Startups
Uber’s former CEO Travis Kalanick finances 3D-printed hotel start-up
Travis Kalanick, the co-founder of Uber, is among the backers of a new hotel start-up Habitas that makes 3D-printed hotels.
Japanese hospitality startup H2O raises USD 7 million to expand real estate business
H2O, which stands for Hospitality 2.0, has raised USD7 million in Series B funding from Samsung Ventures, Stonebridge Ventures, IMM Investment and Shinhan Capital, bringing its total raised funds to USD18 million.
Grab acquires Bento Invest to grow financial services
Southeast Asian tech giant Grab has announced its acquisition of robo-advisory startup Bento Invest in order to expand its financial services.
Hello new-age bartender! British Airways’ lounges trial AI-powered cocktail maker
British Airways is exclusively trialling an automated cocktail maker in its San Francisco and Newark lounges. Cocktails are dispensed in
DiDi supports coronavirus relief efforts
Didi Chuxing (“DiDi”) is taking new actions to support doctors, communities and drivers as China continues to fight the coronavirus outbreak (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan through the following efforts.
Booking.com announces USD 3.4 million in grants to support sustainable accommodation in 2020
With a mission to make it easier for everyone to experience the world, Booking.com announced the opening of applications for
Two months to go until Travel Tech Middle East in Riyadh
Following the success of the first three editions of Travel Tech Middle East (TTME), Verve Management is hosting the 4th
Accor announces new partnership with Grab to Live Limitless
Accor has announced a new strategic partnership between its new lifestyle loyalty programme, ALL- Accor Live Limitless and South East
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays partner with WeSwap
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays has partnered with WeSwap to offer customers a prepaid contactless global travel money card and help organise
Wego registers record increase of 155% in MENA travel to Azerbaijan
Wego, the online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), revealed that the bookings to Azerbaijan have
VLeisure hospitality tech now available to smaller hotels
VLeisure, the technology company and booking platform for hotels, airlines and travel insurance, announced that VLeisure Operating System (VOS) is
CWT debuts with replatformed digital offering in China
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the global travel management specialist, has announced the launch of its flagship platform, myCWT, in China
OYO lays off 1800 employees in India, China and it’s just the start
OYO has scaled back its growth and has fired around 600 of its 12,000 China employees and 1,200 India employees.
Tourism start-ups focus on innovation and sustainability
The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), in association with Globalia, a tourism group in Spain and Latin America, has selected
The Funded: Spanish travel tech Beonprice raises USD 2.78 million for AI-driven hospitality revenue software
Spanish-based Beonprice has announced closure of a Series A funding round of EUR 2.5 million (USD 2.78 million) with venture
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