Manuel Butler en el Travel Innovation Summit 2019
Manuel Butler, Executive Director de la Organización Mundial del Turismo, clausura la edición de 2019 del Travel Innovation Summit organizado por Top Seeds lab y la Sociedad de Capital Riesgo Travel Tech 1, con el patrocinio de Deloitte. Este evento se ha convertido en la referencia de traveltech en España.
TRAVEL INNOVATION SUMMIT MAD2019
Top Seeds Lab y la Sociedad de Capital Riesgo Travel Tech 1, en su compromiso por crear un ecosistema de innovación en Travel Tech, en el que se relacionen fluidamente las principales compañías turísticas y digitales, los inversores y los emprendedores, organiza cada año un evento diferente y exclusivo, el Travel Innovation Summit. El próximo [...]
PROS acquires Travelaer to build out end-to-end retailing experience for airlines
Through the acquisition, PROS will expand its services for airlines across all retail channels by adding Travelaer’s internet booking engine and NDC platform to the PROS portfolio. France-based Travelaer launched in 2013 with a focus to on “improving the customer experience across all phases of travel, read more
Fornova lands $7M in funding, plots rollout of business intelligence tech for hotels?
The round was led by A/O PropTech with existing investors DTCP, JAL Ventures and Forestay Capital also participating. A/O and Fornova have also formed a design partnership which will see Fornova’s Hotels BI platform put into A/O’s portfolio of 150 hotels. The idea is to gain insight on how the business intelligence technology is used by [...]
OYO acquires Danamica to drive dynamic pricing in rentals
In yet another move to show its commitment to the vacation rentals business, OYO acquired data science business Danamica for an estimated $10 million. The Denmark-based company specializes in dynamic pricing of rental properties. As mentioned in Travel Tech Essentialist #8, Oyo wants to build the largest vacation rental business in Europe, and is planning [...]
Mapping Airbnb’s Corporate Investment Strategy: Atlas Obscura And Beyond
Airbnb led Atlas Obscura's recently announced Series B round, which netted the media and events company $20 million in fresh financing. The deal is one of several good-sized rounds that counted Airbnb as a lead investor or participant. read more
Glenn Fogel, CEO, Booking Holdings, is interviewed by Javier González-Soria
As Booking.com’s Chief Executive Officer, Glenn D. Fogel is responsible for the global strategy and operations of Booking.com, including the management of all business units within the organisation. Glenn also serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Booking Holdings, the parent company of Booking.com and other digital brands, a position he has held [...]