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| 14.08.2026 | Vibe Adventures Wins Global Startup Pitch by Phocuswright, Web in Travel (WiT), and PhocusWire | Vibe Adventures joins travel technology startups on stage at the 2026 Global Startup Pitch finals during Phocuswright Europe in Barcelona.
Vibe Adventures participated in the Global Startup Pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2026, where the compa... |
| 04.08.2026 | TripGain MCP Server Extends Agentic AI From Booking Into Corporate Expense and Approvals | By Eloise Jones
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| 27.06.2026 | TikTok Super App Adds Hotels, Finance, and Sports: ByteDance’s China Law Problem Persists | By Eloise Jones
Published: Jun 27 2026, 2:13 AM EDT
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| 07.01.2026 | Robotaxis are coming – how will London respond? | The planned launch of autonomous ride services, starting with Uber in 2026, marks a major shift for London’s streets, repositioning mobility as a software-governed infrastructure that will redistribute control over pricing, liability and da... |
| 02.07.2025 | How AI is changing the face of travel marketing (and why you can’t ignore it) | Share
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| 23.05.2024 | Yanolja eyes $400m US IPO in July at $9b valuation: report | ManagementNews
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Yanolja is preparing for a US$400 million IPO in the US. The offering could bring the South Korea... |
| 05.02.2024 | Agoda CEO: 'Travel industry off to a great start in 2024' | SINGAPORE, Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on the first month of the year, 2024 could be a great year for travel, predicts Omri Morgenshtern, CEO of digital travel platform Agoda. Speaking at the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2024 (ATF) in Laos on... |
| 02.01.2024 | Short-term rental provider Frontdesk lays off entire staff, on the verge of shutting down | Another proptech startup has run into trouble.
Frontdesk, a startup that managed more than 1,000 furnished apartments across the United States, laid off its entire 200-person workforce Tuesday after attempts to raise more capital failed, Te... |
| 30.11.2023 | Estonian VC Superangel co-leads a €1.75M round for BeCause | Estonian VC Superangel co-leads a €1.75M round for BeCause
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| 16.11.2023 | トラベルフィンテックのKabuK Style、米・PhocusWire「HOT 25 TRAVEL STARTUPS FOR 2024」に選出 | Travel Fintech（トラベルフィンテック）企業の株式会社KabuK Style（本社：長崎県長崎市、代表取締役：砂田 憲治、以下 KabuK Style）はこの度、米・PhocusWireの「HOT 25 TRAVEL STARTUPS FOR 2024」に選出されました。世界150以上のスタートアップから、日本企業で唯一の選出となります。
PhocusWireは、世界で最も権威のある旅行業界に特化したリサーチとメディア企業であるPhocuswrightが提供する... |
| 06.10.2023 | Habyt Raises $42 Million for Home and Hotel Rental Platform: Startup Funding Roundup | Twelve travel tech startups announced more than $147 million in fundraises in the past two weeks.
>>Habyt, an apartment and short-term rental manager and booking platform, has raised $42.4 million (€40 million) in series C funding.
Th... |
| 14.09.2023 | Spain-based Caravelo secures €3.5M to expand its travel subscription services | Read this article in:
Barcelona-based Caravelo, a travel-tech company that provides subscription solutions to the travel industry, announced on Thursday that it has secured €3.5M in a Series A round of funding.
The investment was led by Sam... |
| 14.09.2023 | Ready for take off: Why we’re doubling down on Caravelo | We first partnered with Caravelo in 2020, and today we are delighted to share that we have invested again as a part of a €3.5 million investment led by Samaipata, confirming Caravelo’s position as a leader in subscription solutions for the ... |
| 22.06.2023 | How To Create A Winning Travel Product Beyond Industry Norms | Tech entrepreneur with a strong background in sales and a deep interest in business strategy, CEO and founder of Voyagu. |
| 07.04.2023 | Globalized Reality: A Call For Responsible Tourism And Travel To Achieve Net-Zero Emissions | By Travis Pittman, Co-Founder & CEO of TourRadar. |
| 10.02.2023 | The pilot shortage is slowly easing — but isn't going away anytime soon. Autonomous planes could fill the gap. | The pilot shortage is due to a combination of factors, including baby boomers reaching the mandatory retirement age at 65 and a diminishing pool of potential candidates. Additionally, during the Covid-19 pandemic many pilots were encouraged... |
| 06.11.2022 | ICYMI: The Digital Ad News You Haven’t Been Reading (And What You’re Missing As A Result) | As the appetite for travel and dining mushrooms, in-app discovery has become a go-to tool that ... [+] threatens open-web searches. (Photo by S3studio/Getty Images)Getty Images |
| 26.07.2022 | Why Airlines Are Struggling In The Era Of Digital Retail, And How They Can Get Back On Top | Executive and managing director at DRCT, the leading technology provider for airlines and travel companies. Expert in airline retail. |
| 06.06.2022 | Monday 6 June 2022 - Rimac Group gears up with €500 million, Yotta goes for £52 million, and more than €1.8 billion was invested in European Tech last week | Last week we tracked more than 110 tech funding deals worth over €1.8 billion, and upwards of 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As a paid subscriber, you get access to all the deals we've uncov... |
| 10.04.2022 | Vacayou Wellness Travel Appoints Chris Brown as Chief Product Officer | “I’m passionate about using technology to redefine the user experience in travel, which we will do by introducing a new booking concept that we can leverage as a unique selling tool — an industry disruptive innovation that is yet to be roll... |
| 04.04.2022 | Casai acquires vendor LoopKey to ensure hardware supply for guest access tech | Today, Casai, a Mexico-based proptech that runs short-term rentals (STR) and hotel-style lodging, announced acquiring tech vendor LoopKey, according to Skift.
Terms of the deal were not revealed, but the report states the acquisition has al... |
| 24.02.2022 | Pacaso’s earnings reveal explosive growth for market’s fastest proptech unicorn | Proptech unicorns had a banner year in 2021. Venture capitalists poured $9.5 billion into the proptech market, the most ever raised in any year for real estate centered technology firms globally.
One such proptech that thrived in particular... |
| 22.02.2022 | Operto raises $15M in funding to help property owners ride wave of tech automation | Operto CEO Steve Davis (image provided)
As the pandemic-driven need for digital tools infiltrates homes and hotels, a Vancouver property tech company is seeing its prospects grow—as well as its bank balance. Operto Guest Technologies today ... |
| 17.02.2022 | Proptech Lavanda snags $7.25M for flexible rental platform | London-based Lavanda, a proptech firm and flexible multifamily rental platform, has raised a $7.25 million round led by European VC firm Finch Capital.
The Thursday funding, which converts to approximately £5.3 million, also saw participati... |
| 26.01.2022 | Future-Proofing Travel: Will Advanced Technologies and New Business Models Help or Hinder a Travel Industry Recovery? | Kevin May, Editor-in-Chief at PhocusWiire In my view, the massive shortfall in corporate travel will not be filled by some remote workers having to travel once a month.
NEW YORK (PRWEB) January 26, 2022
Over the past couple of years, the te... |
| 04.12.2021 | Venture studio startup jobs + advice for founders from founders | Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! This month we have advice for founders featured in our latest podcast episode. |
| 22.09.2021 | Angel Host raises $5.2 million USD to capitalize on vacation rental industry spike | Angel Host closed its seed funding round in August with $5.2 million USD led by White Star Capital and joined by Desjardins Capital, Panache Ventures, and other undisclosed investors.
The Montréal-based startup was founded in 2019 and speci... |
| 25.04.2021 | Where is the love for BC's tech sector? | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and welcome to the hundreds of new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this Sunday. Make sure to stay engaged all week by connecting with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and the Vancouver Tech club on the Clubhouse iOS app. If y... |
| 22.03.2021 | Tokenites, the Decentralized Platform Built on Blockchain, Is Launched to Take Hotel Booking to the Next Level | NFTs have endless possibilities, you just need to unlock them.
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2020 is the year we learned that life is fragile and the freedom to roam the world - even our local communities - can be taken away in th... |
| 12.03.2021 | City Exploration Platform Questo Raises USD 1.5mln of Investment | Sparking Capital and Early Game Ventures back Questo with USD 1.5mln. Questo managed to turn the downtime of tourism to its advantage. Questo will be available in more cities and become more facilitated for creators by the end of 2021.
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| 09.02.2021 | The Future Of Customer Experience: Zero User Interfaces | Ashok, CEO of UnfoldLabs, is an innovation veteran who believes in making the world a better place with futuristic technology products. |
| 29.12.2020 | Vacation Rentals Are Finding Ways To Survive In The Pandemic | Co-Founder & CEO of Anyplace. |
| 18.12.2020 | Weekly Wrap #33: Cashed-up Cats, FinTech Fings & Cya 2020 | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
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| 05.11.2020 | 4 questions as Airbnb’s IPO looms | Almost on command after we asked yesterday if a rash of technology IPOs were about to land, news broke that Airbnb plans to drop its S-1 filing early next week with a December roadshow. The document will be of intense interest for sharehold... |
| 29.10.2020 | GetYourGuide closes $133M convertible note as travel startups continue to weather the COVID-19 storm | On the heels of Germany announcing another lockdown to try to contain the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in the country, one of the hottest startups in its capital city is announcing the closing of a large convertible note to help it keep mov... |
| 03.09.2020 | Amazon launches an Alexa service for property managers | Amazon wants to bring Alexa to property managers. The company this morning launched a new service, Alexa for Residential, that aims to make it easier for property managers to set up and maintain Alexa-powered smart home experiences in their... |
| 24.08.2020 | Mastercard acquired and shut down IfOnly, an experiences marketplace hit by COVID-19 | Travel has undoubtedly been one of the industries hardest hit in the coronavirus pandemic, constrained by restrictions on how people can move between and within countries, many venues closing, new rules to minimise gatherings, shrinking eco... |
| 19.08.2020 | CEO App in the Air расскажет, что нужно знать перед запуском тревел-стартапа | Байрам Аннаков — выпускник МГТУ им. Баумана и МГУ, предприниматель. Создал компанию Empatika, которая из консалтинговой фирмы превратилась в студию мобильной разработки. Один из главных ее проектов — приложение App in the Air, ставшее полно... |
| 26.06.2020 | Startups, investors see opportunities and challenges as travel industry struggles with COVID, diversity issues | It’s mixed messages these days from both startups and investors in travel as they navigate the COVID-19 crisis and issues around diversity and inclusion. |
| 24.06.2020 | Unpacking the nCino and GoHealth IPO filings | It’s IPO season in the United States, despite market volatility in recent months and historical blockers like an impending election. Given the public market’s return to form since March lows — paticularly the outperformance of the Nasdaq in... |
| 24.06.2020 | IPOs that could happen soon, cannot happen soon enough | Earlier today we took a look at two companies that have filed to go public, nCino and GoHealth. The pair join Lemonade in a march toward the public markets.
But those three firms are hardly alone. We know that DoorDash filed privately earli... |
| 26.03.2020 | Кризис вынуждает туристические стартапы принимать трудные решения | Из-за вспышки эпидемии коронавируса COVID-19 туристический бизнес переживает серьезные затруднения — как крупные туроператоры, так и небольшие агентства. Многие компании на грани банкротства. Негативные сценарии развертываются столь стремит... |
| 13.01.2020 | Vancouver-based ToursByLocals raises $43 million CAD in first round of financing | ToursByLocals, an online marketplace that connects travellers in search of customized, private tours with handpicked tour guides, has raised $43 million CAD ($33 million USD) in growth capital. This funding represents the first-ever raise f... |
| 18.12.2019 | Туристический маркетинг, технологии и привлечение молодежи с помощью TikTok | И еще немного о партнерстве со стартапами и рождественской PR-кампания British Airways
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| 31.10.2019 | LuckyTrip raises £1.5 million | LuckyTrip, the London-based travel app, has raised £1.5 million via a crowdfunding campaign, which brings its total funding to date to £3.4 million.
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| 06.08.2019 | As Airbnb Acquires Another Startup, A Look At The Travel Startup Market | 40 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
About $1.4 trillion dollars are spent on corporate travel every year. So, as they often do, scrappy startups and eager founders are working to tackle the pain points within the industry, from expens... |
| 19.06.2019 | Делаем магазин по продаже туров за один день и ноль рублей | Тема многодневных туров набирает популярность во всём мире. Австрийский стартап TourRadar.com собирает раунд за раундом, последние $50 млн получены в 2018 году. А буквально только что Airbnb объявила о начале продаж многодневных туров.
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| 13.05.2019 | Daily funding roundup - May 13th, 2019 | Soundstripe raised $4M; Agile Analog closed $5M; Hatch landed $5M; Phyn secured $12M
Soundstripe: Soundstripe is a firm creating and providing top quality music and sound effects to digital creators. Soundstripe has raised $4 million in Ser... |
| 25.04.2019 | To Help Boost Female-led Startups, More Women Join Investor Ranks | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Houston—Men have long leveraged their networks to succeed in business, and the tech industry has been no exception. Women, finding themselves outside of the club, are now crea... |
| 11.04.2019 | GuestReady, a service for Airbnb hosts, doubles down on Europe with another acquisition | GuestReady, a service that helps shared-economy hosts manage their business on Airbnb and other rental sites, is getting into expansion mode again after it completed its fourth acquisition.
The company, which has raised $3.7 million from in... |
| 13.03.2019 | Did Polish man accused of defrauding Nigerian investors lie about merger? [Updated] | UPDATE (18 October 2019): Marek Zmyslowski has released a tell-all book after Interpol in May 2019 took down the Red Notice it issued in January 2018 ordering his extradition to Nigeria (see this story) — Ed
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| 13.03.2019 | Did Polish man accused of defrauding Nigerian investors lie about merger? [Updated] | UPDATE (18 October 2019): Marek Zmyslowski has released a tell-all book after Interpol in May 2019 took down the Red Notice it issued in January 2018 ordering his extradition to Nigeria (see this story) — Ed
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| 25.02.2019 | How it all went down: a timeline of the HotelOga, Marek Zmyslowski saga | UPDATE (18 October 2019): Marek Zmyslowski has released a tell-all book after Interpol in May 2019 took down the Red Notice it issued in January 2018 ordering his extradition to Nigeria (see this story) — Ed
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| 25.02.2019 | Did Polish tech entrepreneur Marek Zmyslowski defraud Nigerian investors? | UPDATE (18 October 2019): Marek Zmyslowski has released a tell-all book after Interpol in May 2019 took down the Red Notice it issued in January 2018 ordering his extradition to Nigeria (see this story) — Ed
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| 25.02.2019 | How it all went down: a timeline of the HotelOga, Marek Zmyslowski saga | UPDATE (18 October 2019): Marek Zmyslowski has released a tell-all book after Interpol in May 2019 took down the Red Notice it issued in January 2018 ordering his extradition to Nigeria (see this story) — Ed
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| 25.02.2019 | Did Polish tech entrepreneur Marek Zmyslowski defraud Nigerian investors? | UPDATE (18 October 2019): Marek Zmyslowski has released a tell-all book after Interpol in May 2019 took down the Red Notice it issued in January 2018 ordering his extradition to Nigeria (see this story) — Ed
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| 06.02.2019 | Daily funding roundup - February 6th, 2019 | MakerSights raised $3.1M; productboard raised $10M; Jetty secured $25M; CathWorks raised $30M
MakerSights: MakerSights is a leading provider of product development software for consumer brands. MakerSights has raised $3.1 million in funding... |
| 28.01.2019 | Daily funding roundup - January 28th, 2019 | Renewal Mill raised $2.5M; Obo raised $8.2M; Kuali raised $12M; BRD raised $15M
Renewal Mill: Renewal Mill is a next generation ingredients company that upcycles byproducts from food manufacturing into high-quality ingredients. Renewal Mill... |
| 04.10.2018 | Daily funding roundup - October 4th, 2018 | Caribu raised $1.3M; Tourmaline Labs raised $2M; SKALE raised $8.86M; CrowdRiff raised $9M
Caribu: Caribu integrates children’s books into a child-friendly video calling app, providing a truly engaging communication experience for kids and ... |
| 03.10.2018 | Hopper Raises $100M In Series D Funding Led by OMERS Ventures | Hopper, the world's fastest growing travel booking app, today announced US $100 million (CA ~$128 million) in Series D financing led by OMERS Ventures. Existing investors Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), Accomplice, Brightspar... |
| 18.09.2018 | 3 ways the travel industry stands to benefit from the AR Cloud | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Let’s face it: mobile AR has been mostly useless thus far. Can you name a single AR app you use on a daily basis that solves a real pro... |
| 18.09.2018 | 3 ways the travel industry stands to benefit from the AR Cloud | Let’s face it: mobile AR has been mostly useless thus far. Can you name a single AR app you use on a daily basis that solves a real problem in your life? Probably not. The skepticism surrounding AR is understandable, as the space has failed... |
| 07.09.2018 | Latin America is the next stage in the race for dominance in the ride-hailing market | Nathan Lustig Contributor
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| 13.08.2018 | Three Indonesian tech unicorns unite to back digital insurance startup | It’s almost unheard of to see three unicorns join forces to fund a startup, but that’s exactly what has happened in Indonesia.
Ride-hailing company Go-Jek, e-commerce firm Tokopedia and travel booking startup Traveloka — each of which is va... |
| 01.08.2018 | Airfare-prediction app Hopper flies past 30 million installs, helped by AI | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Hopper, a travel app that tells you the right time to book your flight to get the lowest price, says it has leveraged AI to drive signi... |
| 09.05.2018 | Travel Tech Company Stay22 Raises $750K As Event Travel Industry Calls for Change | Stay22, a travel tech company based in Montreal, announced it raised $750K in its first round of funding. The company has also amassed a growing roster of partnerships – including Pearl Jam, France’s Weezevent and Canada’s Evenko. Along wit... |
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| - | OYO Acquires European Holiday Home Rental Company @Leisure Group | Indian hospitality chain OYO is now strengthening its presence in Europe and has agreed to acquire Amsterdam-based vacation rental company @Leisure Group. The deal is speculated to be worth €360 Mn ($460.49 Mn).
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| - | [What The Financials] MakeMyTrip’s Q1 Revenue Surges 3.14% Thanks To Indians Holidaying Abroad | Gurugram and New York-headquartered online travel aggregator MakeMyTrip has announced its financial performance for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The company has reported that it continued to narrow down its losses on Y-o-Y basis b... |
| - | Croatian travel tech startup Turneo, €2m investment from Bessemer and Underline | The investment will accelerate Turneo’s mission to change hospitality by enabling world’s leading hotels to offer in-destination activities to their guests.
In addition to growing the team, the funding will enable expansion into new markets... |
| - | Summer 2022 Review: Marking extraordinary milestones and momentum
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✨ Thank you... | As we head into the second half of 2022, we wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the great achievements across our portfolio over the past few months. It’s been quite a year so far, and we continue to be impressed with the hard work... |
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| - | Buy & Hold: How to Invest in the Tourism Industry After the Pandemic | Many believe that even after the opening of the borders the tourism industry will not return to its previous level. What is actually happening and what is a professional investor's opinion?
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| - | Monday 6 June 2022 - Rimac Group gears up with €500 million, Yotta goes for £52 million, and more than €1.8 billion was invested in European Tech last week | Last week we tracked more than 110 tech funding deals worth over €1.8 billion, and upwards of 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
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