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Point.me secures $15M to expand travel rewards search platform
By Linda Fox
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September 18, 2024
The investment was led by Nyca Partners and Citi Ventures with Samsung Next, RiverPark Ventures, Meta executives, the co-founder of ITA Software (Google Flights), Thayer Ventures and PAR Capital...
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Hospitality experiences platform Turneo raises $2M seed investment
By Mileva Sapic
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September 18, 2024
Travel tech startup, Turneo, plans to further expand its global footprint and enable more hotels to offer in-destination activities to guests with the investment led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
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Digital tipping growth offers corporate travel an avenue to examine policies
By Michael B. Baker – Business Travel News
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August 6, 2024
Grazzy is one of several platforms that hotels are adopting to offer digital tipping opportunities to customers, and other service providers that traditionally have relied on cash tips have been adding...
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Grazzy adds $4 million for growth of digital tipping platform
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July 25, 2024
The funding for the Texas-based company will go toward recruitment as well as speeding up customer onboarding and scaling partnerships.
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Weeva, sustainability tool for hospitality, to close down
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July 16, 2024
Weeva managing director Julie Cheetham said the board's decision to shutter the startup came after an "exhaustive review." And on its website it says "an orderly wind-up ... has now commenced."
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How verifiable credentials and digital wallets will transform travel
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July 16, 2024
Experts working in the world of verifiable credentials and digital wallets explain the fast pace of development and the inevitable changes that will be coming for the travel experience.
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Acai Travel to power AI-driven enhancements for Globespan Travel Management
By Mitra Sorrells
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May 28, 2024
Acai Travel, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2024, has created solutions to streamline operations for travel companies and enhance customer service.
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As STR industry copes with growing pains, home swapping enjoys a "Holiday"
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May 28, 2024
Platforms like HomeExchange and Kindred are enjoying big gains while short-term rentals endure frustrations with stricter regulations, supply gluts and more rules and fees.
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Katanox secures license to offer regulated payment services
By D.J. Catron
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May 9, 2024
The company can now offer hotels and accommodation buyers bookings via direct bank payouts as an alternative to virtual credit cards.
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Point.me announces American Express partnership
By Morgan Hines
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March 11, 2024
American Express card members will be able to use Point.me, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2024, to search for reward flights.
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GetYourGuide is hiring a TikTok content creator: Here’s why
By Morgan Hines
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March 11, 2024
Despite accelerating efforts to ban TikTok in the United States, GetYourGuide's job opening for a dedicated TikTok creator has received overwhelming interest.
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WTTC partners with Oliver Wyman to drive sustainability in travel
By Linda Fox
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March 7, 2024
WTTC and Oliver Wyman are helping the industry navigate the regulatory landscape when it comes to sustainability, while startups BeCause and Weeva are helping hotels with data collection and insights.
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Digital tipping solution Grazzy adds IHG to portfolio of brand partners
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 5, 2024
Grazzy, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2024, enables hotel guests to tip without cash and without requiring an app download or account setup.
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Travel early adopters share lessons after year with generative AI
By Derek Catron
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February 7, 2024
PhocusWire is checking in with some of travel's early adopters in using generative artificial intelligence, beginning with three startups, to find out what they have learned from their first year of...
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Assessing the effectiveness of influencer marketing in travel
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February 1, 2024
Windstar Cruises is the latest company to bolster its influencer marketing strategy, recently announcing a partnership with Jerne, which helps to facilitate connections with influencers.
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