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HomeToGo announces largest majority stake acquisition to date
News / Online
HomeToGo announces largest majority stake acquisition to date
By Linda Fox | December 18, 2023
HomeToGo announces it has acquired a majority stake in KMW Reisen GmbH and Super Urlaub GmbH in an... Read More
Smartpricing secures €13M to expand team, launch new products
News / Startups
Smartpricing secures €13M to expand team, launch new products
By Linda Fox | December 15, 2023
Smartpricing uses its proprietary algorithm to process data on market, price as well as hotel historic... Read More
Expedia Group's Julie Whalen talks tech transformation and travel demand
News / Online
Expedia Group's Julie Whalen talks tech transformation and travel demand
By Linda Fox | December 14, 2023
With just over a year as CFO of Expedia Group under her belt, Julie Whalen took to the stage at The... Read More
HomeToGo updates on AI developments, M&A strategy
News / Technology
HomeToGo updates on AI developments, M&A strategy
By Linda Fox | December 12, 2023
HomeToGo has laid out how it plans to integrate further AI initiatives in 2024 as well as make more... Read More
Stayntouch lands $48M investment to expand PMS services
News / Technology
Stayntouch lands $48M investment to expand PMS services
By Linda Fox | December 12, 2023
United States-based Stayntouch said it will put the funds towards expanding its property management... Read More
STARTUP STAGE: Textomap creates interactive maps from location-based text
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Textomap creates interactive maps from location-based text
By Linda Fox | December 12, 2023
Textomap helps businesses and individuals visualize and display location-based content, which improves... Read More
Lufthansa, Lilium partner to explore eVTOL opportunities
News / Technology
Lufthansa, Lilium partner to explore eVTOL opportunities
By Linda Fox | December 8, 2023
The companies will look at ground and flight operations, future aircraft maintenance and crew and... Read More
Hotels.com co-founder Bob Diener talks exits and opportunities
News / Distribution
Hotels.com co-founder Bob Diener talks exits and opportunities
By Linda Fox | December 8, 2023
Bob Diener, Hotels.com co-founder and president, now co-founder and president of Travel Funders... Read More
Klook lands $210 million investment for three-pronged growth strategy
News / Startups
Klook lands $210 million investment for three-pronged growth strategy
By Linda Fox | December 7, 2023
Klook said that it has achieved overall profitability for the first time this year and annualized... Read More
Maison Sport lands £3.1M in funding, looks to agents for growth
News / Startups
Maison Sport lands £3.1M in funding, looks to agents for growth
By Linda Fox | December 6, 2023
U.K.-based Maison Sport is looking to collaborate more with travel agents, enabling them to sell its... Read More
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On Airbnb's Q2 earnings call, CEO Brian Chesky said Experiences growth is "on a multiyear time... Read More