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Earnings roundup: Grab, Flight Centre, Swvl
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August 25, 2022
Grab, Flight Centre and Swvl are reporting strong results amid travel industry recovery....
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PriceLabs acquires Rental Scale-Up in push to deliver vacation rental insights
By Jill Menze
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August 25, 2022
With Rental Scale-Up, PriceLabs says it will be able to deliver vacation rental business practices and market data insights to the short-term rental industry....
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Vacasa appoints ex-Egencia’s Rob Greyber as CEO
By Jill Menze
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August 24, 2022
Rob Greyber, who previously served as president of Egencia, replaces current Vacasa chief executive Matt Roberts....
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Travel signals cautious optimism despite economic instability
By Linda Fox
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August 24, 2022
The travel industry remains positive despite investor warnings, rising inflation and a looming recession....
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Uber partners with Rokt to surface offers to customers at checkout
By Kathryn Walson
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August 24, 2022
The partnership will initially launch with Uber Eats....
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SiteMinder acquires GuestJoy to expand hotel commerce platform
By Kathryn Walson
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August 23, 2022
A SiteMinder partner since 2017, GuestJoy will be fully integrated into the SiteMinder hotel commerce platform following the completion of the acquisition....
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Group travel planning startup Reposite lands $7.5M for tech push
By Linda Fox
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August 23, 2022
Reposite is looking to capitalize on data to further grow its marketplace for the group travel segment....
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Shackle raises $5.5M to digitize the hotel guest experience
By Jill Menze
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August 23, 2022
Founded in 2020, Shackle helps hotels streamline operations by integrating backend systems into its guest-facing app....
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DOT launches dashboard for travelers to compare airline cancellation policies
By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly
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August 23, 2022
The dashboard’s information will be based upon the commitments made by carriers in their customer service plans....
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My Method: How Welcome Break reduced check-in from four minutes to 45 seconds
By Chris Jones - Guestline
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August 22, 2022
Welcome Break Hotels wanted to address the manual, time-consuming and complex check-in and checkout process....
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State of Travel Startups 2022: Investors betting on full recovery
By Jill Menze
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August 22, 2022
Phocuswright's annual State of Travel Startups report finds that investors are betting on a full recovery sooner rather than later....
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Casai, Nomah merge for Latin America short-term rental expansion
By Linda Fox
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August 19, 2022
The combined companies will offer more than 3,000 units in Brazil and Mexico....
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Citi launches new travel platform with Booking.com
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 18, 2022
This is just the latest of many announcements in the past year from banks and financial firms launching or updating their travel offerings – a sure sign they see travel as a valued offering for their customers....
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NYU Tisch Center, Phocuswright collaborate to advance travel innovation
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 18, 2022
The collaboration is part of the Tisch Center's Hospitality Innovation Hub (HI Hub), which launched in 2021 to foster entrepreneurship....
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Despegar Q2 gross bookings reach $1.1B, in line with Q2 2019
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 18, 2022
Despegar's adjusted EBITDA in the quarter was $10.6 million – the third consecutive positive quarter for the company....
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