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Sonder shares further details on Marriott deal

By Chris Davis - BTN | February 14, 2025

Marriott International has agreed to pay the company $15 million as part of a recent licensing deal. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: AirAsia, Mindtrip, Spotnana and more...

By PhocusWire | February 14, 2025

Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Mendel wants to be the go-to corporate travel platform for Latin America

By Morgan Hines | February 13, 2025

Founded in 2021 and based in Mexico City, the company provides a corporate travel platform that includes online booking, expense management and payments. Read More

News / Online

Mint House boosts portfolio with acquisition of Locale

By Linda Fox | February 12, 2025

The addition of Locale will bring the Mint House portfolio to 22 properties in 13 markets in the United States, which includes several new openings slated for this year. Read More

News / Online

Klook lands $100M to expand in Asia and beyond

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2025

The latest funding for the Asia-based platform comes 14 months after the company raised $210 million in a Series E+ round in December 2023. Read More

News / Technology

Exoticca receives €25M to expand presence, build out AI technology

By Morgan Hines | February 11, 2025

The €25 million comes in the form of a venture debt facility from BBVA Spark, following the company’s recently completed €60 million Series D round which was headed up by Quadrille Capital. Read More

News / Technology

Young travelers transitioning to AI trip planning in Southeast Asia

By Phocuswright Research | February 11, 2025

Southeast Asia's booking pathway is online, increasingly mobile and with a high potential to be influenced and/or disrupted by artificial intelligence agents and applications. Read More

News / Technology

How AI is impacting travel startups

By Mark Frary | February 11, 2025

Appetite for AI-driven travel startups from savvy investors alongside the potential for costs come down could help level the playing field for new businesses. Read More

From Our Partners / Online

Buy now, pay later frees travelers to spend more while managing a budget

By Suzanne Hirt | February 10, 2025

As prices and interest rates rise, budget-conscious travelers are turning to alternative payment methods such as buy now, pay later options that split payments into smaller installments, often without... Read More

Opinion / Distribution

If NDC is a first building block in airline retailing, what comes next?

By Tye Radcliffe - Accelya | February 10, 2025

Accelya's Tye Radcliffe argues that NDC is here stay and presents potential next steps as the airline industry's journey to retailing matures. Read More

News / Technology

Snowfall announces reset, relaunches as Junction

By Andy Hoskins, BTN Europe | February 7, 2025

The company, whose difficulties have been documented in recent months, said Korelya Capital was helping to fund the relaunch, while other unspecified “existing and new investors” are also providing... Read More

News / Technology

Lufthansa's AI assistant Swifty integrated into LINE messenger

By Morgan Hines | February 6, 2025

Lufthansa Group customers in Japan will be able to book flights on select airlines in the LINE messenger app thanks to the integration of Swifty into the platform. Read More

Opinion / Online

How "Operator" changed the travel shopping game

By Christian Watts - Magpie | February 6, 2025

OpenAI's "Operator" has the potential to remove much of the manual work from travel search and booking as well as enable deeper research and more flexibility. Read More

News / Online

CEO Spotlight: Alberto Gutierrez of Civitatis

By Linda Fox | February 5, 2025

In an interview in the PhocusWire studio Alberto Gutiérrez discussed the growth of tours and activities marketplace Civitatis, attracting investment and its focus on Latin America. Read More

News / Online

Vacasa considering higher offer from existing shareholder

By Linda Fox | February 4, 2025

Vacasa shares rose 2.4% on news of an offer coming in before markets opened Tuesday from existing shareholder Davidson Kempner Capital Management that is higher than the one offered by Casago. Read More

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