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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: GetLost wants to make cheap on-demand travel a reality
By Steven Lerner | March 6, 2020
GetLost connects last-minute travelers with exclusively negotiated cheap deals on empty airline seats.... Read More
Expedia Group, Booking Holdings spent more than $11B on marketing (mostly to Google) in 2019
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Expedia Group, Booking Holdings spent more than $11B on marketing (mostly to Google) in 2019
By Steven Lerner | March 6, 2020
One company grew its marketing spend in 2019 and the other company essentially remained flat.  ... Read More
Despegar 2019 earnings
News / Online
Despite "volatile macro environment," Despegar finishes 2019 strong with 10% revenue increase
By Steven Lerner | March 5, 2020
Despegar ended 2019 on a high note with a 10% increase in fourth quarter revenue to $145.6 million,... Read More
Digital identity solution Airside gets strategic investment from Amadeus Ventures
News / Technology
Digital identity solution Airside gets strategic investment from Amadeus Ventures
By Steven Lerner | March 5, 2020
For its first investment of 2020, Amadeus Ventures is backing mobile identity solution Airside for an... Read More
Hostelworld 2019 earnings
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Hostelworld suffers 9% EBITDA decline in 2019, expects loss due to coronavirus
By Steven Lerner | March 4, 2020
Hostelworld Group reports a 9% decrease in EBITDA to €20.5 million for the full-year in 2019 and... Read More
VIDEO: American Express GBT on rogue spend, digital experience and content fragmentation
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VIDEO: American Express GBT on rogue spend, digital experience and content fragmentation
By Linda Fox | March 4, 2020
American Express GBT's Evan Konwiser, executive vice president of product and strategies, joins us in... Read More
oaky funding
News / Technology
Hospitality startup Oaky raises $9.5M to develop upsell technology
By Steven Lerner | March 4, 2020
Hotel upsell platform Oaky is embarking on its next phase of growth and development following its... Read More
Waymo funding
News / Technology
Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle unit Waymo rides off with $2.25B investment
By Steven Lerner | March 4, 2020
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of Google’s parent Alphabet Inc., is welcoming its first... Read More
Lanes & Planes lands $10M to expand customer base, develop corporate travel tech
News / Startups
Lanes & Planes lands $10M to expand customer base, develop corporate travel tech
By Linda Fox | March 3, 2020
The round was led by Battery Ventures, with DN Capital and Connect Ventures, an existing investor,... Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: GoodBooker wants to end homelessness with every hotel booked
By Steven Lerner | March 3, 2020
For every hotel room booked on its platform, GoodBooker gives funding to leading homeless charities... Read More
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