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Flight Centre invests in NDC-led airline tech specialist TPConnects

By Linda Fox | March 6, 2020

The Australia-based travel retailer says the undisclosed investment improves its air content, with... Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: GetLost wants to make cheap on-demand travel a reality

By Steven Lerner | March 6, 2020

GetLost connects last-minute travelers with exclusively negotiated cheap deals on empty airline seats.... Read More

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Expedia Group, Booking Holdings spent more than $11B on marketing (mostly to Google) in 2019

By Steven Lerner | March 6, 2020

One company grew its marketing spend in 2019 and the other company essentially remained flat. ... Read More

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Despite "volatile macro environment," Despegar finishes 2019 strong with 10% revenue increase

By Steven Lerner | March 5, 2020

Despegar ended 2019 on a high note with a 10% increase in fourth quarter revenue to $145.6 million,... Read More

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Digital identity solution Airside gets strategic investment from Amadeus Ventures

By Steven Lerner | March 5, 2020

For its first investment of 2020, Amadeus Ventures is backing mobile identity solution Airside for an... Read More

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Hostelworld suffers 9% EBITDA decline in 2019, expects loss due to coronavirus

By Steven Lerner | March 4, 2020

Hostelworld Group reports a 9% decrease in EBITDA to €20.5 million for the full-year in 2019 and... Read More

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VIDEO: American Express GBT on rogue spend, digital experience and content fragmentation

By Linda Fox | March 4, 2020

American Express GBT's Evan Konwiser, executive vice president of product and strategies, joins us in... Read More

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Hospitality startup Oaky raises $9.5M to develop upsell technology

By Steven Lerner | March 4, 2020

Hotel upsell platform Oaky is embarking on its next phase of growth and development following its... Read More

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Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle unit Waymo rides off with $2.25B investment

By Steven Lerner | March 4, 2020

Waymo, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of Google’s parent Alphabet Inc., is welcoming its first... Read More

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Lanes & Planes lands $10M to expand customer base, develop corporate travel tech

By Linda Fox | March 3, 2020

The round was led by Battery Ventures, with DN Capital and Connect Ventures, an existing investor,... Read More

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