Group Travel

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News / Online
Mondee plans future following Nasdaq delisting
By Linda Fox | January 15, 2025
Mondee has initiated Chapter 11 proceedings and plans to sell its assets to a newly formed entity with founder Prasad Gundumogula taking up the CEO reins again. Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Nowadays is an AI copilot that simplifies corporate event planning
By Mileva Sapic | December 23, 2024
Nowadays handles venue sourcing, negotiations and logistics to make event planning faster and cost-efficient. Read More
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HotelPlanner acquires platform for finding pet-friendly accommodations
By Morgan Hines | December 19, 2024
The company said the acquisition is part its goal to improve travel by making experiences more inclusive with the ability to bring along furry friends. Read More
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Troop founder on travel tech disruption and group travel growth
By Linda Fox | December 17, 2024
Dennis Vilovic, founder and co-CEO of Troop, believes group travel could increase by 30% next year despite pressure from some large corporations for employees to return to the office full time. Read More
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News / Technology
The roots of traveler frustration and how technology is helping
By Mileva Sapic | November 19, 2024
A survey from Amadeus uncovered areas of friction for travelers as well as the technology that is alleviating some of the stress. Read More
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Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2025: Crewfare
By PhocusWire | November 11, 2024
Crewfare is a travel technology company specializing in providing seamless accommodation solutions for large-scale events and corporate clients. Read More
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News / Technology
Mews acquires meetings and events technology specialist Quotelo
By Linda Fox | November 4, 2024
Quotelo is the tenth acquisition for Mews Ventures, which most recently acquired HS3 in Germany in May. Read More
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Uber Business, Accelya, Concur and more
By PhocusWire | November 1, 2024
Keep up with all the latest people, product and partner news from around the global travel industry in PhocusWire's weekly roundup. Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: B0arding is a booking site that rewards users for video reviews
By Mileva Sapic | October 7, 2024
B0arding invites travelers to submit video reviews of hotels and short-term rentals they've stayed in and rewards them with a $20 travel credit for a future trip booked on its platform.  Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Trotter wants to connect individuals through travel
By Mileva Sapic | September 30, 2024
Using the Trotter app, consumers can share experiences, discover hidden gems and get personalized recommendations based on their preferences and interests. Read More
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News / Startups
Mindtrip secures $12M investment, launches group chat
By Mileva Sapic | September 18, 2024
Mindtrip will use the investment to scale operations as it rolls out of a series of collaborative trip planning features for groups. Read More
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: PKFare, AC Group, UATP, Amadeus and more
By PhocusWire | September 13, 2024
Keep up with all the latest people, product and partner news from around the global travel industry in PhocusWire's weekly roundup. Read More
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News / Online
Reiwa Travel raises $33M for travel packaging tech development and expansion
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - Web in Travel | September 9, 2024
Reiwa founder Takaya Shinozuka said earlier this year that he planned to take Newt, his travel packaging startup, global and that he was in the midst of raising funding to power the expansion. Read More
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Uber and Turo partner to integrate car rentals into uber app
By Mileva Sapic | September 6, 2024
Uber customers in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and France will soon be able to rent from Turo's selection of vehicles directly through the Uber platform. Read More
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Q&A: Travelport's Greg Webb talks future of NDC, IT outage, more
By Morgan Hines | August 12, 2024
At the Global Business Travel Association conference in Atlanta late last month, Greg Webb sat down with PhocusWire for a wide-ranging interview on the travel industry, Travelport and more. Read More