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Travel Technology, Hospitality Management

Virgin Voyages | September 08, 2023

Virgin Voyages announced a $550 million funding round led by Ares Management for global expansion. Founder Tom McAlpin transitions to Chairman of the Board, while Nirmal Saverimuttu takes over as CEO, bringing extensive experience from Virgin Voyages' early days. Virgin Voyages looks forward to continued success and collaboration with investors, including Ares Management, to drive future growth and innovation. Read More

Destination and Tourism,Hospitality Trends

Hyatt | December 06, 2022

Travelers are prioritizing experiences and connections this festive season with rooms revenue pacing 30% ahead of 2019 for resort locations worldwide. With leisure travel continuing to soar, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) shares the most compelling travel trends for global guests and suggestions on how to make the most of festive season travel. Hotels and Resorts Prove To Be Preferred Over a Home Rental Spreading joy and delight, hotels and resorts are ...

Odessa American | January 24, 2020

WEX , a leading financial technology service provider, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase eNett, a leading provider of B2B payments solutions to the travel industry and Optal, a company that specializes in optimizing B2B transactions, for a total consideration of approximately $1.7 billion, including approximately $1.275 billion in cash and approximately 2 million shares of WEX common stock paid to the sellers. WEX is acquiring eNett from Travelport and i...

Commercial Travel

Manifest | January 15, 2022

Manifest, the exclusive, lifestyle and travel club that provides custom-crafted getaways to unique destinations within the U.S. and abroad with the option of pairing trips with private plane service, announced that the company will be expanding nationally, welcoming members from every corner of the country. With the expansion, Manifest will now be offering its entire collection of curated trips to members in all states – and will be expanding these trips to include international destinatio...