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Safely raises $12M to expand its short-term rental insurance solutions

By Mitra Sorrells | October 19, 2022

Founded in 2013, Safely provides guest screening and insurance for individual homeowners and professional property managers.... Read More

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Airline industry weighs how personal to get with data

By Kathryn Walson | October 19, 2022

Experts discussed hyper-personalization versus anonymous personalization at ATPCO's recent Elevate event.... Read More

News / Startups

Amenitiz acquires Ododo to offer training courses to independent hoteliers

By Jill Menze | October 19, 2022

Six months following its Series A raise, Spain-based PMS Amenitiz has acquired Ododo to democratize access to training for independent hoteliers.... Read More

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Pace of innovation set to pick up in travel, but fraud worries grow

By Alfred Siew - WiT | October 19, 2022

Panelists at WiT Singapore discuss innovation around trip planning while also sharing concerns about fraud in the digital realm.... Read More

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Guestline acquires Newbridge to extend hotel platform capabilities

By Linda Fox | October 18, 2022

The acquisition brings additional capabilities to Guestline's technology platform, which offers distribution, guest experience and operations software and payments.... Read More

News / Startups

CitySwift raises €5M for public transport intelligence tools

By Linda Fox | October 18, 2022

The Series A investment brings Ireland-based CitySwift's total funding to €8.5 million.... Read More

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A temperature check on crypto payments in travel

By Jill Menze | October 18, 2022

Even with market volatility and technological hurdles, travel providers shouldn’t sleep on the cryptocurrency opportunity.... Read More

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Skyscanner wants to help airports understand “passenger leakage”

By Mitra Sorrells | October 18, 2022

Skyscanner's new tool uses geolocation data from its more than 90 million monthly users to help airports understand the top routes, origins and destinations travelers are searching.... Read More

News / Startups

QEEQ car rental gets investment from Alibaba-owned Fliggy

By Mitra Sorrells | October 18, 2022

QEEQ says the funding is part of a larger partnership it is developing with Fliggy to promote digitalization and innovation in the car rental category. ... Read More

News / Startups

South Korea's Plana lands funding for electric air taxis

By Kathryn Walson | October 17, 2022

The company says its goal is to create an autonomous aircraft that can make safe, affordable trips of up to 350 miles.... Read More

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Airbnb names OMG! Fund hosts, launches noise-monitoring technology

By Jill Menze | October 17, 2022

Airbnb has announced the recipients of its $10,000,000 OMG! Fund as well as a partnership with Minut to provide noise-monitoring support for hosts.... Read More

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WTTC and Sustainable Hospitality Alliance unite for environmental push

By Linda Fox | October 17, 2022

The pair have signed a Memorandum of Understanding committing both organizations to working together on reducing the environmental impact of the hospitality industry.... Read More

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Phocuswright Conference 2022: The maturing rentals sector

By PhocusWire | October 17, 2022

Leaders from Vacasa, Evolve and Hostfully discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the short-term rental sector at The Phocuswright Conference 2022.... Read More