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VR Travel Experiences that Shape the Future

Mihaela Lica Butler

With virtual reality, you can travel anywhere, anytime, from the comfort of your home, office, hotel room, or wherever you are with your VR headset. VR travel experiences are not a gimmick, but a trend that shapes the future of travel. More than 90% of the world’s population was under some sort of travel restrictions during […]

4 years ago

A Grain of Salt and H2O Hospitality Gets You 2.5 Star Bliss

Phil Butler

H2O Hospitality announces having secured $30 million in Series C funding, but a former tech guru wonders “What for?”

4 years ago

SiteMinder Snags Another $100M in Pre-IPO Funding

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Hotel commerce platform SiteMinder announced raising $100 million in a pre-IPO funding.

4 years ago

Microsoft Partners With Oyo to Create AI Driven Hotel Tech

Aleksandr Shatskih

Microsoft and Oyo have signed a “multi-year strategic alliance” to develop new travel and hospitality technologies.

4 years ago

Hopper Secures $175 Million Growth Investment Led By GPI Capital

Phil Butler

Canada travel technology business Hopper has just finalized a $175 million Series G funding round led by New York-based GPI Capital.

4 years ago

Aviasales Snags $43 Million in Additional Funding

Aleksandr Shatskih

Travel meta-search platform Aviasales has just announced receiving $43 million in investment from Elbrus Capital Funds and iTech Capital.

4 years ago

2021 COVID Contingencies: What If GetYourGuide Is All Done?

Phil Butler

Berlin startup GetYourGuide floats an 80 million euro line of credit financing to help the company stay afloat. What does it mean?

4 years ago

Will Travelport’s New Tech Help the Company Regain Market Share?

Phil Butler

Travelport rebrands in preparation for a much anticipated new tech rollout. All concerned wonder if the company can truly innovate.

4 years ago

Engineers from “GIVE” Develop the “All Greek” i.lektra Scooter

Argophilia Travel News

The GIVE i.elektra is a new smart scooter made designed and built all in Greece coming in the summer of 2021.

4 years ago

IDeaS Builds On Partnership With RateGain for AI-Driven Rate Intelligence

Argophilia Travel News

RateGain Technologies, the leading SaaS Company for travel and hospitality, today announced a global strategic partnership with IDeaS.

4 years ago

Skyscanner Changes Leadership – Hyperfocuses on the Post Covid Period

Phil Butler

Last month Skyscanner appoints Microsoft veteran John Mangelaars to lead the company, and fixes focus on a post-pandemic surge.

5 years ago

TripActions Raises $155 Million in “Series E” Funding

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Business travel management startup TripActions has just announced a new funding round of $155 million.

5 years ago

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