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Hospitality Trends

prnewswire | May 30, 2023

Placemakr, a flexible-use multifamily and hospitality property operator and investor, today announced its expansion into the condo hotel market in partnership with CA South, a Nashville-based real estate development company. Placemakr will operate the majority of the building as high-end furnished rentals for CA South's latest luxury condo development project, Hyve. Hyve is a collection of 83 premier short-term rental-eligible residences in the heart of Pie Town, offering im...

Destination and Tourism

geekwire | April 06, 2023

For many travelers, technology long ago supplanted travel agents for the basic booking of flights, hotels, and excursions. But how quickly will artificial intelligence replace humans for trusted travel advice? That’s the larger question behind Expedia’s announcement this morning that it will offer a new “travel planning experience” powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Debuting today on Expedia’s iOS app, it’s part of a growing wave of AI-powered t...

Travel Technology

Tourlane | November 19, 2020

German startup Tourlane, the arranging and booking stage for tweaked, selective multi-roadtrips, has raised an extra approx. €16.8 million as an augmentation of their 2019 Series C financing round. Past financial specialists Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, DN Capital, and HV Capital, just as the two originators, taken an interest in the round – boosting the organization's all out capital raised to over €84 million. The subsidizing gives Tourlane money related steadiness, perm...

Commercial Travel

Operto | March 21, 2023

Operto Guest Technologies, a leading provider of automated solutions for 50 million-plus rooms in the global hospitality industry, today announced that it secured US$25 million in a Series-B financing round. The financing was led by Centana Growth Partners, with participation from Thayer Ventures, FUSE, Blackpines Capital Partners and Derive Ventures. Proceeds from the round will be used to further fuel Operto’s aggressive expansion in the global short-term rental and hote...