Skift Take
Casai is dead but its ghost remains. The former company's domain is now one of more than 350 travel booking websites.
TravelAI has purchased and relaunched Casai.com, the domain of the short-term rental operator startup that closed last July after raising more than $48 million.
TravelAI says it has more than 350 consumer travel websites where users can complete bookings. Brands besides Casai include Rent by Owner, Hotala, Vacation Cottages, and Cabinns. The company’s customers are large online travel agencies, such as Booking.com. Users are directed to those agencies' websites to complete bookings.
TravelAI and the brands it creates are owned by Vancouver-based UpNext.
The Casai.com brand is focused on luxury short-term rentals primarily in the Mediterranean and