Skyscanner buys Twizoo to add social content shout-outs to travel reviews

 Travel metasearch giant Skyscanner has acquired Twizoo, a small...


Amid strong Asia growth, Airbnb to invest US$2M in ‘healthy’ tourism projects in the region

Airbnb claimed it supported 370,000 jobs across 116 APEC cities in 2016 Airbnb...


Hopper expands its price prediction technology to hotels, initially in NYC

 Hopper, a top-ranked travel app that helps you figure out the best time to...


Singapore-based Zuzu gets $2M seed to help small hotels compete with big chains

 Independently-owned hotels sometimes fall through the cracks of the...


AMA with Amit Saberwal of RedDoorz. Let’s talk travel and hospitality tech!

Technology has changed the way we travel, and the industries involved in it....


Le Collectionist raises $10M to expand luxury travel platform and offices globally

 There are many solutions when a traveler wants to rent a property:...


India-based holiday marketplace GoFro raises US$10M to go global

Two travel companies MakeMyTrip and H.I.S participated in the round India-based...


Expedia leads $26 million round in hospitality startup ALICE

 Before Uber poached Dara Khosrowshahi to serve as its CEO, he facilitated...


I would rather build a failed VC-backed startup

Building a sustainable and profitable business comes first, but that’s not...


WanderJaunt wants to make a brand for itself on Airbnb with $2M in seed funding

 I’ll admit, when WanderJaunt co-founder Michael Chen told me he...