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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....

Travel Technology

Skytours | December 10, 2020

RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc., a developer of blockchain-based payment registration technologies, today declared that Skytours and Militaryfares, two significant travel organizations, have picked RocketFuel's troublesome blockchain-based payment technology for usage of its one-click check-out payment solution. The first segment of the usage will empower Skytours and Militaryfares to acknowledge digital currencies from its clients, consistently and frictionless. Their customers w...

Travel Technology

businesswire | May 22, 2023

Glassbox a leading provider of digital experience analytics for web and mobile applications, today announces the release of its report, Beyond the Booking: A Look Inside Digital Experience for Travelers, highlighting consumers’ pain points when digitally booking travel. Aimed at uncovering the interactions or roadblocks that cause travelers to abandon their customer journey, the survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers found that 72% of respondents prioritize easy-to-use search filters when booking ...

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Amadeus | December 17, 2020

Amadeus and Star Alliance framed an partnership that will give travelers biometric identity verification at a developing number of airports, with the point of making a more touchless travel experience. Travelers enrolled Star Alliance Biometrics, which was dispatched in November, or Amadeus Traveler ID, will have the option to take advantage of identity verification services at various airports. Star Alliance Biometric enables travelers to navigate through check-in ...