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News / Technology

Amadeus CEO on how to manage the speed of innovation in travel

By Mitra Sorrells | April 4, 2019

Amadeus' Luis Maroto spoke about the pace of innovation in travel and finding the right talent to address that challenge during an interview at the World Travel and Tourism Council's Global Summit in... Read More

Notated News / Technology

Middle East countries accelerate quantum computing research

By Alicia Buller - Computer Weekly | April 1, 2019

Universities in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have launched quantum computing research groups to cultivate homegrown knowledge of the tech. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: There's nothing wrong with being smart about investment cash

By PhocusWire | March 29, 2019

As unprofitable Lyft secures its multi-billion valuation IPO, startups in ground transportation and elsewhere should reflect on what their own strategy does for them. Read More

News / Online

Uber eyes Middle East with $3.1B acquisition of Careem

By Kevin May | March 26, 2019

The purchase price will be split between $1.4 billion in cash and $1.7 billion in convertible notes, Uber said when confirming the acquisition this week. Read More

News / Distribution

Japan Airlines and Travelport unite to create domestic distribution platform

By Kevin May | March 22, 2019

Travelport will form a joint venture with Japan Airlines to take over the running of the former global distribution system known as Axess. Read More

News / Technology

Guesty leads short-term rental software race with $35M raise

By Jill Menze | March 21, 2019

The property management platform’s funding now totals $60 million - the highest of any other software in the short-term rental space, according to the company. Read More

News / Technology

Zuzu Hospitality Solutions expands in Asia Pacific with $3.7M round

By Jill Menze | March 20, 2019

Revenue management service Zuzu Hospitality Solutions has notched $3.7 million in a Series A round. Read More

News / Online

Drivezy eyes $100M investment round and international growth

By Kevin May | March 15, 2019

The round will bring its total to-date in the region of £250 million, through a combination of debt financing and a recent round in late-2018 of $20 million. Read More

News / Online

AirAsia launches venture capital fund to grow startup base in Southeast Asia

By Jill Menze | March 5, 2019

The low-cost carrier’s venture arm, RedBeat Ventures, is establishing the VC fund - dubbed RedBeat Capital - alongside a strategic partnership with San Francisco-based startup accelerator and venture... Read More

Notated News / Technology

Digital disruption in China shows anything possible from e-commerce giants

By Mohan Subramaniam and Raj Rajgopal - Sloan MIT | February 26, 2019

Recent events in the Chinese banking industry to highlight how these massive digital newcomers gain powerful consumer experience insights from their digital ecosystems and how this changed the nature of... Read More

News / Distribution

Accor goes down experiences route as it unveils All loyalty platform

By Linda Fox | February 22, 2019

Accor has unveiled its new loyalty platform All combining its loyalty program and distribution. Read More

News / Startups

China, part 3: The state of the travel startup ecosystem

By Mitra Sorrells | February 19, 2019

William Bao Bean of SOSV, Lio Chen of Plug & Play and Margaret Feng of Ctrip's Oasis Lab talk to us about China's startup ecosystem. Read More

News / Startups

2nd Address raises $10M for long-term rental platform for business travelers

By Mitra Sorrells | February 6, 2019

2nd Address, an Airbnb-style platform for business travelers, has raised $10 million to expand. Read More

News / Startups

Bag-storage service LuggageHero bags $1.45M to expand in U.S. and Europe

By Jill Menze | February 4, 2019

LuggageHero - named one of PhocusWire’s Hot 25 Startups for 2019 - has raised $1.45 million to expand its luggage-storage operations to 36 additional cities. Read More