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Brand Business - Emil Martinsek of GetYourGuide
Interview / Online
Brand Business - Emil Martinsek of GetYourGuide
By Steven Lerner | November 26, 2019
GetYourGuide's Emil Martinsek speaks with PhocusWire about his role as chief marketing officer.... Read More
WATCH: A visual history of digital travel company revenues
News / Online
WATCH: A visual history of digital travel company revenues
By Steven Lerner | November 22, 2019
PhocusWire documented the entire history of quarterly total revenues since the first digital brands... Read More
Brand Business - Norbert Richard Meinike of Blacklane
Interview / Technology
Brand Business - Norbert Richard Meinike of Blacklane
By Steven Lerner | November 22, 2019
Blacklane's Norbert Richard Meinke speaks with PhocusWire about his role as director of marketing.... Read More
VIDEO: GetYourGuide and Klook discuss SoftBank, tours sector outlook
News / Online
VIDEO: GetYourGuide and Klook discuss SoftBank, tours sector outlook
By Steven Lerner | November 21, 2019
Eric Gnock Fah, co-founder and COO of Klook, and Johannes Reck, co-founder and CEO of GetYourGuide,... Read More
eDreams ODIGEO earnings 1H 2020
News / Online
eDreams Odigeo overcomes SEO changes, reports 2% booking growth
By Steven Lerner | November 19, 2019
eDreams Odigeo reports another half year of stable results, with bookings climbing 2% year-over-year... Read More
CMO Wayaj Maria Elena Velardi
Interview / Online
Brand Business - Maria Elena Velardi of Wayaj
By Steven Lerner | November 15, 2019
Wayaj is an app to discover and book eco-friendly hotels and experiences around the world. Maria Elena... Read More
Trip.com Group Q3 2019 Earnings
News / Online
Trip.com Group operations income up 52% as company begins new chapter
By Steven Lerner | November 14, 2019
Net revenue grew 12% year-over-year to $1.47 billion for newly named online travel agency group.... Read More
Voi Technology E-Scooters $85m Funding
News / Technology
Voi Technology raises $85M to expand e-scooter services in Europe
By Steven Lerner | November 12, 2019
This latest funding, a Series B round, brings the company’s current funding total to $137.9 million.... Read More
Booking Holdings survives SEO headwinds, reports financial growth
News / Online
Booking Holdings survives SEO headwinds, reports financial growth
By Steven Lerner | November 8, 2019
Gross bookings increased 4% year-over-year to $25.3 billion, while net income soared 10% to $2... Read More
TripAdvisor forms joint venture with Trip.com Group, reports decline in Q3 revenue
News / Online
TripAdvisor forms joint venture with Trip.com Group, reports decline in Q3 revenue
By Steven Lerner | November 7, 2019
The U.S.-based travel and reviews website reported a 7% year-to-year decrease in total revenue for the... Read More

Steven's most recent articles

trivago ceo interview covid recovery
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Q&A: Trivago CEO shares vision for “moment in time” when travel resumes in a post-crisis world
Trivago CEO Axel Hefer discusses his outlook for travel, how Trivago is preparing for the future and... Read More
hotelmize series b
News / Technology
Hotelmize raises Series B funding from Alibaba, establishes APAC headquarters in Hong Kong
 Hotelmize is aiming to gain a foothold in Asia Pacific and to expand operations in the region... Read More
Air Doctor funding
News / Technology
Health startup Air Doctor gets $7.8M to make medical care accessible for travelers
With health becoming a major concern in the travel industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a... Read More
coronavirus destroys startup funding
News / Startups
Funding for travel startups was plentiful - then came coronavirus
Entrepreneur Souzana Theodoridou explains how a funding deal for travel experience platform Grekaddict... Read More
funding Huilianyi
News / Technology
Business travel platform Huilianyi raises $42M, aims for global expansion
Shanghai-based business travel platform Huilianyi has landed RMB 300 million (about $42 million) in... Read More
Via 200M investment
News / Technology
Despite difficult times, ride-share company Via lands $200M investment
 Real-time ride-sharing company Via is now valued at a $2.25 billion thanks to a new $200 million... Read More
startups hibernation mode
News / Startups
Should travel startups go into “hibernation mode” during the coronavirus?
Venture capitalists weigh in on how travel startups could survive the economic fallout from COVID-19.... Read More
haunted financial
News / Online
Could addiction to debt come back to haunt some online travel companies?
If revenue drops due to COVID-19, past debt will make it more challenging for online travel companies... Read More
Electric air taxi company Lilium raises $240M toward developing regional service
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Electric air taxi company Lilium raises $240M toward developing regional service
The German company is developing an emissions-free, vertical takeoff air taxi that it plans to operate... Read More
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