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Borrow A Boat raises £1.1M through crowdfunding

By Mitra Sorrells | November 18, 2021

Launched in 2017, Borrow A Boat’s platform includes both peer-to-peer listings as well as boat rental through traditional charter companies. Read More

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Revinate acquires AI messaging solution Go Moment

By Mitra Sorrells | November 17, 2021

The combined company will be called Revinate and Go Moment CEO Raj Singh will become chief strategy officer. Read More

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VIDEO: SPACs and the future of travel investing

By PhocusWire | November 17, 2021

During a session at the Phocuswright Conference 2021 this week, a session on SPACs put the spotlight on the benefits and pitfalls of using the mechanism to go public. Read More

News / Technology

CWT plans $100M technology investment

By Linda Fox | November 16, 2021

The travel management company's $100 million tech investment is part of its $350 million recapitalization program. Read More

News / Startups

Welcome to the Hot 25 Startups for 2022

By PhocusWire | November 15, 2021

PhocusWire presents the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2022 - our annual list of new companies in travel, tourism and hospitality that we think will make a mark next year. Read More

News / Online

Booking Holdings to acquire Getaroom for $1.2B

By Jill Menze | November 12, 2021

The B2B hotel room distributor will roll into Booking Holdings’ Priceline brand to form a new strategic partnerships business unit. Read More

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VIDEO: Trip.com Group on recovery investment strategies

By Mitra Sorrells | November 12, 2021

In an interview during WiT Experience Singapore 2021, Trip.com Group co-founder and executive chairman James Liang says the company is ready to return to a growth mindset. Read More

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Q&A: SiteMinder on how it went public during a pandemic

By Kevin May | November 9, 2021

We spoke to CEO Sankar Narayan, who took over from co-founder and managing director Mike Ford three years ago, at the end of the its first day of trading as a public company. Read More

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Lime raises $523M round, promises $20M will go to net zero goal

November 8, 2021

The e-scooter and electric bike company received the capital from ADG, Fidelity, Highbridge and fellow ground transportation provider Uber. Read More

News / Startups

How Certares is making capital out of COVID

By Ian Jarrett - WIT | November 8, 2021

Why "the only shop in town" has travel companies queuing at the door. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Building in stealth, launching and early phases for startups

By PhocusWire | November 5, 2021

The co-founder and CEO of the newest corporate travel startup, Spotnana, discusses why and how the company launched in stealth mode. Read More

News / Online

Uniguest acquires Volara to launch voice tech division

By Mitra Sorrells | November 4, 2021

Volara founder and CEO Dave Berger will become executive vice president of Uniguest’s new voice division, which will maintain the brand name of Volara. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Accelerators and nurturing startups

By PhocusWire | November 4, 2021

Mark Lenahan at Travelport joined us at the PhocusWire Pulse: Startups in the Spotlight to explain how accelerators work and what types of businesses it is interested in. Read More