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PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the startups in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more.

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News / Startups
JetBlue adds climate platform powered by Chooose
By Mitra Sorrells | February 28, 2023
JetBlue customers can use the platform to estimate the CO2 emissions of their flights and then... Read More
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News / Startups
BinBin swoops up GO Sharing in micromobility consolidation
By Linda Fox | February 28, 2023
The deal gives Turkey-based BinBin a foothold in West Europe after its recent growth in Eastern... Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Travel platform Mapathink targets Southeast Asia
By Kathryn Walson | February 27, 2023
By disrupting the travel ancillary services market, Mapathink says it is looking at a huge addressable... Read More
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News / Startups
El Camino Travel raises $1.1M following pivot to focus on women travelers
By Mitra Sorrells | February 24, 2023
El Camino Travel says it will use the funding to further develop its technology and build awareness of... Read More
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News / Startups
Online ticketing platform BuuPass drives off with $1.3M in funding
By Kathryn Walson | February 21, 2023
Founded in 2017, BuuPass says it is “building the digital infrastructure for the broken and... Read More
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News / Startups
Ixigo invests $3.1M in electric bus startup FreshBus
By Linda Fox | February 17, 2023
The seed round will go towards the launch of the inter-city electric bus service across India.... Read More
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News / Startups
Dance lands €12M for micromobility subscription push
By Linda Fox | February 17, 2023
The equity is led by HV Capital, Eurazeo and BlueYard, which are all existing investors.... Read More
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News / Startups
Kayak co-founder prepares to launch hotel reviews and booking in new app
By Mitra Sorrells | February 17, 2023
Paul English says his goal is to have restaurant, hotel and event reviews and bookings available in... Read More
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News / Startups
Hotelbeds sets up innovation lab with Wayra
By Linda Fox | February 15, 2023
The two companies plan to work together, as well as with startups, over the next 15 months, to uncover... Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Trzmo aims to be a super app for travel
By Mitra Sorrells | February 13, 2023
Trzmo provides global roaming, flight updates, duty-free shopping, ground transportation booking,... Read More
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March 26, 2019
REPORT: The reality of modern airline retail - when the sky isn't the limit
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March 4, 2019
Ditching direct: It may be time to reconsider your GDS and OTA connections
The cost and effort of maintaining a direct connect to the GDS may have been more than hotels had... Read More