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Short-term rental monitoring startup Minut raises additional $5M
News / Startups
Short-term rental monitoring startup Minut raises additional $5M
By Morgan Hines | December 8, 2023
Minut, which helps property managers and hosts to monitor their properties and automate workflows, plans to use the investment to fund product initiatives.... Read More
Lufthansa, Lilium partner to explore eVTOL opportunities
News / Technology
Lufthansa, Lilium partner to explore eVTOL opportunities
By Linda Fox | December 8, 2023
The companies will look at ground and flight operations, future aircraft maintenance and crew and flight training as they explore ways to use electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.... Read More
STARTUP STAGE: ZentrumHub's AI-based hotel booking engine
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: ZentrumHub's AI-based hotel booking engine
By Morgan Hines | December 8, 2023
Zentrumhub is an AI-powered hotel booking platform that is B2B, B2C and meta-ready and provides an end-to-end experience for users.  ... Read More
BabyQuip - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2023
Interview / Startups
BabyQuip - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2023
By PhocusWire | December 8, 2023
BabyQuip provides rental equipment for families that are traveling, ranging from full-sized cribs, strollers and car seats to toys, monitors, books and more.... Read More
Hotels.com co-founder Bob Diener talks exits and opportunities
News / Distribution
Hotels.com co-founder Bob Diener talks exits and opportunities
By Linda Fox | December 8, 2023
Bob Diener, Hotels.com co-founder and president, now co-founder and president of Travel Funders Network, visits the PhocusWire studio to discuss the changing online hotel landscape.... Read More
Travelers, airlines want sustainability; standards will help
Opinion / Online
Travelers, airlines want sustainability; standards will help
By David Smith – ATPCO | December 7, 2023
Airlines need to embrace the available emissions standards and data and share it with consumers so they can make smart choices about travel.  ... Read More
Klook lands $210 million investment for three-pronged growth strategy
News / Startups
Klook lands $210 million investment for three-pronged growth strategy
By Linda Fox | December 7, 2023
Klook said that it has achieved overall profitability for the first time this year and annualized gross booking value of $3 billion as travel recovery began in 2023 for many Asian markets.... Read More
A different type of travel sustainability research
News / Online
A different type of travel sustainability research
By Phocuswright Research | December 6, 2023
While travelers often have good intentions, a new research report from Phocuswright shows sustainability considerations rarely impact their trip decisions.  ... Read More
Maison Sport lands £3.1M in funding, looks to agents for growth
News / Startups
Maison Sport lands £3.1M in funding, looks to agents for growth
By Linda Fox | December 6, 2023
U.K.-based Maison Sport is looking to collaborate more with travel agents, enabling them to sell its products via affiliate links or API integration.... Read More
TUI plans global booking platform rollout in 2024
News / Technology
TUI plans global booking platform rollout in 2024
By Linda Fox | December 6, 2023
TUI Group is developing a single global sourcing and booking platform that has been launched in Belgium and will be extended to more markets in 2024.... Read More
AmTrav's Klee on saving third-party air distribution in business travel
News / Distribution
AmTrav's Klee on saving third-party air distribution in business travel
By Morgan Hines | December 6, 2023
AmTrav's Jeff Klee believes what’s good for airlines is what’s good for TMCs is what’s good for companies and travelers. ... Read More
Airbnb announces changes to executive team
News / Online
Airbnb announces changes to executive team
By Derek Catron | December 5, 2023
CFO Dave Stephenson becomes Airbnb’s first chief business officer, a role in which he will be asked to drive growth across the company’s existing and new businesses.  ... Read More
Ground transportation startup Transferz extends Series A with funding from Holiday Extras
News / Startups
Ground transportation startup Transferz extends Series A with funding from Holiday Extras
By Mitra Sorrells | December 5, 2023
Founded in 2020, Transferz provides the technology to connect travel brands to local transportation companies offering services to and from more than 750 airports, seaports, train stations and more.    ... Read More
Center lands $30M, plans open platform to improve expense management
News / Startups
Center lands $30M, plans open platform to improve expense management
By Linda Fox | December 5, 2023
The company plans to put the investment towards speeding up innovation through the development of new features to address friction for users and broadening its distribution.... Read More
Travel predictions: Breaking down walls, AI and revenue optimization
Opinion / Technology
Travel predictions: Breaking down walls, AI and revenue optimization
By Klaus Kohlmayr – IDeaS | December 5, 2023
Looking ahead to 2024, Klaus Kohlmayr of IDeaS shares his predictions for “substantial and exciting changes” for the hospitality industry.  ... Read More
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