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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Zingle hospitality messaging 11M funding

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Zingle charts deeper push into hospitality with $11M capital raise

By Mitra Sorrells | February 1, 2019

B2C messaging platform Zingle has landed $11 million in new funding to support its growth in hospitality. Read More

News / Technology

Switchfly in new hands as private equity firms take over loyalty tech provider

By Kevin May | January 29, 2019

Golub Capital and L Capital take a controlling stake in the business, with a new CEO coming in as former boss steps down. Read More

News / Distribution

With new strategic investment, Recharge extends by-the-minute booking platform to vacant homes

By Jill Menze | January 29, 2019

In addition to hotels, users of Recharge's pay-by-the-minute platform can now book homes, as well. Read More

News / Startups

Every innovator pitch from The Phocuswright Conference 2018 - all in one place

By PhocusWire | January 25, 2019

Every pitch was recorded on video and almost every innovator later joined PhocusWire in our studio for a follow-up interview. Read More

News / Startups

WEBINAR REPLAY! Giving innovators the tools required to create brilliant new travel apps

By PhocusWire | January 18, 2019

To create new travel experiences, innovators like startups and developers need to get connected to travel data and functionalities provided by leading IT providers. Read More

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