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Turkish property management company Missafir lands investment at $26M valuation
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April 11, 2023
Ege Yapi Technology Ventures, one of Turkey’s largest real estate developers, took part in the funding as a strategic investor. ...
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Aviation industry invests in SAF to reach climate targets
By Kathryn Walson
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April 10, 2023
With development of hydrogen- and electric-powered planes for long-haul flights too far off, airlines look to investments in sustainable aviation fuel to help meet carbon emissions goals....
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4 key areas impacting the U.S. air market
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April 10, 2023
While supply chain issues, staffing shortages and recession jitters hinder airlines from returning to pre-pandemic passenger volumes, slow-but-steady growth is still anticipated throughout the forecast period....
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Yanolja acquires Innsoft to target North American hospitality market
By Kathryn Walson
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April 10, 2023
North America’s transition to a digital-based operating environment has been slow, Korea-based Yanolja Cloud said, and it aims to expand the adoption rate of SaaS-based hospitality solutions....
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Japan’s SmartRyde raises $3.4M as it expands airport transfer marketplace
By Mitra Sorrells
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April 9, 2023
Along with the funding, SmartRyde has created an API so online travel agencies and airlines can connect directly to its global network to easily offer pre-booked airport transfers in their booking flows....
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ONDA invests in Hoteliers.Guru to expand Southeast Asia reach
By Kathryn Walson
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April 7, 2023
South Korea-based ONDA said the investment in Thailand-based Hoteliers.Guru “will lead the digital transformation of global hotels.”...
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Lovetovisit.com gets £2.1M to fund expansion
By Derek Catron
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April 7, 2023
Funding includes £250,000 from Zip World, which offers zip lines and other adventures across the United Kingdom....
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Air Canada enables access to NDC content through Amadeus
By Mitra Sorrells
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April 6, 2023
Air Canada will use Altéa NDC, Amadeus’ IT solution, to display enhanced content and offers....
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Airbnb grows Entrepreneurship Academy
By Linda Fox
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April 6, 2023
The aim of the program is to bring people from diverse and underrepresented communities to host on Airbnb in conjunction with local partners....
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Flybondi, TravelX partner to issue tickets as an NFT
By Derek Catron
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April 6, 2023
Flybondi passengers that activate the NFT version of their ticket can transfer or sell the ticket up to 72 hours before departure. ...
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6 trends for appealing to emerging Chinese travel market
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebinTravel
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April 6, 2023
The recent China Arising event makes clear the gates are wide open for Chinese travelers, who are ready to explore the world again. ...
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Navan acquires India-based TMC as part of global growth
By Mitra Sorrells
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April 6, 2023
Founded in 2015, Tripeur's team will now become part of Navan, with its local inventory, technology and support integrated into Navan’s platform. ...
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Shuttlers drives off with $4M for shared mobility service
By Linda Fox
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April 5, 2023
The Nigeria-based company says the investment will go towards route expansion and technology development....
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Autio raises $5.9M to expand mobile storytelling reach
By Derek Catron
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April 5, 2023
The Kevin Costner co-founded mobile audio storytelling app also announced a strategic partnership with iHeartMedia, which led the funding round. ...
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Expedia adds ChatGPT for travel planning in iOS app
By Mitra Sorrells
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April 4, 2023
While the integration of ChatGPT has happened in a matter of weeks, CEO Peter Kern says it has been done very carefully, with controls in place to ensure the interactions relate only to travel and are unbiased....
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