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Israeli shared mobility company GoTo Global to go public
By Mitra Sorrells | February 9, 2022
 GoTo has more than 450,000 subscribers that book cars, bikes, electric scooters and mopeds in... Read More
Trivago eyes growth through tech innovation and broadening products
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Trivago eyes growth through tech innovation and broadening products
By Linda Fox | February 9, 2022
The metasearch giant sees travel demand coming back in the spring and expects a less volatile recovery... Read More
Lyft posts first full year of adjusted EBITDA profitability
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Lyft posts first full year of adjusted EBITDA profitability
By Jill Menze | February 8, 2022
The ride-hailing app also reports “new COVID records” for Q4 2021.... Read More
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Booking.com to pay $17M fine to Russian competition regulator
By Linda Fox | February 8, 2022
Russian regulators warned the online accommodation giant in late 2019, saying it had violated... Read More
NUMA secures $45M to expand tech-led hotel brand
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NUMA secures $45M to expand tech-led hotel brand
By Kevin May | February 8, 2022
The company was previously known as Cosi and had secured, until now, around $35 million in... Read More
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In The Big Chair - David Neeleman of Breeze Airways
By Mitra Sorrells | February 8, 2022
 Airline industry veteran David Neeleman launched Breeze Airways in May 2021, making it his fifth... Read More
TripActions moves deeper into Europe with Comtravo acquisition
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TripActions moves deeper into Europe with Comtravo acquisition
By Jill Menze | February 8, 2022
Including the Comtravo acquisition, TripActions has invested more than $400 million in Europe and the... Read More
Startup Stage: Places Dot adds AI to content problems in experiences
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Startup Stage: Places Dot adds AI to content problems in experiences
By Jill Menze | February 7, 2022
Places Dot provides well-crafted answers to all content related problems: what, how, why, where.... Read More
COVID stalls closing of gender pay gap in travel and hospitality
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COVID stalls closing of gender pay gap in travel and hospitality
By Jill Menze | February 4, 2022
According to a new report from WiHTL, the mean pay gap in hospitality, tourism and leisure has... Read More
Tripadvisor partners with Black Travel Alliance, Tourism Reset on new campaign
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Tripadvisor partners with Black Travel Alliance, Tourism Reset on new campaign
By Jill Menze | February 3, 2022
Tied to Black History Month, Tripadvisor is sponsoring the website the History of Black Travel to... Read More
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