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Tours platform Civitatis looks to growth with €100M investment
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April 7, 2022
The Spain-based company wants to accelerate expansion in the rest of Europe as well as Latin America through a “growth partnership" with Vitruvian Partners.
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Groups360 attracts $35M, plots group travel platform expansion
By Linda Fox
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April 7, 2022
The investment was led by Zigg Capital and included Blackstone Innovations Investments and Fir Tree Partners.
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Group travel is rising, but pandemic trends remain
By Linda Fox
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April 6, 2022
Amadeus has looked at data to reveal increasing rates in forward group bookings as well as trends for 2022.
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Touch Stay books £500K in funding for digital guidebook
By Linda Fox
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April 6, 2022
The funding came from a number of investors including SiteMinder founder Mike Ford.
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In The Big Chair - Vivi Cahyadi Himmel of AltoVita
By Jill Menze
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April 6, 2022
Vivi Cahyadi Himmel co-founded AltoVita, a platform that powers the corporate accommodations sector with enterprise software layered with a human-centric approach.
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Social, mobile, cashless - Gen Z travel and payment trends
By Linda Fox
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April 5, 2022
Gen Z travelers say they are planning to invest in a big trip in 2022.
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Matsuri raises $16M for rental technology push
By Linda Fox
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April 4, 2022
The Japan-based company wants to expand its StayX technology platform nationwide.
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Swvl IPO gets shareholder go ahead
By Linda Fox
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April 1, 2022
The Dubai-based shared mobility and transit company had previously announced its combination with Queen’s Gambit in July 2021.
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Investors on rethinking hospitality and real estate and the rise of digital nomads
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT
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April 1, 2022
The total restructuring of accommodation real estate and the rise of digital nomads will be two of the biggest pandemic changes, say investors who spoke at The Bridge Series, organized by WiT and...
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HomeToGo spends €40M to buy E-Domizil, plots further purchases
By Linda Fox
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March 31, 2022
Germany-based e-domizil is said to have more than 370,000 homes across its brands.
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NFTs are falling into three categories in travel (so far)
By Linda Fox
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March 28, 2022
Funding into startups focused on NFTs across all sectors multiplied almost 40 fold from 2020 to 2021.
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Alaska Airlines tests tech at San Jose Airport
By Linda Fox
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March 28, 2022
The carrier is looking at all areas of the airport experience to see where technologies such as biometrics can be implemented.
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Kyte secures $200M for on-demand car rental expansion
By Linda Fox
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March 25, 2022
The credit financing for the San Francisco-based company comes from Goldman Sachs and Ares Global Management.
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Hopper outperformed all other OTA apps in 2021
By Jill Menze
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March 25, 2022
According to a report from Apptopia, Hopper grew 494% in 2021, overtaking Airbnb as the leader in market share by monthly active users.
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Trip.com Group's overseas brands rebound as China remains closed
By Linda Fox
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March 24, 2022
Executive chairman James Liang says the company will emerge stronger from the pandemic.
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