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Breeze Airways | February 10, 2023

On February 09, 2023, Breeze Airways, a domestic airline, announced that it now works as a launch customer for Staqpay, an incentive-based online checkout platform, to offer additional rewards over payments with brands that customers desire. This mutually beneficial online payment platform will reward Breeze customers with more than 50% BreezePoints on the base fare by selecting StaqPay, whether through ACH, credit, debit, or cryptocurrency, at checkout. In addition, it also ben...

Ellie | August 05, 2020

The thing is, Ellie isn’t actually real. It’s an automated chatbot created by a partnership between digital marketing firm BluePrint Business Communications and software platform Ellie for New Bern’s official tourism website. Home to Tryon Palace and the birthplace of Pepsi Cola, the city is located about 112 miles east of Raleigh. “We have programmed [the tool] to serve as a one-stop-shop for all things New Bern,” said BluePrint’s founder and president Brice ...

PhocusWire | January 23, 2020

As it prepares to mark 20 years in business next month, Tripadvisor is embarking on a dramatic realignment aimed at helping the company preserve profitability and spur new growth as it deals with competition from Google and others and with evolving preferences from travelers. The Viator brand, which Tripadvisor acquired for $200 million in 2014, will now operate independent of Tripadvisor Experiences, with its own marketing, product and engineering teams. In a memo sent to employees after market...

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Despegar, Corp | June 09, 2022

Despegar, Corp announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of 100% of TVLX viagens e Turismo S.A for a total consideration of approximately US$15.5 million, which will be subject to customary post-closing adjustments. TVLX Viagens e Turismo S.A is one of Brazil's biggest online travel firms. 17% of the total consideration was paid upon the deal's closure, 43% is projected to be paid in July 2022, 20 percent in June 2024 and the remaining 20 percent in June 2025, ...