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Tracking Q3 travel startup funding

By Linda Fox | October 1, 2025

PhocusWire tracks the large and small travel startup funding rounds in Q3 as well as M&A activity in... Read More

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Mews adds housekeeping tech to platform with acquisition of Flexkeeping

By Linda Fox | September 30, 2025

Flexkeeping said its technology has helped hotel teams become 40% more productive, reduced guest... Read More

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Hospitable looks to platform users and employees to raise $1.5M

By Linda Fox | September 30, 2025

The company describes itself as a short-term rental super app offering a range of services including... Read More

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Fetcherr lands $42M to expand AI pricing tech internationally

By Linda Fox | September 25, 2025

Using its own large market model, Fetcherr digests market dynamics to help airlines forecast demand... Read More

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WeTravel lands $92M to develop AI tools for multi-day trip operators

By Linda Fox | September 24, 2025

The company said the round triples its valuation and will go towards developing its platform to expand... Read More

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Thayer's Hemmeter on SPAC comeback and space for a new travel brand

By Linda Fox | September 24, 2025

Chris Hemmeter, managing director of Thayer Investment Partners, discusses the pace of experimentation... Read More

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Direct Travel acquires ATPI to expand Avenir technology globally

By Linda Fox | September 22, 2025

Direct Travel hopes to speed up the rollout of its Spotnana-based booking technology through the... Read More

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Lake.com lands $2.6M for vacation rental discovery platform

By Linda Fox | September 17, 2025

Founded in 2023, Lake.com is betting that travel bookings will be made by AI agents in the future.... Read More

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Alltheway raises €3.5M for baggage operating system

By Linda Fox | September 16, 2025

Alltheway’s technology aims to simplify baggage handling across airlines, rail operators, hotels and... Read More

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Lufthansa, Amadeus test digital ID wallet for travel in Europe

By Linda Fox | September 16, 2025

The test focused on self-service check-in as well as bag drop, security services and boarding.... Read More

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