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

2021-09-19 by Phil Butler

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

Tags: Agoda, Asia hotels, cheap hotels, funding, funding round, H2O Hospitality, H2OStay IKEBUKURO, hotel tech, hotel tech startup, Japan hotels, Japan startups, Kakao Investment, Korea startups, Michael Arrington, Pete Cashmore, Samsung Ventures, South Korea hotels, Southeast Asia Hotels, tech news, TechCrunch, Thailand hotels

Applications Being Taken for Greek Funding Scheme for Small Enterprises

2020-09-02 by Argophilia Travel News

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A Greek government is now accepting applications for a program of support for funding small and very small enterprises.

Tags: Business in Greece, COVID-19 support, funding, Greece business, Greek assistance, Greek unemployment, invetment, Small Greek Businesses, SMEs

Lola Travel Gets $15 Mil, A+ in Responsiveness, and a Wink

2017-01-12 by Phil Butler

The Lola Travel app

News Kayak founder Paul English has just raised $15 million in funding for his Lola Travel Co. is a shot in the arm for a travel tech industry stagnant since months. According to the news, Lola received a fresh infusion of capital from Charles River Ventures, General Catalyst and Accel.. Here’s a brief snapshot of a new company that says it’s going to provide on-demand, personal service to the world of travelers.

Tags: Accel Partners, AI, funding, General Catalyst Partner, Kayak, Lola Travel', Paul English, startup funding, startup scene, travel startups

JuiceCane, the Stackable Power Can for Techie Travelers

2013-02-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

JuiceCane is a mobile, scalable power can that fuels the tech toys travelers need so much. With one single JuiceCan you can recharge an iPhone three times or use it to juice up an iPad twice. This gadget is extremely useful when there is no power outlet in sight or when you’ve forgotten to pack all the adapters you need to plug in your mobile devices when you travel from one country to another.

Tags: funding, gadgets, JuiceCane, mobile devices, mobile power can, power bank, travel gadgets

Travel Planning Site Hipmunk Gets $15M in Funding

2012-06-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Travel planning site Hipmunk has just received 15 million USD in its second round of investment led by led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP).

Tags: funding, Hipmunk, investment, IVP, Todd Chaffee, travel planning

Concur Invests Confidence and Money in Yapta

2011-07-21 by Phil Butler

Yapta refunds

In travel technology news today, Concur, an integrated travel and expense management company, announced a $5 million dollar investment in the Yapta airfare and hotel rate tracking service. Accordingly, Cloncur will now use Yapta exclusively for their TripIt Pro user accounts.

Tags: airline deals, airline refunds, Concur, funding, hotel deals, investment, refunds, Richard MacManus, ticket prices, travel deals, travel investment, travel iteneraries, travel startups, travel tools, TripIt, Yapta

Oyster.com Gets $10 million Boost from Travel Channel

2011-04-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Oyster travel channel funding

The sun must seem a little brighter this week for folks at Oyster.com.  In its Series B funding round, Oyster raked in $10 million from the Travel Channel and Bain Capital, a previous investor. The Travel Channel chipped in $7.5 million of the funding, taking with them a minority stake in the hotel-booking website.  In […]

Tags: Bain Capital, funding, hotel booking, Oyster.com, Photo Fakeout, reviews, series B, Travel Channel, undoctored photos, website

iBAHN Secures a $20 Million for Distribution of IPTV Platform

2011-02-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

iBAHN wireless in hotels

iBAHN, the world’s leader in digital entertainment and Internet solutions for hospitality, has secured a $20 million credit facility with JP Morgan Chase & Co. The new multi-year credit allows for continued growth and installation of iBAHN’s IPTV platform throughout premium hotels around the world.

Tags: business travel, digital hotels, EMEA, funding, Graeme Powell, hospitality, hotel industry, hotels, iBAHN, industry news, IPTV, Morgan Chase & Co, travel news

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