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Bolt rides off with €600M investment round

By Linda Fox | August 3, 2021

Bolt, which calls itself Europe's super app, claims it is valued at more than €4 billion after its most recent Series E funding round. Read More

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Amadeus scores some financial improvements as traveler restrictions ease

By Linda Fox | July 30, 2021

The distribution company reported improvements in revenue and EBITDA compared to Q1, while air bookings are recovering in all regions. Read More

News / Online

Vacasa plots public listing through SPAC merger

By Kevin May | July 30, 2021

Trading under the ticker VCSA, publicly listed Vacasa is forecast to have a valuation of $4.5 billion as a result of the IPO and will generate $485 million in cash proceeds. Read More

News / Startups

Exoticca lands $30M investment to develop packages platform

By Linda Fox | July 30, 2021

Multi-day packages operator Exoticca has now raised a total of $53 million. Read More

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VIDEO: Booking.com on overcoming the travel payments mountain

By PhocusWire | July 29, 2021

During the PhocusWire Pulse: Progress in Travel Payments session, Daniel Marovitz, SVP of booking.com's fintech arm talks about the ambitions for the unit. Read More

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Skyscanner tests personalized road trip service

By Mitra Sorrells | July 29, 2021

Skyscanner's new Road Trips service is built on personalization capabilities from Inspirock and launching in five countries. Read More

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Google told more transparency needed in flight and hotel prices by regulator

By Linda Fox | July 28, 2021

Google has been given two months to make changes to its flight and hotel pricing results. Read More

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Revinate acquires direct booking platform NAVIS

By Mitra Sorrells | July 27, 2021

Terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed, but Revinate says its investor and partner, Serent Capital sponsored the deal. Read More

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Travelzoo sees revenues climb, driven by North America

By Linda Fox | July 26, 2021

Travelzoo's Europe business is still lagging at 48% of 2019 revenues. Read More

News / Distribution

Expedia down, Airbnb up for bookings for some hotels in Europe and Asia

By Mitra Sorrells | July 26, 2021

An analysis by D-Edge Hospitality Solutions finds that while online travel agencies remain the dominant source of online revenue for its client hotels, in the last five years the share of bookings... Read More

News / Online

Culture Trip evolves e-commerce strategy with launch of multi-day tours

By Linda Fox | July 23, 2021

Culture Trip is combining places to stay with curated experiences for the launch of multi-day tours. Read More

News / Technology

U.K. banking app Revolut launches travel booking product

By Jill Menze | July 22, 2021

Fintech startup Revolut has launched a travel product called Stays that allows customers to book trips and receive 10% instant cash back. Read More

News / Distribution

Leisure Pass Group rebrands as Go City

By Mitra Sorrells | July 22, 2021

Go City provides contactless, mobile passes for entry to more than 1,000 attractions, tours, museums, observation decks, cruises, theme parks and other experiences. Read More

Opinion / Online

Yes, there's crazy travel demand today. But what's next?

By Clayton Reid - MMGY | July 20, 2021

MMGY CEO Clayton Reid outlines the short- and long-term market conditions impacting the travel industry’s recovery. Read More

News / Online

SoftBank invests $1.7B into South Korean travel platform Yanolja

By Jill Menze | July 16, 2021

According to Yanolja, despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the company achieved both net growth and gains in operating profit last year. Read More

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