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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

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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

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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

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Goboony drives off with €6M to expand motorhome rental platform across Europe

By Jill Menze | December 7, 2021

U.K.-based Goboony currently offers more than 2,000 motorhomes for rent and aims to have the largest European fleet by early 2022. Read More

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What is Booking Holdings up to with its big 2021 spending spree?

By Kevin May | December 6, 2021

PhocusWire asked a range of executives and experts for their perspective on what might be motivating the buying spree at Booking Holdings and what it means for their competitors, others and the future. Read More

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American Express GBT will go public via SPAC at $5.3B valuation

By Mitra Sorrells | December 3, 2021

The transaction, expected to close in the first half of 2022, is expected to provide up to $1.2 billion of gross proceeds, of which $335 million is fully committed from new investors including... Read More

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Sounding Off: IPOs might hamper the spirit of innovation

By PhocusWire | December 3, 2021

The balance between the formalities and culture of becoming a public company alongside fostering an ability to try new things is a difficult one. Read More

News / Startups

Selina plots public listing via SPAC

By Linda Fox | December 3, 2021

Selina, which was launched in 2015, is combining with existing SPAC New York-based BOA Acquisition Corp. with gross proceeds of $285 million anticipated from the deal. Read More

News / Startups

Kayak leads $60M Series C for Life House

By Mitra Sorrells | December 2, 2021

Life House and Kayak have been working together since last spring with the opening of Kayak Miami Beach, a hotel managed by Life House. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Accenture on being agile, data-driven and prepared for the future

By PhocusWire | December 2, 2021

If we accept personalization, digitalization and decentralized processes are going to be movements to adopt over the next five to 10 years, positioning and structuring a business now would be a sensible... Read More

News / Startups

YouTrip eyes B2B payments following $30M funding round

By Linda Fox | December 2, 2021

Singapore-based YouTrip says its app has been downloaded more than 1.5 million times and that it has processed some 20 million transactions across Singapore and Thailand. Read More

Interview / Technology

VIDEO: UpStay - Launch pitch winner at Phocuswright Conference 2021

By PhocusWire | November 30, 2021

UpStay is reinventing upselling by enabling hotels to unlock new profit opportunities with its automated and data-driven solution. Read More

News / Startups

Limehome attracts real estate and hotel investors

By Linda Fox | November 23, 2021

The funds enable Limehome to take advantage of the real estate development and management, as well as hotel, expertize of the participating companies. Read More

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Peek secures $80M Series C round led by ex-Airbnb exec

By Jill Menze | November 23, 2021

The round, which brings the tours and activities platform’s total funding to more than $100 million, was led by Laurence Tosi’s WestCap and Goldman Sachs. Read More