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Landing launches tier for budget-conscious remote workers

By Kathryn Walson | February 23, 2023

The flat rate of $1,295 per month covers rent, utilities and internet. But Standby members need to be ready to move with just three days’ notice.... Read More

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IHG tech and digital strategy sees results

By Linda Fox | February 22, 2023

Hotel giant IHG attributes its current strong performance to its strategy of boosting its brands and investment in technology, loyalty and distribution platforms.... Read More

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Cost and implementation woes hamper hotel tech adoption

By Linda Fox | February 22, 2023

H2c finds that few hotel chains are considering a core technology revamp in its latest distribution study.... Read More

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United announces sustainable flight fund

By Kathryn Walson | February 22, 2023

United and its inaugural partners – Air Canada, Boeing, GE Aerospace, JPMorgan Chase and Honeywell – provided the initial investment of more then $100 million.... Read More

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Uber to add 25,000 electric vehicles in India

By Kathryn Walson | February 22, 2023

The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company has committed to ensuring 100% of rides take place in zero-emission vehicles - or buses, trains, bicycles and scooters - by 2040.... Read More

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Aerocloud lands $12.6M investment for airport management tech

By Linda Fox | February 21, 2023

AeroCloud uses artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to increase airport efficiency, improve communication and drive up operating margins.... Read More

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Pudu Robotics adds $15M in fresh funding

By Linda Fox | February 21, 2023

The funds will go toward expanding production capacity via a new production base for Pudu Robotics as well as the development of robotics for commercial cleaning purposes.... Read More

Travel industry works to expedite passengers

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Travel industry works to avoid another chaotic summer

By Kathryn Walson | February 21, 2023

Some say better staffing and enhanced tech, such as increased use of biometrics, could help prevent congestion and expedite passengers at airports.... Read More

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Trip.com launches in-app chatbot built on OpenAI

By Mitra Sorrells | February 21, 2023

Known as TripGen, the tool offers a conversational interface similar to ChatGPT and other natural language processing chat tools.... Read More

News / Startups

Online ticketing platform BuuPass drives off with $1.3M in funding

By Kathryn Walson | February 21, 2023

Founded in 2017, BuuPass says it is “building the digital infrastructure for the broken and hyper-fragmented $40 billion long-distance transport market in Africa.”... Read More

News / Startups

Ixigo invests $3.1M in electric bus startup FreshBus

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2023

The seed round will go towards the launch of the inter-city electric bus service across India.... Read More

News / Startups

Dance lands €12M for micromobility subscription push

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2023

The equity is led by HV Capital, Eurazeo and BlueYard, which are all existing investors.... Read More

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Online travel agencies gain hotel booking ground in 2022

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2023

SiteMinder has crunched data from more than 100 million reservations last year to reveal Booking.com as the most popular booking channel across its Top 12 lists.... Read More

News / Startups

Kayak co-founder prepares to launch hotel reviews and booking in new app

By Mitra Sorrells | February 17, 2023

Paul English says his goal is to have restaurant, hotel and event reviews and bookings available in the Deets app for 15 cities across the United States by the end of 2023.... Read More