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Hopper Now Offering Direct Hotel Booking

Hopper Now Offering Direct Hotel Booking
Hopper Now Offering Direct Hotel Booking
June 21, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Hopper has announced that more than 270,000 hotels in over 200 countries and territories across 1,600 major cities are now available to book directly through...

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Duffel Funding Round Adds Fuel To Travel Industry Innovation
Duffel Funding Round Adds Fuel To Travel Industry Innovation
June 19, 2019  |  Innovation

Disruption keeps hitting the travel industry, whether via digital payment or commerce, and the latest example of that comes from a U.K.-based startup called Duffel....

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GuestReady Gets $6M To Boost Sharing Economy Host Efforts
GuestReady Gets $6M To Boost Sharing Economy Host Efforts
June 18, 2019  |  Investments

GuestReady Group, a startup that helps hosts on Airbnb and other similar sites, revealed that it has raised $6 million in Series A funding. Get the Full...

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eCommerce Box Companies Aim To Enhance Hotel Stays
eCommerce Box Companies Aim To Enhance Hotel Stays
June 18, 2019  |  Retail

Some entrepreneurs are inspired to start companies to solve a problem they have experienced in their own lives: GuestBox Founder and CEO Shuchi Vyas, for...

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Guided Tour Startup Stride Notches $2.5M In Funding By JetBlue, NFX
Guided Tour Startup Stride Notches $2.5M In Funding By JetBlue, NFX
June 12, 2019  |  Investments

Stride, a startup that provides group travel packages and describes itself as offering “experiential multi-day and multi-destination packaged trips planned by experts,” has raised $2.5...

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Expedia Sued By Nustay Over Antitrust Claims
Expedia Sued By Nustay Over Antitrust Claims
June 12, 2019  |  Legal

Online travel booking startup Nustay has filed a complaint with the European Union’s antitrust regulator, the European Commission, accusing Expedia Group and Booking Holdings of...

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Serving Up Local Life, On Demand, Around The World
Serving Up Local Life, On Demand, Around The World
June 06, 2019  |  Retail

The world has become so flat that it is impossible to have a truly local experience, because “local” no longer exists. At least not in...

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Stepping Into 21st-Century Hospitality With Short-Term Tech
Stepping Into 21st-Century Hospitality With Short-Term Tech
May 31, 2019  |  Retail

Some entrepreneurs are inspired to start companies because they spot unmet needs in the market: Frontdesk Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer Jesse DePinto, for instance,...

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Chinese Travelers Stop Coming To US
Chinese Travelers Stop Coming To US
May 28, 2019  |  International

Chinese tourism in the U.S. declined at a fast clip last year, ending what had been years of growth. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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