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India-based travel solutions provider RateGain raises $72M
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November 21, 2023
RateGain will use the funds for strategic investments and inorganic growth such as acquisitions.
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Velocity Ventures invests in ByHours to support Asian expansion
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November 20, 2023
The rising demand for microstays, particularly the unique three-hour pack, indicates a trend in consumer expectations in the hospitality sector.
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Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024: Direx
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November 14, 2023
Direx is an all-in-one, cloud-based business management solution specifically designed for tourism and hospitality business owners in Africa.
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Travel customer service resilience in the age of climate disruption
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October 27, 2023
While the increasing frequency of climate-related disruptions is inevitable, severely disappointed customers are not. Travel providers have access to the data that enables a real-time, proactive...
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Your.Rentals tops up funding to fuel growth and tech development
By Linda Fox
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October 23, 2023
The Denmark-based company had announced €2.15 million in funding earlier this year and has now added investment from Trind Ventures to the round.
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Two new distributors tap TourRadar's API to sell organized adventures
By Morgan Hines
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October 2, 2023
As experiences gain dominance in consumers' travel planning, LocalAdventures and Travlr are using TourRadar's API to offer thousands of options to their customers.
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OCTO takes next step in simplifying connectivity for tours and activities stakeholders
By Mitra Sorrells
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September 19, 2023
The nonprofit is releasing its open source messaging specification and supporting documentation for the tour, activities and attractions industry.
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How the digital guest journey is unlocking the next era of hospitality
By Harman Singh Narula – Canary Technologies
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August 28, 2023
Leading hotels, hospitality brands and management groups are turning to technology solutions to help create more personalized guest-staff interactions, automate rote administrative processes, improve...
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Data-focused Atlas continues quest to simplify air travel retailing
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August 1, 2023
Atlas founder Mary Li explains how the company is creating data-focused solutions to improve the way agencies sell tickets and ancillaries from low-cost carriers.
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Nezasa raises $4.7M to boost international growth
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 26, 2023
Nezasa said the new investments strengthen the travel technology company's international growth strategy and accelerate the path to profitability.
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Hyatt partners with Sabre for central reservations tech
By Linda Fox
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July 20, 2023
Sabre's SynXis central reservation system is to become the main reservation system for Hyatt properties from the beginning of next year.
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Checkfront and Rezdy merge in significant tech deal in tours, activities and attractions
By Stephen Joyce and Janelle Visser - Arival
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July 18, 2023
CEOs Jason Morehouse and Chris Atkin share the details of the recent deal, which brings two in-destination experience sector booking system providers together under one company.
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Access Group acquires Guestline to expand offerings to hotel sector
By Derek Catron
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July 14, 2023
Guestline's cloud software platform supports over 2,900 venues in 23 countries through its end-to-end distribution, property management and guest experience system.
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Agoda unveils wholesale distribution platform for hotel partners
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June 30, 2023
Booking Holdings brand Agoda now offers more transparency for hotels to track volume and rates and maximize revenues.
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Beyonk adds $5.8M to fuel growth of experiences tech
By Linda Fox
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June 16, 2023
The investment in the London-based business comes from Fuel Ventures and will go towards growth in international markets and product innovation.
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