Giles Turner, Ruth David, and Manuel Baigorri, Bloomberg
Tel Aviv-based Gett aims to overtake Uber and Lyft. But some investors like Volkswagen and Vostok, a Swedish fund manager, aren't adding in more money. The lack of capital is hindering the startup's pace.
10 hours ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Tiqets tackled the hard problem of helping many museums that lacked tech savvy to adopt modern sales techniques. Now it's seeing a payoff. In other news, events tech company Headbox and online travel agency Sastaticket raised money.
3 days ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Lufthansa Group has responded to digital disruption by creating a company within a company, Yilu. The group's low-cost carrier Eurowings has already begun using the subsidiary's tools for cross-selling taxi rides.
5 days ago
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4 months ago
Julie Verhage, Bloomberg
PayPal co-founder Max Levchin said his new startup Affirm is piloting a new product where consumers can pre-qualify for a 20-day period with a specific merchant to add on items as they build out their trip, such as flights, hotels, rental cars, seat upgrades. The new effort will bring stiff competition to other startups like Uplift, Airfordable, and AirWallex.
5 days ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Travel startups are receiving remarkable investor interest this year, suggesting a bit of irrational exuberance. But in Sojern's case, fundraising can be seen as recognition of a company that's taken years to build consistent, profitable growth. Its tools could be scaled up to address a multi-billion-dollar market.
6 days ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
PredictHQ, which helps travel companies like Booking.com and Qantas anticipate surges in demand, was joined by other startups in announcing investments this week, including Hotelmize, Journy, KKday, and Smartvel.
1 week ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Renowned venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has famously pushed the notion that "software is eating the world." It seems likely the firm believes software is now going to upend how companies book travel, in particular, and that companies like TripActions will profit from the shift.
2 weeks ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
AppZen wants to remove the stress from filing monthly expense reports at companies worldwide, and it applies artificial intelligence to address the problem in a way that sounds compelling.
2 weeks ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Naren Shaam, CEO and founder of GoEuro, is earning kudos for his vision of making transport booking seamless. Top-tier investors are once again supporting his startup's growth.
3 weeks ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
TravelPerk’s funding further supports Skift's 2018 Megatrend that companies are becoming more interested in booking systems that more directly serve business travelers.
1 month ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Venture capital has awoken in a big way to the potential of vacation rental property managers.
1 month ago