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Orderlion Buys Supli to Expand B2B Food and Beverage Platform 
eCommerce // December 07, 2022

Two suppliers of B2B software for the food and beverage industry are combining.  Austria’s Orderlion has acquired France’s Supli, the companies said in a Wednesday (Dec. 7) press release.  The acquisition will enable Orderlion to expand the use of its software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering for the business-to-business...

Google Adds Direct-Booking Feature for Hotels as Travel Rebounds
Google // March 30, 2022

Calling integration of travel content into site and portal a success worthy of expansion, Google is adding direct booking features, including into Google Maps, to help fill hotel rooms in 2022. Noting in a March 16 blog post that searches like “spring vacation” and “flights...

Selfbook Completes $15M Series A Fundraising Round Extension
Investments // March 08, 2022

Hotel payment software startup Selfbook on Tuesday (March 8) wrapped up a $15 million extension of its Series A financing round, bringing the total to $40 million for the round and raising the company’s valuation to $300 million, about 2.5 times the valuation it secured...

Global Chains Snap Up Distressed Independent Hotels In Africa
Travel Payments // October 19, 2020

Despite the economic damage inflicted by the pandemic, hoteliers expect sub-Saharan Africa to remain a hot market for big-time lodging development, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday (Oct. 18). Global hotel chains are eyeing sub-Saharan Africa as underserved and expect both leisure and business travel...

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Unbundling The Travel Bundle

January 30, 2020
The sharing economy is undergoing a sea change due to Generation Z’s coming of age. Experts expect this generation, which heavily favors the sharing and gig economies, to account for 40 percent of all global shoppers by the end of 2020. Businesses are struggling to balance the needs of established shoppers, who expect payment perks […]

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Orderlion Buys Supli to Expand B2B Food and Beverage Platform 

December 07, 2022
Two suppliers of B2B software for the food and beverage industry are combining.  Austria’s Orderlion has acquired France’s Supli, the companies said in a Wednesday (Dec. 7) press release.  The acquisition will enable Orderlion to expand the use of its software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering for the business-to-business (B2B) food supply chain in France and accelerate its plans […]

Selfbook Completes $15M Series A Fundraising Round Extension

March 08, 2022
Hotel payment software startup Selfbook on Tuesday (March 8) wrapped up a $15 million extension of its Series A financing round, bringing the total to $40 million for the round...

Global Chains Snap Up Distressed Independent Hotels In Africa

October 19, 2020
Despite the economic damage inflicted by the pandemic, hoteliers expect sub-Saharan Africa to remain a hot market for big-time lodging development, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday (Oct. 18). Global...

Trivago’s Axel Hefer Says Falling Travel Demand Connected To Virus Surge

July 14, 2020
The surge in coronavirus cases has caused interest in travel to drop, according to CNBC, speaking with Trivago chief executive Axel Hefer. Hefer attributed the drop to the basic decline...