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Pana snags $3.5M investment to develop new travel manager tools

By Kevin May | January 19, 2021

The round of £3.6 million was led by RTP Ventures and included participation from investors Matt... Read More

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Why Bill Gates is wrong and business travel won’t die in 2021

By Steve Black - Topia | January 19, 2021

The co-founder of Topia, which provides visibility into employee location and business travel, argues... Read More

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Cocoonr signs €1M investment round for its vacation rental platform

By Kevin May | January 18, 2021

Backing the company in the round are George Sampeur of the B&B Hotel group and Gwenne G, among other... Read More

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Black U.S. travelers make decisions based on safety, representation

By Jill Menze | January 18, 2021

According to MMGY Global, Black U.S. travelers are more influenced by safety concerns and marketing... Read More

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Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce to create standards for storing, sharing vaccination records

By Mitra Sorrells | January 18, 2021

The goal is to give consumers the ability to store an encrypted copy of their immunization credential... Read More

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Sounding Off: Venture capital providers are not demonstrating diversity with investments

By PhocusWire | January 15, 2021

Perhaps a question at the top of a founder's list, when under the spotlight during a pitch, is what is... Read More

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AirAsia calls itself an "OTA challenger" amid big digital travel ambitions

By Linda Fox | January 15, 2021

AirAsia.com is drawing on its 75 million customer base, loyalty program and joining the data dots to... Read More

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Trivago acquires getaway online travel agency Weekend.com

By Kevin May | January 14, 2021

It is the first acquisition for Trivago since it bought TripBuddy, an AI-led personalization... Read More

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Gett completes $115M round, plans global expansion

By Linda Fox | January 14, 2021

Gett, which aggregates ground transport for corporates, wants to continue to roll-out the platform... Read More

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Book4Time secures growth investment from Serent Capital

By Mitra Sorrells | January 13, 2021

Founded in 2004, Book4Time manages booking, inventory and payment processing for hotels and resorts,... Read More

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