai expands in Brazil, acquires Roomin

By Linda Fox | December 8, 2021

Roomin, which is also a property technology specialist, gives Casai a presence in Brazil leisure destination Florianopolis. Read More

From Our Partners / Online

VIDEO: Technology Crossover Ventures on decades of investing in travel and the next era

By PhocusWire | December 8, 2021

Priding itself on backing its portfolio companies for the long-term, TCV's investments have ranged from investing in companies as diverse as Airbnb and Expedia to, outside of travel, Facebook, Spotify... Read More

News / Online

Rentals and SPACs spotlighted as Vacasa goes public at $4.4B valuation

By Mitra Sorrells | December 7, 2021

Vacasa CFO Jamie Cohen says the company has two priorities that will drive how it uses the new capital: adding supply and developing its technology and product. Read More