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LuckyApp crowdfunding
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Travel app LuckyTrip crowdfunds £1.5M on Crowdcube, Syndicate Room
By Steven Lerner | October 30, 2019
LuckyTrip's latest crowdfunding campaigns - including £1 million from 1,879 investors on Crowdcube - will allow it to scale internationally as it grows in popularity.... Read More
southeast asia trends air fragmentation
News / Online
Southeast Asia a “melting pot of trends” in online travel
By Mitra Sorrells | October 30, 2019
Travel companies are expanding their offerings and forging partnerships to stay ahead in the fast-changing market of Southeast Asia.... Read More
Booking.com app integrates ride-hailing services via Grab
News / Distribution
Booking.com app integrates ride-hailing services via Grab
By Marissa Trew - WiT | October 29, 2019
Booking.com and Grab are extending their partnership with the addition of Grab's ride-hailing service into the OTA's mobile app.... Read More
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News / Technology
Integrated tech is still a dream in business travel
By Linda Fox | October 29, 2019
The survey from the Association of Corporate Travel Executives reveals that 72% of buyers say their business travel program is only somewhat integrated.... Read More
vacasa series c 319 million
News / Online
Vacasa now a unicorn, lands largest vacation rental Series C at $319M
By Mitra Sorrells | October 29, 2019
Vacasa's latest investment is the largest such Series C round to date in the vacation rental management industry.... Read More
Richard Branson celebrates the first Virgin Galactic trade on the New York Stock Exchange
News / Technology
One small step for space tourism - Virgin Galactic merges with Social Capital Hedosophia, goes public
By Steven Lerner | October 29, 2019
With the merger between Virgin Galactic and Social Capital Hedosophia, anyone can now invest in a human spaceflight company.... Read More
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News / Online
Airbnb leads $60M investment in attraction bookings brand Tiqets
By Kevin May | October 29, 2019
Created in 2014, CEO and co-founder Luuc Elzinga has led the company through a number of investments, including a $23 million Series B almost 12 months ago to the day.... Read More
MiStay gets new funding from ah! Ventures
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Hourly hotel booking company MiStay lands funding from Ah! Ventures
By Steven Lerner | October 29, 2019
Ah! Ventures, along with entrepreneur Sumit Nagpal, lead a new undisclosed funding round for MiStay.... Read More
flybook-rezdy-integration
News / Distribution
Flybook opens up tours and activities distribution via Rezdy partnership
By Linda Fox | October 28, 2019
The partnership enables tours and experiences providers using Flybook to distribute their products through thousands of online and offline agents.... Read More
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Johannes Reck
Interview / Distribution
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Johannes Reck
By PhocusWire | October 28, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Florida in November, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Step forward Johannes Reck of GetYourGuide.... Read More
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Interview / Distribution
In The Big Chair - Amit Saberwal of RedDoorz
By Linda Fox | October 28, 2019
RedDoorz was founded five years ago and has raised $115 million in 2019. Expansion to new markets is part of the strategy, as is technology development.... Read More
Duffel online distribution platform
News / Distribution
Duffel raises additional $30M to launch new distribution platform
By Steven Lerner | October 28, 2019
Index Ventures led the round, with previous investors Benchmark and Blossom participating, resulting in a total of $56 million raised by the U.K.-based company.... Read More
sounding off disruption
Interview / Technology
Sounding Off: In travel, better doesn't always equal disruptive
By PhocusWire | October 25, 2019
"Better" is different to what has come before. It builds on previous developments or goes in a different direction, but has it really turned things on their head, is it groundbreaking?... Read More
The Phocuswright Conference 2019 preview - Activities become just part of the bigger jigsaw
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The Phocuswright Conference 2019 preview - Activities become just part of the bigger jigsaw
By PhocusWire | October 25, 2019
Tours and activities operates from a position of acceptability from the wider industry - it is part of the mainstream and no longer the outlier.... Read More
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Jeff Glueck
Interview / Technology
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Jeff Glueck
By PhocusWire | October 25, 2019
Jeff Glueck has been CEO of Foursquare since 2016, developing it into a leading location technology platform used by brands such as Uber, Snapchat, Samsung and Twitter. ... Read More
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