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Articles tagged “subscriptions”

News Blog

Travel Startup Caravelo Raises About $3 Million in Funding for Travel Subscriptions Tech

Caravelo, a startup specializing in travel subscription services, said on Monday that it had received approximately $3 million (€3 million) in funding from Banco Sabadell via Sabadell Venture Capital and Inveready Venture Finance. Caravelo, based in Barcelona, said it had seen revenue from its travel subscription solutions double in the first half of the year.…

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Business Travel

Selina’s Remote Year Overhauls Business Model With New Subscription Plan

The company has set up a new digital membership platform with more affordable prices to let beginners test the waters before committing to a month-long trip. But the question is whether that's enough to convert digital nomad wannabes into actual bookers.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Selina’s Remote Year Overhauls Business Model With New Subscription Plan

Business Travel

Tiny Bansko, Bulgaria, as a Proxy for Global Digital Nomads

Americans, Germans, Cypriots and Brits are descending on a small mountain town for the week-long Bansko Nomad Fest. Here's why.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Tiny Bansko, Bulgaria, as a Proxy for Global Digital Nomads

News Blog

JAL Is Testing Flight Subscriptions Again With the Help of a Japanese Startup

Between August and November 2021, Japan Airlines (JAL) began a three-month promotion, making non-refundable flight tickets available in a discounted wholesale deal to travelers booking trips.  On June 22, the promotion returned, with some small changes. Up to 1,000 customers will be able to buy flight subscriptions, giving them access to tickets on up to 143…

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

News Blog

Inspirato Adds a Third Travel Subscription Product

Inspirato, a subscription business primarily for stays at luxury vacation homes and hotels, debuted on Thursday a third subscription product. The new Inspirato Select product lets subscribers pick 3 trips from a list of more than 500,000 for an annual fee of $24,000, plus a $2,000 enrollment fee. The cost includes nightly rates, taxes, and fees but…

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Online Travel’s eDreams Odigeo Claims a Competitive Moat in Subscriptions

Spain's eDreams Odigeo is building a big subscription program that it claims would be tough to imitate. But do big rivals really want to?

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Online Travel’s eDreams Odigeo Claims a Competitive Moat in Subscriptions

Startups

Japan Airlines Gave This Startup Travel Subscription Service a Lift

Japanese startup Kabuk Style has thousands of travelers booking hotels and guesthouses via subscription. A recent promotion with the airline JAL boosted the company's profile.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Japan Airlines Gave This Startup Travel Subscription Service a Lift

Hotels

CitizenM and Life House Redefine Hotel Relationships in Their Own Ways

CitizenM is willing to take a profit hit to entice long-term guest loyalty, while Life House seeks to limit guest services to extract maximum profits for owners. The sustainable business model award goes to CitizenM.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

CitizenM and Life House Redefine Hotel Relationships in Their Own Ways

Hotels

Scotland’s Gleneagles Offers Subscription Model for 1st Expansion in 9 Decades

It's hard to look at Ennismore's chic new Gleneagles Townhouse, which puts equal weight on its members club as its hotel, without drawing a connection to how many travel brands have been testing the subscription model.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Scotland’s Gleneagles Offers Subscription Model for 1st Expansion in 9 Decades

News Blog

Soho House to Launch Digital Membership

Private membership club Soho House aims to debut a digital membership for people to get to network and otherwise get to know one another before meeting at one of its properties. Soho House founder Nick Jones confirmed that tidbit this week, according to Hospitality Insights. “Lots of businesses, friendships, relationships have been created by a…

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago