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News / Startups
U.K. startup wi-Q lands £3 million to digitalize payments in hospitality
By Jill Menze | September 8, 2022
Founded in 2014, wi-Q aims to help hospitality and leisure companies improve the guest experience via... Read More
Expedia Group launches new social impact, sustainability strategy
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Expedia Group launches new social impact, sustainability strategy
By Jill Menze | September 7, 2022
Expedia Group's Open World social impact and sustainability strategy addresses the traveler... Read More
Google to phase out Book on Google for flights
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Google to phase out Book on Google for flights
By Jill Menze | September 1, 2022
The decision comes after Google shuttered its Book on Google option for hotels earlier this year.... Read More
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Hotelbeds claims travel-tech first with Istanbul airport partnership
By Jill Menze | August 31, 2022
The destination marketing campaign brings special rates to Hotelbeds customers as well as exposure to... Read More
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Zumper adds $30M in funding to launch short-term rental marketplace
By Jill Menze | August 29, 2022
With the addition of short-term rentals, Zumper claims it is the first real estate marketplace to... Read More
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News / Startups
Flyway lands $10M to “Airbnb-ify” the second home co-ownership model
By Jill Menze | August 29, 2022
Flyway will use the funds to acquire its first properties in London.... Read More
pricelabs acquires rental scale up
News / Technology
PriceLabs acquires Rental Scale-Up in push to deliver vacation rental insights
By Jill Menze | August 25, 2022
With Rental Scale-Up, PriceLabs says it will be able to deliver vacation rental business practices and... Read More
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Vacasa appoints ex-Egencia’s Rob Greyber as CEO
By Jill Menze | August 24, 2022
Rob Greyber, who previously served as president of Egencia, replaces current Vacasa chief executive... Read More
Shackle raises $5.5M to digitize the hotel guest experience
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Shackle raises $5.5M to digitize the hotel guest experience
By Jill Menze | August 23, 2022
Founded in 2020, Shackle helps hotels streamline operations by integrating backend systems into its... Read More
State of Travel Startups 2022: Investors betting on full recovery
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State of Travel Startups 2022: Investors betting on full recovery
By Jill Menze | August 22, 2022
Phocuswright's annual State of Travel Startups report finds that investors are betting on a full... Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: LIFE wants to turn hotel reservations into NFTs
LIFE is an online booking platform offering hotel reservations and experiences that will be digitized... Read More
UAE startup Silkhaus raises $7.75M for short-term rental platform
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UAE startup Silkhaus raises $7.75M for short-term rental platform
Founded in 2021, Silkhaus provides property owners with digital tools to monetize and manage their... Read More
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On-demand car rental startup Kyte raises $60M for expansion
The Series B round will help Kyte on its mission to become “the world’s largest operator of... Read More
rendezverse
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RendezVerse seeks £7.5 million for metaverse-as-a-solution platform
With the funding, RendezVerse, which counts WorldwideEvents as a founding shareholder, says it will... Read More
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EasyJet holidays partners with Musement for tours and activities bookings
With the partnership, Musement will develop and power an easyJet holidays digital platform for tours... Read More
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News / Technology
Lodgify eyes global expansion of vacation rental tech with $30M haul
Founded in 2012, Lodgify helps vacation rental hosts and businesses build their own websites to... Read More
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