Startups
Tinder for travel: Swipe right in Flytinary
New travel app, Flytinary, aims to provide a one-stop travel experience which takes the legwork out of arranging trips and gets its users amazing prices.
Didi Chuxing expands to Cape Town, South Africa
Didi Chuxing has started its registration process for drivers in Cape Town, South Africa, and will begin offering ride-hailing services this fall to people in the country's second-largest city.
Juniper and Hotelmize: Partnerships that bring innovation to tourism industry
One of the latest partnerships for the benefit of the tourism market is the collaboration between Juniper and Hotelmize
Grab mulls IPO this year
Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab is considering entering the United States stock market this year, according to Reuters citing sources familiar with the matter.
Trivago acquires weekend.com
Online travel company Trivago has acquired weekengo and weekend.com, a start-up focused on finding travellers inspirational getaway packages
Rural domestic trips drives travel recovery
Domestic trips in rural locations are driving leisure demand recovery.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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