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Thatch raises $3M, helping travel creators monetize content

By Linda Fox | September 2, 2021

The seed investment for the company was led by Wave Capital, with Freestyle and Netflix founder Mark... Read More

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eDreams Odigeo claims bookings are exceeding pre-pandemic levels

By Linda Fox | September 1, 2021

The Spain-based company says bookings in July and August accelerated further compared to full-year... Read More

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Q&A: Exploring the role of cryptocurrency in travel's recovery

By Linda Fox | August 26, 2021

Some believe cryptocurrencies have many applications in travel and their use could potentially aid the... Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Motourismo helps motorcyclists book trips worldwide

By Linda Fox | August 25, 2021

Motourismo is a search and booking platform for motorcycle trips and helps riders ship their... Read More

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RoomPriceGenie conjures up $2.2M for international push

By Linda Fox | August 24, 2021

RoomPriceGenie claims it has tripled it revenues in the past 12 months.... Read More

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Travel startup investment to hit $44B in 2021

By Linda Fox | August 23, 2021

The number of travel and mobility startups grew 5% in 2021, according to Lufthansa Innovation Hub.... Read More

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Swvl acquires Shotl, expands shared transport service

By Linda Fox | August 20, 2021

Shared mobility and mass transit provider Swvl has grown its presence to 16 countries through the... Read More

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How COVID-19 has changed travel's chief technology officers

By Linda Fox | August 19, 2021

Travel CTOs have had to acquire new skills, upend their priority list and think carefully about how to... Read More

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RateGain plans IPO, more acquisitions in the cards

By Linda Fox | August 18, 2021

RateGain hopes to raise $54 million from a fresh issue of shares while the company's founders and... Read More

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Zipp Mobility raises €1.3M for e-scooter expansion

By Linda Fox | August 17, 2021

Ireland-based Zipp Mobility holds licenses to operate e-scooters in several U.K. locations.... Read More

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Booking.com develops internal platform to build modular AI agents

Booking.com said AgentHub’s configuration-driven setups and shared infrastructure allow teams to build... Read More