Groups360 Raises $35 Million for Meeting Planning: Travel Startup Funding This Week
This week, travel startups Groups360 and Amenitiz announced more than $65 million in funding.
Articles tagged “currency”
Visit Mexico to Tout Digital Wallet as Unofficial Loyalty Program
It's not obvious the world needs another payment method. But a points-based loyalty program tied to the new debit card may give Visit Mexico a tool to steer travelers to suppliers and locations that most need visitors. The idea is intriguing.
Amadeus Taps Citibank as Partner for New Currency Exchange Tool for Travel Companies
Much of the travel industry uses currency pricing tools that haven't advanced much in a decade. The sector will welcome any new tools that can genuinely cut complexity, time, and costs during the ongoing revenue crisis. Enter Amadeus.
Why Ebix Wants to Buy India’s Corporate Travel Player Yatra for $336 Million
Ebix has made a generous takeover bid for Yatra, a corporate travel services provider and online travel agency, to create one of India’s largest end-to-end travel services businesses. Ebix's shrewd CEO Robin Raina is cornering the rare travel segments in India that aren't facing fierce price wars, namely, corporate travel services and currency exchange.
Turkey’s Weak Economy Entices Travelers With Good Deals
Travelers love nothing more than a good deal, and that's exactly what much of Turkey is offering right now. A cooling economy has travelers striking while the iron is hot.
Square ventures over the Canadian border in its first international expansion
Currency exchanges could soon become a travel hassle of the past as Square and similar mobile payment services expand making a valid credit card the only source of money you need to travel.