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Travel startups - pick your battles against the powerful wisely

By Alex Bainbridge - Autoura | July 19, 2018

The Phocuswright Conference in November this year comes at a point in the travel and hospitality industry life-cycle where challenger startups from 15-20 years ago are now the global incumbents. Read More

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Booking Holdings invests $500M in Didi ground transport platform

July 17, 2018

Didi Chuxing has caught the eye of Booking Holdings, with a $500 million capital injection and a major strategic partnership. Read More

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TripAdvisor makes second investment in eatigo

By Linda Fox | July 16, 2018

Restaurant reservations service eatigo has received a second investment boost from TripAdvisor in pre Series C funding. Read More

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Headout lands $10M to conquer last-minute experiences market

By Jill Menze | July 12, 2018

Angling to be the largest brand for last-minute experiences, Headout has secured a $10 million investment to expand its service to 100 cities. Read More

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KKday charts expansion into China with investment from Alibaba

By Mitra Sorrells | July 12, 2018

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund has made an investment in Taiwan-based experiences distributor KKday to help it expand into the Chinese market. Read More

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Lodgify bags $5M to build vacation rental tech, eyes hotel market next

By Jill Menze | July 10, 2018

Vacation rental software company Lodgify has raised $5 million to develop its direct-booking technology. Read More

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VIDEO: Under the hood of cruise

By PhocusWire | July 9, 2018

The cruise industry is arguably the last bastion of what some consider the "old model" of travel distribution. Read More

News / Startups

Lufthansa targets Asia Pacific hotspots for tech innovation

By Kevin May | July 5, 2018

Lufthansa Group's Innovation Hub is expanding to the Far East in a bid to capture some of the buzz and prowess of the tech community in two key centers in the region. Read More

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VIDEO: Travel supremacy - Asian Tigers versus Global Elephants

By PhocusWire | July 5, 2018

For many years it was expected, inevitably in a rather arrogant fashion, that western travel brands would simply expand their power to other corners of the globe. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Asia Pacific as a new global hub for travel startups

By PhocusWire | June 25, 2018

A lot of investment has flowed into travel startups from Asia Pacific in recent years - with the region rivaling its noisy counterpart in Silicon Valley. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Travel planning with digital assistants

By PhocusWire | June 18, 2018

Digital assistants in travel are not an entirely new form of technology - moreover, just another layer that builds on the shift to digital and, especially, mobile. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Under the hood of travel startups

By PhocusWire | June 14, 2018

Routehappy recently sold to ATPCO - a deal seen by most as a decent exit for a company that had been steadily growing for seven years. Read More

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PODCAST: PundIT Show #14

By Kevin May | June 8, 2018

Something a little different for episode 14 of the PundIT Show - a one-on-one with Voyager HQ boss John Matson. Read More

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Mews raises €6M to expand property management services

By Jill Menze | June 4, 2018

Cloud-based property management system Mews has nabbed €6 million in Series A funding to develop its platform and services for hotels. Read More

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Roadmap raises $4.6M to expand corporate travel offerings

By Jill Menze | June 1, 2018

Corporate travel management platform Roadmap has raised $4.6 million in Series A funding. Newion Investments led the round, in addition to the Roadmap founders. Read More

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