Mobile

Mobility specialist Splyt has raised $19.5 million in Series B funding to fuel expansion and help SoftBank with its super app strategy. Read More

 Akia, founded in 2018 by former Facebook engineers, has received capital to expand its contactless communication products for hotels. Read More

TripActions has raised $125 million in new funding as it focuses on expanding globally and building its payment product. Read More

Journera has raised $11.6 million in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz and B Capital. Read More

Airlines are desperate to build confidence among passengers and put them in the planes that are slowly returning to the skies. But it'll take more than that to get aviation moving again. Read More

Ride-hailing giant Uber boosted gross bookings to $15.8 billion in the first quarter of 2020, beating expectations that the coronavirus outbreak would eat immediately into the company's... Read More

With the $900 million deal, Moovit will aid Intel-owned Mobileye in developing its self-driving technology. Read More

The envisioned airport of the future would leverage intelligent operational and passenger technologies, along with innovation in AI, bio-metrics and mobility. Read More

Airport technology and new customer interfaces can play a huge role in making the industry more resilient during a pandemic crisis, not to mention bringing in massive and sustainable operational and... Read More

The company had been working on partnerships with automotive and airlines companies, but is now developing solutions for tourism agencies. Read More

The investment was led by Practical Capital, with Open Circle Capital, Techstars Toronto and angel investors also participating. Read More

With health becoming a major concern in the travel industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a marketplace that connects travelers with local doctors has landed its largest capital raise to date. Read More

15below CEO Nicholas Key discusses the role technology is playing in real-time communications with passengers, lessons learned from previous experiences and the need to meet customer expectations... Read More

Trip.com Group chairman James Liang explains how a mobile app could be used to address issues related to travel during crises such as the current one caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus. Read More

The corporate travel industry has to deal with an increasing volume of incidents related to weather, terrorism - and now health - that impact travel. Read More