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Pango acquires Gett
By Morgan Hines May 10, 2024
 Smart mobility platform Pango acquires ground transportation app Gett.  Read More
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As publicly traded travel companies continue to report their earnings for the first quarter of this year, we round up the latest reports. Read More
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Katanox secures license to offer regulated payment services
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The company can now offer hotels and accommodation buyers bookings via direct bank payouts as an alternative to virtual credit cards.  ... Read More
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Airbnb's Chesky says homes will be just one of “many categories” in its future “solar system”
By Mitra Sorrells May 8, 2024
Along with details about longer term growth plans, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky shared details of the company's Q1 growth, including a 60% increase year over year in app downloads in the United States.... Read More
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Australian-based Hometime raises $6.6M to bolster STR growth
By Morgan Hines May 8, 2024
The new funding is meant to bolster Hometime’s goal to professionalize the STR industry, to grow its brand and to enter new markets.... Read More
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Naya Homes nabs $3M for vacation rental expansion in Mexico
By Linda Fox May 8, 2024
Naya has raised $9.2 million to date, and these latest funds will go toward expanding the company into 10 new markets in Mexico.... Read More


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Tripadvisor is not for sale - at least not for now
Tripadvisor announced it is not selling amid first quarter earnings results that included revenue of... Read more
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Expensify to launch travel platform
Expensify Travel will exist as part of a partnership between Expensify and Spotnana and has... Read more
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Amadeus reports "solid start" to 2024
Group revenue for the Madrid-based business rose to €1.5 billion, a 14% increase versus the same... Read more
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Wayve raises more than $1B in Series C
The AI-powered autonomous driving company plans to use the new funding to bolster its goal of... Read more
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Kurt Ekert joined Sabre as president in January 2022 and became CEO in April 2023. Prior to that he... Read more
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