The seed round was led by ATX Venture Partners, bringing Los Angeles-based Elude's total funding to $5 million.... Read More

Through the partnership, employees of an unnamed large corporate buyer can book their leisure travel directly with American Airlines, without the use of an intermediary, while still receiving the benefits of a corporate booking.... Read More

Despite the sector being on its knees for the majority of the last two years, VCs are considering the industry as a market of opportunity as COVID-19 restrictions ease and consumers look to venture out once more.... Read More

The biometric technology, known as Fast Airport Clearance Experience System (FACES), will be deployed initially for air travel and in the Philippines.... Read More

Launched in 2017, Borrow A Boat’s platform includes both peer-to-peer listings as well as boat rental through traditional charter companies.... Read More

The company currently serves more than 55,000 properties in 185 countries and says it will use the funding for product innovation and global expansion.... Read More

During a session at the Phocuswright Conference 2021 this week, Hopper CEO Fred Lalonde discussed the size of the opportunity he sees in fintech.... Read More

Amadeus announced IHG as the launch partner for the technology in 2015 and hoped to bring on similar enterprise level companies to create a community platform in the ensuing years.... Read More

The European online travel company says its subscription service, Prime, has expanded with more than half a million new subscribers.... Read More

Despegar ended the third quarter of 2021 with an adjusted EBITDA loss of $10.3 million, its highest adjusted EBITDA figure since the pandemic-affected second quarter of 2020.... Read More

The investment from Permira is double the value of the U.S.-based company's previous round in 2018 and brings its total funding so far to $227 million.... Read More

The combined company will be called Revinate and Go Moment CEO Raj Singh will become chief strategy officer.... Read More

During a session at the Phocuswright Conference 2021 this week, a session on SPACs put the spotlight on the benefits and pitfalls of using the mechanism to go public.... Read More

U.S.-based TravelBank, a member of the PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2020 collection, is a travel and expenses management platform.... Read More

According to the online search giant, travel will become more meaningful, inclusive and purposeful moving into 2022.... Read More