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Lufthansa Innovation Hub brings robots to Munich Airport Terminal 2
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April 17, 2025
To kick things off, the pair is piloting two of Ottonomy's autonomous robots at Munich Airport.
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Lyft enters Europe with €175M acquisition of ride-hailing provider FreeNow
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April 16, 2025
Founded in 2009 and currently owned by BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility, FreeNow operates in more than 150 European cities.
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MSC, Vision-Box partner to streamline cruise experience with biometrics
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April 9, 2025
Amadeus, which acquired Vision-Box in 2024, said the partnership marks a “major step” toward digitizing the cruise journey and could become a model for the industry to implement biometric...
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Scapia lands $40M for travel fintech
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April 3, 2025
The funding will go towards boosting the team, enhancing its product offerings and accelerating growth plans.
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Unravel raises $7M in Series A funding
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April 2, 2025
Unravel's shoppable video feed uses personalized algorithms to make travel recommendations.
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OTAs lead in superapp innovation as India’s travel market reaches new heights
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March 31, 2025
India's online travel market is driven by OTAs, which represented 55% of total online gross bookings in 2024, while suppliers' own digital channels made up the remaining 45%.
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Google updates AI capabilities for travel tools
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March 27, 2025
Users will soon be able to use a new price tracking feature for hotels via Google Search and turn on a new "screenshots" feature in Google Maps.
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Bolt introduces flight tracking for airport pickup
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March 26, 2025
Bolt has added the capability for users to input their flight details so airport pickups can be automatically adjusted if arrival times change.
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Perplexity partners with Selfbook, Tripadvisor to offer hotel booking
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March 25, 2025
Users can make a natural language query for hotels with Perplexity, and the platform can then surface relevant, bookable properties based on Selfbook data and reviews from Tripadvisor.
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Bolt acquires Denmark’s electric ride-hailing service Viggo
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March 24, 2025
Bolt, which was founded in 2013 and operates in 600 cities in 50 countries, already has a presence in Denmark with its e-bike rentals in Copenhagen.
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Majority of business travelers would let AI book travel elements
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March 20, 2025
A report from Amadeus Hospitality delves into business travelers’ technology interests, booking patterns and preferences around sharing data.
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Spain-based tech-enabled campsite operator HolaCamp raises €10M
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March 19, 2025
HolaCamp, which currently offers offers glamping experiences in Spain and Portugal, said it will use the funding to drive growth and further development of its technology.
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Concur to get generative AI assistant from SAP
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