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Mint House raises $35M led by Mohari Hospitality

By Mitra Sorrells | May 4, 2022

Mint House reports its revenue grew more than 200% in 2021, and in the last two years the company has tripled its property count, now at 22 properties in 14 markets. Read More

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Lyft Q1 profit of $55M exceeds outlook by $40M

By Mitra Sorrells | May 3, 2022

Lyft achieved adjusted EBITDA of $55 million and revenue of $876 million in the first quarter of this year. Read More

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Google enhances trip-planning tools as travel searches boom

By Mitra Sorrells | May 2, 2022

Google is launching new tools related to flight and hotel searches and general trip planning. Read More

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Bolt sees massive uptick in scooter usage, commits €150M to micromobility

By Jill Menze | April 27, 2022

With the number of scooter rides jumping more than 500%, Bolt plans to expand its operations. Read More

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China’s Ruqi Mobility raises $153M for autonomous vehicle push

By Mitra Sorrells | April 26, 2022

Ruqi Mobility says it will use this round of financing to accelerate the development of its Robotaxi autonomous vehicle services. Read More

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Holibob boosts tours distribution tech with acquisition of TourismSolved

By Linda Fox | April 21, 2022

The combined companies will offer SaaS, distribution and success-based marketing to activity operators and retailers. Read More

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Rapido drives off with $180M in funding

By Linda Fox | April 19, 2022

The investment in the India-based bike-taxi firm was led by food delivery platform Swiggy. Read More

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Tech is powering the new look of hotel loyalty programs

By Jill Menze | April 15, 2022

Hotels including IHG, Accor and CitizenM are updating their loyalty programs to provide members with personalization, experiences and guarantees. Read More

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Travel chatbot provider Mindsay acquired by automation specialist Laiye

By Mitra Sorrells | April 14, 2022

Mindsay's AI-powered chat solutions are used by hotels, airlines, airports, OTAs and rail companies to automate customer service. Read More

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AirAsia and Google unite to push super app potential

By Kevin May | April 11, 2022

Google Cloud tech will be deployed to ensure users can access services at any time and on any device, with external tech companies given the ability to develop new functionality. Read More