Articles tagged “business intelligence”

Travel Technology

Airalo Raises $60 Million for eSIM Marketplace: Startup Funding Roundup

Airalo wants to keep travelers from buying physical SIM cards, and GoTab wants to make life easier for hotel dining operators.

Airalo Raises $60 Million for eSIM Marketplace: Startup Funding Roundup

News Blog

Amadeus Launches Market Forecasting Tool for Hoteliers

Amadeus said on Wednesday that it had launched a market forecast capability "to help hoteliers accurately track revenue and manage costs." The tool is part of its business intelligence software suite, RevenueStrategy360, for hotels that it expanded after its acquisition of TravelClick several years ago. "Most tools today look at historical data, but ours focuses…

Short-Term Rentals

Private Equity Firm Alpine to Acquire AirDNA in Short-Term Rental Data Play

This deal is the second investment in two weeks in business intelligence for the short-term rental sector, coming after startup OTA Insight's purchase of Transparent. "Follow the data" is the new "follow the money."

Private Equity Firm Alpine to Acquire AirDNA in Short-Term Rental Data Play

Hotels

OTA Insight Buys Transparent to Offer Both Hotel and Vacation Rental Data

Here's yet another sign that alternative accommodations are becoming sophisticated businesses just like hotels.

OTA Insight Buys Transparent to Offer Both Hotel and Vacation Rental Data

Startups

OTA Insight Nabs $80 Million in Funding From Spectrum Equity

The SiteMinder IPO in Australia served as inspiration for numerous travel tech and data intelligence companies, including OTA Insight. The latter hopes that Spectrum Equity can help OTA Insight make a similar leap.

OTA Insight Nabs $80 Million in Funding From Spectrum Equity

Airlines

All-Star Investors Katzenberg, Thiel, and Tosi Take Stake in Travel Startup Flyr

The WestCap Group has led a $150 million round in Flyr, a startup that helps travel companies boost their revenue. "Mogul management" appears to be the new "revenue management."

All-Star Investors Katzenberg, Thiel, and Tosi Take Stake in Travel Startup Flyr

Coronavirus

Setting Out the Tech Landscape for Hotel Distribution: New Skift Research

Getting your hotel tech demands right is never an easy process. Why should tech for hotel distribution be any different? Hoteliers end up working with many vendors to help grasp demand, set rates. and get rooms on the right channels. Here's some clarity to figure out that morass.

Setting Out the Tech Landscape for Hotel Distribution: New Skift Research

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Digs Deeper Into Subscription Services for Hotels and Restaurants

Some hoteliers may welcome the opportunity to work with Tripadvisor on improving their rankings, but Tripadvisor will be challenged to show that its reputation management service will pay as much attention to reviews on Google and Facebook.

Tripadvisor Digs Deeper Into Subscription Services for Hotels and Restaurants