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Rural domestic trips drives travel recovery

Domestic trips in rural locations are driving leisure demand recovery.

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APAC VCs put money in early-stage funding rounds

Early-stage funding rounds (comprising Seed and Series A funding rounds) dominated the venture capital (VC) funding landscape during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020 in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

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Tough people last. Tough times don’t! Travel startups that survived and thrived amid the pandemic year of 2020

Bravely defying the misery of the Covid-19 calamity, some startups have managed to not just survive but literally thrive and ride the waves of 2020. We bring you a list of these startups and how they managed to weather the storm

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FareUpThere: The Yelp for airlines inspired by will.i.am’s tweet

FareUpThere is the world’s first app dedicated to collecting and sharing 100% authenticated airline journey reviews.

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UNWTO supports digital innovation for Africa’s tourism attractions

Emphasis on digital innovation to position Africa's tourism attractions will be a key component of The Ubuntu: Africa Invites You To Live campaign, developed by ATREVIA that has won UNWTO support

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Grab, Marriott join forces to bring premium hospitality experience

Grab and Marriott International have announced a wide-ranging strategic partnership that will see both companies integrating their offerings.

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AmexGBT buys AI start-up 30SecondsToFly

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has acquired 30SecondsToFly, a technology start-up specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) and messaging for business travel

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Technology Will be Game Changer for Travel Start-ups

The Additional Director General of the India Ministry of Tourism, Ms. Rupinder Brar, said that technology will be a game-changer for the travel start-up industry and government is ready to support new ideas and collaborate with start-ups.

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Travel start-up breathes life to struggling hotels

With the travel industry under threat and the off-peak season looming, the travel platform behind the ‘daycation’ trend is pioneering an innovative way to breathe life into empty hotels: turning hotel rooms into flexible offices that people can work in for the day.

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Alibaba to inject USD3 billion in Grab – reports

eCommerce giant Alibaba will reportedly invest USD3 billion in Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab.

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All roads lead to Bergamo: How Omio has adopted a village to help reboot Italy’s tourism

Omio has launched a new campaign to support tourism in one of the hardest COVID-hit European travel destinations, Bergamo, in northern Italy

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“In times of crisis we are the first type of solution that businesses are looking for”

The global tourism industry is estimated to lose between USD1.2 and 2.2 trillion (1.5-2.8% of global GDP) due to the coronavirus pandemic. And, Travel companies are seeking innovative ways to protect their revenues and profits

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DiDi expands in Russia

Didi Chuxing or branded as “DiDi” has launched its ride-hailing services in Russia, its first Eurasian market.

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Holding strong: How these two European travel startups not only survived the COVID-19 crisis but raised funding

Despite of being hit hard and being brought to a complete standstill by the ongoing pandemic, there are start-ups that are holding strong and raising fresh round of investments, too

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Get ready for ‘Virtual Assistant’ and contactless check-in as Nexpera.ai creates ‘Hotel of the Future’

US-based startup DigiVerv, an AI company with its India office in Bengaluru, recently launched its new offering nexpera.ai – an AI and IoT powered enterprise SaaS platform that aims at providing consistent and cost-effective delivery of services in the hotel industry for the post-pandemic world