Jill Menze
PhocusWire
New York, United States
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Lodgify eyes global expansion of vacation rental tech with $30M haul
Founded in 2012, Lodgify helps vacation rental hosts and businesses build their own websites to attract and grow direct bookings. → Read More
Amenitiz acquires Ododo to offer training courses to independent hoteliers
Six months following its Series A raise, Spain-based PMS Amenitiz has acquired Ododo to democratize access to training for independent hoteliers. → Read More
Airbnb names OMG! Fund hosts, launches noise-monitoring technology
Airbnb has announced the recipients of its $10,000,000 OMG! Fund as well as a partnership with Minut to provide noise-monitoring support for hosts. → Read More
RootRez raises $1.8M to launch lodging e-commerce software in new markets
Founded in 2015, Utah-based RootRez provides destination tourism organizations with a fully customizable white-label booking engine to help drive local economic demand. → Read More
Nezasa adds flight routing optimization tech with TripYeah acquisition
Nezasa will integrate TripYeah’s flight route optimization technology into its portfolio of solutions for travel management companies. → Read More
Expedia Group launches new startup accelerator
Called Open World Accelerator, the initiative provides startups and small- and medium-size businesses access to Expedia Group’s technology and resources. → Read More
PriceLabs acquires Rental Scale-Up in push to deliver vacation rental insights
With Rental Scale-Up, PriceLabs says it will be able to deliver vacation rental business practices and market data insights to the short-term rental industry. → Read More
Sonder recovers revenue, hits record RevPAR in Q2 2022
Sonder reported revenue of $121 million in Q2 2022, up 157% year-on-year and fueled by RevPAR growth. → Read More
Consumers rank travel top spending priority, want buy-now-pay-later options
According to an Amadeus study, consumers consider travel their highest priority when it comes to discretionary spend, and 75% want pay-by-installment options. → Read More
HRS acquires corporate payment solution Paypense
HRS has acquired Germany-based Paypense, which allows employees to use digital payment technology for all work-related purchases, not just travel. → Read More
Booking Holdings nearly doubles revenue in Q2 2022
Revenues for Q2 2022 were up 99% year-on-year to $4.3 billion, while room nights booked surpassed 2019 levels. → Read More
Uber doubles revenue to $8.1 billion in Q2 2022
Gross bookings for the quarter also reached an all-time high, growing 33% to $29.1 billion. → Read More
Sabre on “long-term upward trajectory” as bookings recover
Sabre revenue was $658 million for the second quarter of 2022, driven in part by an increase in global air, hotel and other travel bookings. → Read More
How new short-term rental marketplaces are wooing investors
Triangle Luxury, Here and Nectar are three short-term rental marketplaces designed to make the investing process seamless and simple. → Read More
PriceLabs gets $30M investment for short-term rental pricing solution
The capital is the first financing PriceLabs, which grew nearly 3X in 2021. → Read More
Blue Star acquires majority stake in rentals software provider TravelNet Solutions
TravelNet Solutions hopes to achieve unicorn status in the next four years. → Read More
Consumer demand fuels $70B airport mobility opportunity
Travelers say they are open to booking airport mobility from their flight or travel vendors, though they’re often unaware of options. → Read More
Consumers willing to pay more for inclusive travel choices
According to a new study, seven in 10 consumers are willing to pay more for a destination, lodging or transportation option that is more inclusive to all types of travelers. → Read More
Hospitality payments company Planet moves into rentals with Avantio acquisition
With vacation rental management service Avantio, Planet will expand its commerce platform to serve hotels and vacation rentals. → Read More
Luggage shipping service Sherpr launches trade unit as baggage turmoil continues
With Sherpr’s trade service, tour operators, travel agents and advisors can add luggage shipping onto customers’ bookings. → Read More