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VIDEO: Tracking the journey for women founders in travel
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July 19, 2021
Three women who have created travel companies discuss their personal experiences and the role of gender in the industry at large....
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E-commerce fraud fighter Nethone raises $6.7M
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 19, 2021
Nethone, a Poland-based startup that provides fraud protection technology for travel suppliers, says it will use the funding to accelerate its go-to-market efforts and to develop new features. ...
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SoftBank invests $1.7B into South Korean travel platform Yanolja
By Jill Menze
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July 16, 2021
According to Yanolja, despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the company achieved both net growth and gains in operating profit last year....
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Travel insurance platform Setoo merges with Pattern
By Kevin May
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July 16, 2021
Setoo was created in 2017 with a vision to provide travel businesses a way to automate the insurance process and to develop personalized cover plans for each traveler....
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VIDEO: How one airline is unravelling from its last 18 months and looking ahead
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July 16, 2021
It's been a tough year and a half for almost very airline on the planet. Some, as traffic fell away within days, ran medical supply flights and others pivoted to use some of their aircraft for cargo operations....
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Google expands Travel Insights tools with new features, U.S. search data
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 15, 2021
Following a partnership with the UNWTO announced in May, Google is now also working with Destinations International and HSMAI to hep destinations and hoteliers use travel search data more effectively....
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Expedia Group sells hotel operations platform Alice to ASG
By Jill Menze
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July 14, 2021
Expedia Group became a majority stakeholder in Alice after leading a $26 million funding round into the platform in 2017....
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Former Uber exec leads $17.5M round into autonomous traffic management platform NoTraffic
By Jill Menze
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July 14, 2021
NoTraffic uses artificial intelligence to modernize traffic management and save cities on infrastructure and traffic management costs....
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VIDEO: The push for direct - will hotels take a stand or accept a hand?
By PhocusWire
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July 14, 2021
Maud Bailly, CEO for Southern Europe at Accor, and Tim Davis, founder and managing director at PACE Dimensions, join Phocuswright analyst Lorraine Sileo to discuss the issues in play for the rest of 2021 and beyond....
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Tripadvisor signs first hotel chains to Plus subscription service
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 14, 2021
Three hotels groups with a total of nearly 500 properties around the world are the first corporate-level accommodation partners for Tripadvisor Plus....
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Different paths on offer as airline distribution standard NDC evolves
By Linda Fox
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July 13, 2021
Eight years on from NDC's inception, some old challenges remain and the pandemic has added some new ones....
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SITA acquires aviation sustainability tech platform Safety Line
By Kevin May
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July 13, 2021
Safety Line was created in 2010 by Pierre Jouniaux, with a strategy to organize and manage data for airlines so that they can make decisions that reduce fuel consumption and subsequent CO2 levels....
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Bookaway catches $35M round, creates group of ground transport platforms
By Kevin May
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July 13, 2021
Israel-based Bookaway has secured the Series B and formed what is expected to be a portfolio of businesses focusing on ground and sea transportation booking services....
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Ola revs up with $500M investment, IPO in the works
By Linda Fox
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July 12, 2021
Ola is continuing to scale its business in different categories and geographies....
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Phocuswright Conference 2021: Price discount, theme announced
By PhocusWire
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July 12, 2021
Now is travel’s renaissance as it wakens to greater energy and bright possibilities – a time to engage with colleagues, customers and partners with fresh perspective....
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