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Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Una is an AI-powered digital travel agent

By Mitra Sorrells | August 26, 2021

XOKind is building AI agents that help people plan and make decisions more easily starting with its travel product, Una. Read More

News / Startups

RoomPriceGenie conjures up $2.2M for international push

By Linda Fox | August 24, 2021

RoomPriceGenie claims it has tripled it revenues in the past 12 months. Read More

News / Startups

African shared mobility startup Plentywaka gets $1.2M seed round

By Mitra Sorrells | August 23, 2021

Along with the seed round, Plentywaka has acquired Ghana-based mobility startup Stabus. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: StayTick is a membership-based hotel booking platform

By Mitra Sorrells | August 23, 2021

For an annual membership fee of €25, StayTick says its members save up to 25% on bookings at more than 500,000 hotels worldwide. Read More

News / Startups

Swvl acquires Shotl, expands shared transport service

By Linda Fox | August 20, 2021

Shared mobility and mass transit provider Swvl has grown its presence to 16 countries through the acquisition of Spain-based Shotl. Read More

Opinion / Online

How subscription models can democratize luxury travel

By Brent Handler - Inspirato | August 20, 2021

Subscription-based innovations can bridge the affluent consumer’s desire for seamless travel experiences with accelerated upside for B2B travel purveyors. Read More

News / Online

Following setback in Q2, Yatra sees growth in July, August

By Mitra Sorrells | August 19, 2021

Yatra's adjusted revenue dropped nearly 50% and its total gross bookings dropped more than 71% in the second quarter compared to Q1 2021. Read More

News / Technology

How COVID-19 has changed travel's chief technology officers

By Linda Fox | August 19, 2021

Travel CTOs have had to acquire new skills, upend their priority list and think carefully about how to combine new tech with legacy systems and practices, for maximum efficiency. Read More

News / Online

Hopper raises another $175M, will add 500 employees

By Mitra Sorrells | August 17, 2021

Five months after a $170 million fundraise, Hopper is doing it again – this time $175 million in Series G financing, bringing its total raised to date to $585 million. Read More

News / Distribution

Opportunity for rental arbitrage remains in U.S. cities

By Linda Fox | August 16, 2021

Demand for multifamily short-term rentals in U.S. cities is rising, and tech providers are helping owners and renters take advantage of the opportunity. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb revenue jumps 300% in Q2 2021

By Jill Menze | August 12, 2021

The home-share giant was also profitable on an adjusted EBITDA basis for the second quarter of 2021. Read More

News / Startups

Sonder reports strong quarter, ups revenue forecast

By Linda Fox | August 11, 2021

Sonder says it will have more than 18,000 units in its portfolio by the end of 2021. Read More

News / Online

HotelPlanner merges with Reservations.com, plans public listing via SPAC

By Jill Menze | August 10, 2021

The two online travel companies plan to go public through the SPAC Astrea Acquisition Corp. Read More

News / Distribution

IHG reports $138M profit, plans luxury and lifestyle brand

By Linda Fox | August 10, 2021

IHG reports gradual improvement, especially in the U.S. and China with groups, meetings and events beginning to book. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Buoy helps vacation rentals maximize revenue through data

By Linda Fox | August 10, 2021

Buoy uses an in-house developed buoyancy point algorithm and dashboard enabling vacation rental owners and managers to make data-informed decisions on pricing. Read More

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