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PhocusWire's newsmakers of the year 2021
By Jill Menze / Kevin May
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December 20, 2021
Despite the immense challenges that 2021 has continued to throw at the travel industry, a string of trends and developments have emerged to make it, once again, a year to observe with interest....
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Yanolja acquires Dable to boost hotel AI capabilities
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebinTravel
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December 17, 2021
Yanolja's acquisition of Dable is part of its ambition to become the world's number one travel platform....
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PhocusWire editorial team's favorite interviews of 2021
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December 17, 2021
Here is a selection of our favorite interviews from around the editorial team during the last 12 months on PhocusWire....
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Taking a cue from vacation rentals, RV rentals professionalize
By Jill Menze
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December 17, 2021
RV rental marketplaces have boomed amid the pandemic, in many ways mirroring the trajectory of home-share sites....
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GuruHotel raises $2.1M to help hotels drive direct bookings
By Mitra Sorrells
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December 17, 2021
Founded in 2019, GuruHotel's platform enables hotels to build their websites and start selling rooms online in less than one hour....
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India-based ride-hailing firm Ola secures $500M loan
By Mitra Sorrells
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December 16, 2021
Founded in 2010, Ola’s platform serves users in more than 250 cities across India, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom....
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Tier enters Italy with acquisition of Vento Mobility
By Linda Fox
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December 16, 2021
Terms of Tier's acquisition of Vento in Italy have not been disclosed but the acquisition marks its entry into Italy....
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VIDEO: Financial analysts unravel the truth from the hype in travel
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December 16, 2021
For all the talk of a pandemic recovery and the introduction of new tools and technology, what do the money brainiacs who cover the sector think?...
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German driverless mobility startup Vay rides off with $95M
By Jill Menze
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December 16, 2021
Vay plans to launch its first car-rental service in Hamburg next year....
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Trip.com Group revenue drops in Q3 but international flight bookings up
By Mitra Sorrells
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December 15, 2021
Trip.com Group's revenue in Q3 2021 was $831 million, down 9% compared to the second quarter of this year. ...
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CTM acquires Helloworld’s corporate travel business
By Mitra Sorrells
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December 15, 2021
Helloworld Corporate operates via the brands QBT, AOT Hotels, TravelEdge and Show Grou in Australia and APX and Atlas Travel in New Zealand....
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AvantStay rides alternative accommodation wave with $160M capital raise
By Kevin May
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December 15, 2021
The alternative accommodation platform has over 1,000 properties in more than 100 cities in the U.S. and Mexico, with ambitions to use the new funding round to expand the business into new markets....
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Sabre brings in ex CWT CEO and Travelport exec Kurt Ekert as president
By Kevin May
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December 15, 2021
Dave Shirk will also step down as president of the Travel Solutions arm of the business. He will continue to serve as a senior advisor to Menke and Ekert through 2022....
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European regulators poised for rental rules shake-up
By Linda Fox
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December 15, 2021
The aim of the Commission's initiative is the development of “responsible, fair and trusted growth in short-term rentals” as part of wider tourism ecosystem, with Europe-wide rules to be put in place....
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VIDEO: Guesty on the rise of rentals and maintaining momentum
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December 15, 2021
Guesty's Vered Raviv Schwarz joined us in the PhocusWire Studio at The Phocuswright Conference 2021 to discuss trends in alternative accommodation and where some of the opportunities and hurdles remain in the market....
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