Articles tagged “bus”

Hotels

Oyo Gets Boost for Program to Aid New Hotel Owners – India Report

Oyo launched an accelerator program last year to support first-generation hoteliers. The credit facility boosts India's hospitality industry.

Oyo Gets Boost for Program to Aid New Hotel Owners – India Report

Ground Transport

Rail and Bus to Drive Next Phase of Growth for India’s Online Travel Platforms

After low-cost carriers, the next big thing that will change the way Indians travel could be rail and bus. And the rides have just begun for online travel companies.

Rail and Bus to Drive Next Phase of Growth for India’s Online Travel Platforms

Startups

Zeelo Raises $14 Million to Optimize Corporate Shuttle Routes: Startup Funding Roundup

Zeelo is helping corporate clients make shuttle routes more efficient, and Teleport is making the visa submission process a little less tedious.

Zeelo Raises $14 Million to Optimize Corporate Shuttle Routes: Startup Funding Roundup

Online Travel

Ixigo to Launch Own Hotel Platform. Plus: CEO on the Next 50 Million Indian Fliers.

India's aviation industry is set to witness the next wave of growth from smaller towns. This presents a valuable opportunity for travel companies to tap into this market and attract individuals currently opting for trains or buses to choose flights instead.

Ixigo to Launch Own Hotel Platform. Plus: CEO on the Next 50 Million Indian Fliers.

Tourism

Chinese Outbound Travelers Target the Middle East

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Chinese tourists in the Middle East, reinvention in ground transport, and Hopper's rise as a mobile OTA.

Chinese Outbound Travelers Target the Middle East

Travel Technology

These Innovators Are Bringing Trains and Buses Into the 21st Century

Travelers worldwide want to purchase and manage ground transport tickets digitally, same as they typically can for flights and hotels. The industry is finally starting to respond.

These Innovators Are Bringing Trains and Buses Into the 21st Century

Startups

Hotailors Lands $24 Million to Build New Financial Products: Travel Startup Funding This Week

Hotaliors secures more cash to develop new products and carry out a rebrand, while insurance platform Faye wants to make claim processes even easier with fresh funding.

Hotailors Lands $24 Million to Build New Financial Products: Travel Startup Funding This Week

Travel Technology

These Startups Want to Digitize the World’s Intercity Buses

Intercity bus travel isn't glamorous. But at least one company will drag this sector online and make piles of money along the way.

These Startups Want to Digitize the World’s Intercity Buses

Airline Weekly

United CEO Still Backing Denver Bus Service Pilot Despite Slow Start

Nearly a year in, United Airlines' experiment using buses to connect its Denver hub with several nearby communities appears off to a slow start. But that may not matter — yet — with the backing of CEO Scott Kirby.

United CEO Still Backing Denver Bus Service Pilot Despite Slow Start

Airline Weekly

United Airlines Goes the Last Mile With New Bus Service to Ski Resorts

United Airlines Goes the Last Mile With New Bus Service to Ski Resorts