mergers and acquisitions Archives

Short-Term Rentals

Guesty Buys Vacation Rental Tech Company StaySense

This marks Guesty's sixth acquisition as it widens distribution channels for property owners.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 month ago

Hotels

Marriott Officially Acquires 31st Brand, City Express

Marriott plans to absorb the select-service brand by August 3. The goal of this new brand is mainly to appeal to Latin American travelers and developers.

Sean O'Neill | 1 month ago

News Blog

WestJet Closes Sunwing Deal

Canada's WestJet completed its purchase of Sunwing and Sunwing Vacations on Monday, part of WestJet's larger strategic pivot towards leisure travelers. Sunwing will continue to operate as independent airline for the foreseeable future, but could be integrated into WestJet or its budget subsidiary Swoop in the future. Sunwing Vacations is to become part of the…

Edward Russell | 1 month ago

Hotels

Hyatt Is Buying Hotel Booking Site Mr and Mrs Smith for $66 Million

This all about the luxury sector, as Hyatt gains the UK-based agency's 1 million higher-spending members and could double the number of boutique and luxury properties it offers.

Matthew Parsons | 1 month ago

News Blog

Avianca Calls Colombia’s Conditions to Viva Air Merger ‘Unfeasible’

Whether Viva Air will ever fly again is increasingly an open question. Avianca, which wants to merge with the bankrupt budget carrier, said late Wednesday that the conditions laid out by Colombian civil aviation regulators for the deal "make Viva's recovery impossible." "Several conditions that, depending on the case, (i) make Viva’s operation unviable in…

Edward Russell | 1 month ago

Airline Weekly

Avianca-Viva Air Merger Cleared by Colombia’s Regulator

With the Viva Air mess settled, Avianca can now turn its full attention to the bigger deal at hand: The creation of Abra with Brazil's Gol.

1 month ago

Short-Term Rentals

Finnish Short-Term Rental Brand Bob W Buys German Competitor

Bob W's expansion comes at a time when the short-term rental market in Europe is seeing high demand. But it's no easy task to become a profitable pan-European operator with all the regulatory challenges in a fragmented market.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 month ago

Travel Technology

Constellation Software Buys Distribution System Developer Peakwork

Constellation Software is clearly on an acquisition mission. Peakwork was the latest in its goal to claim a bigger hold on the travel industry.

Justin Dawes | 2 months ago

Travel Technology

Mews Triples North America Hotel Tech Business With 6th Acquisition

The founder of Mews said late last year that there were more acquisitions in the pipeline. Here's the first since then, with no signs that it will be the last.

Justin Dawes | 2 months ago

Business Travel

InteleTravel Eyes Blended Travel Sales With Hickory Acquisition

Blended travel has caught the eye of these two established companies. The resulting formation could well serve this new market.

Matthew Parsons | 2 months ago

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