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Gett raises $100M to grow B2B corporate travel business ahead of possible IPO

By Mitra Sorrells | July 21, 2020

Gett says it is now fully funded and plans to expand its ground transportation platform globally. Read More

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Beekeeper adds $10M to its Series B to fuel growth and product development

By Linda Fox | July 15, 2020

The extra investment brings the total for the round to $60 million, following the original injection and a $5 million top-up in February. Read More

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New app automates hotel hygiene assessment and marketing

By Mitra Sorrells | July 14, 2020

Hotel technology company GIATA is offering its clients an app-based hygiene assessment based on global standards. Read More

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Bike-sharing on the rise as COVID-19 hits demand for public transit, ride-sharing

By Jill Menze | July 9, 2020

According to a new report from Foursquare and Apptopia, consumers are looking for isolated forms of transportation amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read More

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Corporate travelers eye possibility of trips but need a green light from companies

By Linda Fox | July 8, 2020

Travel management companies are developing travel assistant-style services to aggregate the latest COVID-19 travel information. Read More

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Questo adds €300,000 in funding to expand self-guided tours

By Linda Fox | July 7, 2020

Romania-based Questo wants to offer tours in 100 cities by the end of 2020. Read More

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Uber buys Postmates in $2.65B all-stock deal

By Jill Menze | July 6, 2020

Postmates, a competitor of the Uber Eats platform, will continue to operate as its own app following the acquisition. Read More

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Splyt raises $19.5M to help SoftBank with super app strategy

By Linda Fox | June 18, 2020

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

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Hotel tech startup gets $1M to develop contactless communication tools

By Mitra Sorrells | June 17, 2020

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

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TripActions finds opportunity in crisis, adds $125M in new funding and 265 new customers

By Mitra Sorrells | June 16, 2020

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

News / Startups

Journera nabs $11.6 million to move its tech platform into growth stage

By Mitra Sorrells | June 10, 2020

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

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Innovation, automation and collaboration - three ways to get aviation moving safely again

By Linda Fox | May 26, 2020

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

News / Online

Uber posts surprise increase in bookings but losses climb to $3B

By Kevin May | May 8, 2020

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

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Intel acquires mobility app Moovit

By Jill Menze | May 4, 2020

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

Opinion / Technology

Coronavirus is reshaping the airport experience of the future, part 2

By Omar Abou Faraj - Dubz | April 30, 2020

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

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