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Jyrney and Blacklane partner for business travel ground transport
By Mitra Sorrells | June 5, 2024
The partnership will give Jyrney’s corporate and travel management clients access to Blacklane’s... Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Trustr is a private marketplace for vacation rental discovery
By Mileva Sapic | June 5, 2024
Launching publicly Wednesday, Trustr is a vacation rental marketplace that enables its members to make... Read More
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Travel paytech company Swiipr raises £6 million
By Morgan Hines | May 29, 2024
The new funding is meant to help the company as it seeks to drive growth, particularly in the areas of... Read More
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Hotel tech entrepreneur launches Voyria travel startup fund
By Linda Fox | May 23, 2024
Voyria is looking to attract artificial intelligence-focused travel technology startups in the U.K.... Read More
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STARTUP STAGE: StretchBill enables STR managers to offer layaway-style payment option
By Mitra Sorrells | May 16, 2024
Founded in 2023, StretchBill creates a pay-over-time option for short-term rentals, including an... Read More
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Katanox secures license to offer regulated payment services
By D.J. Catron | May 9, 2024
The company can now offer hotels and accommodation buyers bookings via direct bank payouts as an... Read More
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Australian-based Hometime raises $6.6M to bolster STR growth
By Morgan Hines | May 8, 2024
The new funding is meant to bolster Hometime’s goal to professionalize the STR industry, to grow its... Read More
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Naya Homes nabs $3M for vacation rental expansion in Mexico
By Linda Fox | May 8, 2024
Naya has raised $9.2 million to date, and these latest funds will go toward expanding the company into... Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Levee uses AI and computer vision to provide quality control for hotels
By Mitra Sorrells | May 7, 2024
Levee uses proprietary AI models trained on the hotels’ unique data and quality control requirements... Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Itair aims to help creators make their content bookable with AI
By Morgan Hines | April 30, 2024
Itair, Inc. CEO Priya Agarwal believes "Tiktok/Reels are now the new travel search engine," and she... Read More
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