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News / Online

QOTW: Something about meaning more than money

By PhocusWire | September 21, 2018

Quote from Sam Bruce, co-founder of Much Better Adventures, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

News / Startups

Established travel brands see crowdfunding as mechanism to boost loyalty

By Linda Fox | September 20, 2018

Mr & Mrs Smith and Much Better Adventures discuss why they decided to go down the crowdfunding route. Read More

News / Technology

Infor buys Vivonet in bid to extend tech to other hotel operations

By Kevin May | September 19, 2018

Hospitality tech provider Infor has snapped up Canada-based Vivonet - pushing its portfolio of tools for hotels into food and beverage. Read More

News / Technology

Certify swoops on Captio to further grow expense management ambitions

By Linda Fox | September 18, 2018

Certify acquires Spain-based Captio, its second expansion through M&A in the space of three months during 2018. Read More

News / Startups

TripCreator lands $8M in funding, plans New York move

By Linda Fox | September 14, 2018

TripCreator, a trip planning service, has raised $8 million in funding from venture capitalists and business angels. Read More

News / Startups

Is the travel industry ready for a new wave of disruption?

By PhocusWire | September 13, 2018

"Disruption" has become an ever-present word in the popular vernacular when talking about changes in the digital travel economy. Read More

Notated News / Technology

Digital transformation for retailers: a long game

By Achim Schneider - Digital Commerce 360 | September 3, 2018

Both pure-play and omnichannel retailers have had to come to terms with a new playing field, new rules and a very long list of requirements in recent years. Read More

News / Online

Luxury counts as Sonder gets $85 million deal

By Kevin May | August 27, 2018

High-end rental network platform Sonder has raised a Series C round of investment to the tune of $85 million. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Tech comes of age in tours and activities

By David Juman - Phocuswright | August 27, 2018

There is some irony to the fact that, when it comes to arranging their leisure tours and activities, travelers often have little choice but to reserve and book offline. Read More

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Interview / Startups

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Chris Hemmeter

By PhocusWire | August 23, 2018

A well-known figure on the travel startup scene through his venture firm, Thayer, Chris Hemmeter is a "dragon" at The Phocuswright Conference 2018 in Los Angeles. Read More

Interview / Startups

In The Big Chair - Bonny Simi of JetBlue Technology Ventures

By Mitra Sorrells | August 22, 2018

Founded in 2016, JetBlue Technology Ventures invests in and works with early stage travel technology startups with the goal of improving the travel experience across the whole travel ecosystem - not... Read More

News / Startups

Travel startups: What's the ten-year investment, growth and failure picture?

By Kevin May | August 21, 2018

The number of new travel startups has fallen dramatically in the last two years, coinciding with a significant increase in the amount of money flowing in to the market. Read More

News / Startups

Surveying the travel startup landscape, part 3: The support systems

By Mitra Sorrells | August 20, 2018

In the last few years, several support programs have launched to help entrepreneurs evaluate, develop and grow their innovative ventures across every aspect of travel and tourism. Read More