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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.
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.
Alibaba to inject USD3 billion in Grab – reports
eCommerce giant Alibaba will reportedly invest USD3 billion in Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab.
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
“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
DiDi expands in Russia
Didi Chuxing or branded as “DiDi” has launched its ride-hailing services in Russia, its first Eurasian market.
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
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
Click&Boat acquires main competitor Nautal
Boat rental app Click&Boat has acquired its main competitor Nautal or n°2 in the European market.
LokaLocal’s virtual tours set to revive Malaysian travel
As tourism players find a way to stay afloat, travel tech platform LokaLocal is using virtual reality technology to transform
8 Israeli technologies that will help us travel again
When the global Coronavirus crisis broke out, many Israelis came together to think of technological solutions to fight the virus and restore life to normal.
Summer travel plans cancelled? This Bavaria-based company urges you to indulge in the Great Outdoors act
It is expected there will be a rise in the number of domestic tourists participating in adventure tourism such as
Tech start-ups lay off thousands of employees amid COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is a health crisis that no one anticipated and it devastated many industries, especially the travel sector.
This Israel-based startup is tracking process of reopening hotels post the pandemic
As the travel industry gradually recovers from the impact imposed on it by the global COVID-19 pandemic, UpStay, a startup
Travel-planning app Omio unveils new index to fast-track return of travel
Europe’s leading multi-modal travel booking platform Omio is reigniting travel by launching a new online resource to help travellers easily
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