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Holidu | September 25, 2020

Holidu, a travel tech startup, raised more than $4.6 million (€4 million) from former Booking.com CEO Kees Koolen out of his personal fund as part of a $5.8 million (€5 million) extension to its Series C round. Holidu’s signature business is a price-comparison search tool for vacation homes. The Munich-based company has raised more than $55 million to date, according to Crunchbase....

COMMERCIAL TRAVEL

Wego | February 21, 2022

Wego, the leading online travel marketplace in the MENA region announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with the Flipkart Group, India's homegrown e-commerce ecosystem, to acquire Cleartrip's Middle East business. This transaction also includes the sale of Flyin.com and a technology co-operation agreement between Wego and Flipkart. The Boards of Directors of Wego and Flipkart have approved the transaction, which is expected to close in the second half of 2022, s...

TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY

Bidroom | April 01, 2021

Bidroom is working with similar innovators in the travel industry to make the up and coming generation of tech for the subscription time. This implies removing the broker, and carrying the best worth to the two travelers and accommodation suppliers. Through working with our accomplices, and our own industry knowledge, we realize that requesting that clients join reliability or enrollment programs implies giving them the most ideal worth and experience. Having a subs...

TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY

Cobalt Robotics , Bear Robotics | August 24, 2021

The pandemic upended many sectors with mass layoffs at the beginning of COVID-19 and ended with record labor shortages. The hospitality sector in particular was deeply hit with massive unemployment gaps that ran well above the national unemployment rate during the pandemic. While other industries have started on the road to recovery, the hospitality industry is still 2.8 million jobs shy of where it was in February 2020. With more than 60% of Americans willing to travel again, 55% of U.S....