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Startups

Electric Plane, Corporate Retreats, AI Trip Planner: Startup Funding Roundup

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.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Electric Plane, Corporate Retreats, AI Trip Planner: Startup Funding Roundup

Startups

Heart Aerospace Raises $107 Million for Hybrid-Electric Airplane: Startup Funding Roundup

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

Heart Aerospace Raises $107 Million for Hybrid-Electric Airplane: Startup Funding Roundup

Travel Technology

Amadeus to Acquire Biometrics Company Vision-Box for $348 Million

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.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Amadeus to Acquire Biometrics Company Vision-Box for $348 Million

Travel Technology

Mews, Hotel Tech Startup, Makes Its Eighth Acquisition 

More acquisitions are likely coming as certain hotel players seek to have a stronger hold on the fragmented industry.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Mews, Hotel Tech Startup, Makes Its Eighth Acquisition 

Travel Technology

Hotel Tech Company Duve Acquires Competitor to Advance AI Tools

Even startups that began experimenting early with generative AI generally aren’t seeing a payoff yet in terms of revenue. But they are generating interest from buyers that want their workers and intellectual property.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Hotel Tech Company Duve Acquires Competitor to Advance AI Tools

Travel Technology

Choice Hotels Is Fully in the Amazon Cloud. Now Comes AI.

All hotel companies will eventually need to be completely in the cloud to take full advantage of new tech like generative AI.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Choice Hotels Is Fully in the Amazon Cloud. Now Comes AI.

Startups

Travel Startups Raised Nearly $500 Million This Week

They say that startup funding is tight right now, but these big fundraises show that some money is still flowing.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Travel Startups Raised Nearly $500 Million This Week

Travel Technology

Oracle Hospitality to Offer ‘Unified’ Hotel Tech System

One of the largest players in hotel tech is selling what it says is a simplified system for hotel tech operations, days after a newer player said it's entering the sector with a similar plan.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Oracle Hospitality to Offer ‘Unified’ Hotel Tech System

Business Travel

TravelPerk Raises $104 Million to Advance AI for Travel Expenses

TravelPerk is another example of a company rethinking employee roles by using the latest advancements in artificial intelligence.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

TravelPerk Raises $104 Million to Advance AI for Travel Expenses

Startups

Lightship Raises $34 Million for Electric RV: Startup Funding Roundup

Lightship is developing a fully electric RV available starting in 2026, and Tumodo wants to expand its business travel platform throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Lightship Raises $34 Million for Electric RV: Startup Funding Roundup