January’s funding total topped the previous monthly high of the last two years; July 2020 at $38.5 billion. A larger proportion of dollars in these funding spikes was also invested in late-stage venture capital — around 69 percent — with the lion’s share of capital going to Series C+ and private-equity rounds in venture-backed companies. Sectors [...]
Once again in the fourth quarter of 2020, Vrbo was a relative bright spot in Expedia Group’s financial report, with most of the vacation rental site's bookings coming direct through Vrbo.com. That’s part of the reason Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern says the company has removed Vrbo from Google’s vacation rental metasearch product. “We are [...]
Accor has announced the global roll-out of its digital key solution, “Accor Key”, in line with the Group’s strategy to provide a contactless guest journey in its facilities. This exciting new step for Accor confirms its ambition to innovate and invest in high-quality technological solutions to deliver the very best and most convenient experience for [...]
En el Foro Económico de Davos se produce cada año una mayor deriva hacia el dogmatismo y el nulo contacto con la realidad, lo que no deja de ser lógico dado quienes son los asistentes. Es también el lugar ideal para trasladar mensajes como si fueran verdades eternas, aunque no tengan ninguna base factual, ya [...]
El maldito virus chino nos acaba de arrebatar a una mujer excepcional, a mi madre, en apenas dos semanas. Al menos tuve la suerte de poder acompañarla, minuto a minuto, en la habitación del hospital, donde una vez más dio una lección de vida, compartiendo su bondad y su positivismo. Mi madre pertenecía a la Generación [...]
If I were one of the investors that have bought shares of Airbnb once the price has doubled since the IPO, I would not be very relaxed. The truth is that Airbnb has yet to live up to the expectations of the IPO price, as the fundamentals of the company don't justify that valuation. So, [...]
United Airlines customers at Chicago O’Hare and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental airports can now communicate with customer service representatives through their mobile devices, eliminating the need to speak to someone in person at the gate or counter for services such as seat assignments, upgrades and rebooking. The “Agent on Demand” service will roll out to [...]
El TJUE, mediante unas conclusiones realizadas por el Abogado General Priit Pikamäe, dictamina que el hecho de que un vuelo aterrice en un aeropuerto distinto de aquel para el que se efectuó la reserva, en la misma ciudad o región, no origina un derecho del pasajero a compensación por cancelación del vuelo. Sin embargo, el [...]
I have always considered an interesting exercise to review the performance in the year of those start ups that the previous year were nominated as those to follow. In this case, I have selected the list prepared by Travel Massive (TM) of the "50 Travel Startups To Watch In 2020". In their words, some have [...]
The travel industry has suffered for years a myriad of public, semipublic and private organizations that have tried to set the standards and validate the qualify of different categories of travel players, mainly hotels and other types of accommodations. From the legal and more official classifications, we have contemplated many other approaches based on attributes [...]