travelstart Archives

Business Travel

What South Africa’s Virus Protocols Tell Us About Balancing a Travel Economy With a Nation’s Health

South Africa is understandably cautious as it approaches winter, and doing all it can to stave off a health crisis. But its strict and prolonged protocols might end up doing more harm than good.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Mergers and Acquisitions

South Africa’s Travelstart to Buy Corporate Travel Agency Club Travel

Travelstart is taking a logical next step in expanding from its core leisure travel business into corporate travel through an acquisition.

Richard Holmes, Skift | 4 years ago

Online Travel

Beyond Bookings: South Africa’s Travelstart Expands Into Media Space

Brands love an audience, and Travelstart boasts the best online travel booking numbers in Africa. Little wonder this leading online travel agency has expanded into the media space, offering brands and destination marketing organizations access to its audience. For a fee, of course.

Richard Holmes, Skift | 4 years ago

SkiftX

Pan-African Booking Player Travelstart Buys SafariNow in Lodging Play

Regionally focused online travel success stories are as rare as rhinos in the wild these days. But this merger of two South African players may help an endangered species — independent-booking players — keep thriving in a market where so much is dominated by the global duopoly, the Priceline Group and Expedia.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

Online Travel

Pan-African Booking Site Travelstart Attracts $40 Million in Funding

Whether hospitality or booking, Africa presents an enormous opportunity for first-movers right now.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago

Media and PR

Travel Brands Big and Small Experiment on Yo to Reach Next-Gen Travelers

Publishers control how many push notifications they can send, but they can't control how many publishers users subscribe to. Over-subscription will make push notifications less effective and annoying.

Joyce Manalo, Skift | 8 years ago