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Business Travel

Concur Founder Steve Singh and Firms Acquire Direct Travel

Steve Singh believes corporate travel is ready for new technology, and he believes the right company can displace the old ones.

Concur Founder Steve Singh and Firms Acquire Direct Travel

Startups

TCab Tech Raises $20 Million for Flying Taxi: Startup Funding Roundup

There's a lot of money going into the development of flying taxis. The one featured this week has its eyes set on the Middle East and Asia.

TCab Tech Raises $20 Million for Flying Taxi: Startup Funding Roundup

Airlines

Southwest Airlines Acquires Jet Fuel Startup Saffire Renewables

Southwest Airlines is developing its own ecosystem for renewable jet fuel, meant to provide more guaranteed access as production is scaled.

Southwest Airlines Acquires Jet Fuel Startup Saffire Renewables

Online Travel

Google’s New Travel AI Tools Want to Plan Customer Trips

Google is the among the tech giants investing in a reimagined, AI-powered future of travel planning and booking. How can the smaller companies compete?

Google’s New Travel AI Tools Want to Plan Customer Trips

Business Travel

Amex GBT Execs Explain Biz Travel Mega-Merger With CWT: Size, Costs and AI

Two of the largest corporate travel agencies want to join forces to create a single giant.

Amex GBT Execs Explain Biz Travel Mega-Merger With CWT: Size, Costs and AI

Business Travel

Amex GBT to Acquire CWT for $570 Million

The deal would absorb one of the industry's older corporate travel companies.

Amex GBT to Acquire CWT for $570 Million

Startups

2 Rideshare Startups Raise $250 Million from Uber and Others

Four startups raised nearly $280 million this week alone for services that help consumers travel without owning personal vehicles.

2 Rideshare Startups Raise $250 Million from Uber and Others

Travel Technology

Accor Tech Subsidiary D-Edge Acquires LoungeUp to Enhance Guest Contact

This is the latest move in a trend by hotel tech companies to create more comprehensive platforms, meant to help clients fulfill more of their needs in fewer places.

Accor Tech Subsidiary D-Edge Acquires LoungeUp to Enhance Guest Contact

Hotels

CEO of Oyo: We Don’t Currently Need Access to Capital

Oyo has been focused on hyper-growth. Its CEO wants to keep going, but he's happy to take a pause first if needed.

CEO of Oyo: We Don’t Currently Need Access to Capital

Tourism

Eric Garcetti on India Travel: Visa Wait Times, Growing Tourism, and Cricket

A lot of Indians are waiting a long time to visit the U.S. Eric Garcetti wants to generate the same excitement in U.S. travelers about visiting India.

Eric Garcetti on India Travel: Visa Wait Times, Growing Tourism, and Cricket