Investments

News / Startups

Virdee adds $2M to seed round for virtual concierge service

By Linda Fox | April 19, 2021

U.S-based Virdee believes contactless solutions for check-in and payment at hotels are here to stay. Read More

News / Technology

HRS acquires German travel billing company Itelya

By Mitra Sorrells | April 15, 2021

Terms of the deal are not being disclosed but the entire Itelya team will become employees of HRS. Read More

News / Online

Bandwango raises $3M to build its activities platform for destinations

By Mitra Sorrells | April 14, 2021

Bandwango's Destination Experience Engine packages free and paid experiences that DMOs and other organizations can easily share with visitors. Read More

News / Startups

Tier acquires Makery to establish central Europe hub for e-scooters

By Linda Fox | April 9, 2021

Tier plans to launch is e-scooters in Budapest following its acquisition of software development specialist Makery. Read More

News / Technology

Guesty acquires MyVR as consolidation continues in short-term rentals

By Jill Menze | April 8, 2021

With MyVR, Guesty says it “effectively makes the company the largest short-term rental property management platform worldwide.” Read More

News / Startups

Bob W tops up seed round with €6M for apartment rental concept

By Linda Fox | April 8, 2021

Bob W plans to develop its technology stack and add further apartments following its latest investment. Read More

News / Startups

Singapore-based Port gets pre-seed investment for "remote travel" concept

By Mitra Sorrells | April 7, 2021

Port connects users with guides around the world who enable them to experience destinations and business events through video calls rather than being there in-person. Read More

News / Startups

Saudi Arabian startup Gazal raises $2M to expand micromobility services

By Mitra Sorrells | April 6, 2021

Gazal offers dockless bikes and e-scooters in cities around Saudi Arabia and plans to expand throughout the region. Read More

News / Startups

Short-term rental noise-monitoring solution NoiseAware raises $8M

By Mitra Sorrells | April 5, 2021

The company will use the capital to accelerate product innovation, expand internationally and explore markets beyond short-term rentals. Read More

Interview / Distribution

How I Got Here, episode 58 - Rami Zeidan of Life House

By PhocusWire | April 1, 2021

After working in the finance and real estate worlds for the early part of his career, Rami Zeidan tells Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire how he took the plunge into the operational part... Read More

News / Startups

Mint House secures investment for corporate travel rental platform

By Linda Fox | March 26, 2021

Mint House, a rentals for corporate travel concept, previously announced $15 million in funding in May 2019. Read More

News / Technology

My Method… How digitizing an IHG hotel helped save both time and money

By Aaron Belton - DocMX | March 25, 2021

With DocMX, the InterContinental Cascais-Estoril automated daily revenue audits by around 90%, saving considerable time, facilitating remote collaboration and reducing print-related costs. Read More

Interview / Technology

How I Got Here, episode 57 - Greg O'Hara of Certares

By PhocusWire | March 25, 2021

An astute and outspoken financial operator, O'Hara's influence in travel has grown considerably in recent years through the Certares investment vehicle, as he explains to David Litwak or Mozio and... Read More

News / Online

Hopper closes $170M funding round, creates new B2B offering with Capital One as first partner

By Mitra Sorrells | March 24, 2021

Hopper is kicking off an ambitious growth plan that includes the launch of Hopper Cloud, selling its infrastructure, agency content, financial technology and data science capabilities to other travel... Read More