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Short-Term Rentals
Casai is dead but its ghost remains. The former company's domain is now one of more than 350 travel booking websites.
Justin Dawes | 2 months ago
Media and PR
This is an example of why startup advisors say founders should avoid taking too much funding too quickly.
Travel Technology
It appears that the investments Amadeus has been making in ancillary businesses are starting to pay off.
Startups
More renewable jet fuel companies are raising money to develop products, but a lot more money is needed to reach the industry's zero-emissions goals by 2050.
Airlines
The AI that powers the latest chatbot craze is still in the experimental phase, but not everyone knows that. This example brings into question whether companies should be more cautious about experimenting with unreliable tech.
The way that travel is bought and sold is changing quickly, and older companies have to keep up to secure their future.
Multiple travel startups raised nearly half of a billion dollars a couple of weeks ago. It's a bigger group again this week, but they're all smaller numbers this time.
The jury is still out on whether either of these sectors will be able to carve a secure space in the industry.
Justin Dawes | 3 months ago
Though there are still some kinks to work out with biometrics, particularly regarding privacy concerns, Amadeus seems confident in the growing use of the technology.
More acquisitions are likely coming as certain hotel players seek to have a stronger hold on the fragmented industry.
