Articles tagged “buses”

Ground Transport

Busbud Acquires Buson to Expand Digital Bus Ticketing in Latin America

Much of the world's population travels between cities via bus, and many of those operators track sales on spreadsheets. There's a big opportunity to digitize that industry.

Justin Dawes | 1 month ago

Busbud Acquires Buson to Expand Digital Bus Ticketing in Latin America
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Ground Transport

The $157 Billion Travel Sector Nobody Is Talking About

Ground and sea transportation is a highly valuable yet largely under-the-radar segment of the travel industry. It represents a major market opportunity, yet it still needs to undergo widespread digital transformation to reach its full potential.

Travelier + Skift | 4 months ago

The $157 Billion Travel Sector Nobody Is Talking About

Airlines

Skift India Report: Akasa Air Set to Fly International With New Aircraft

Securing air traffic rights and finalizing slots at target airports are certainly the next set of prerequisites Akasa Air has to meet.

Amrita Ghosh | 9 months ago

Skift India Report: Akasa Air Set to Fly International With New Aircraft

Online Travel

Uber Travel Launches First in the UK With Trains and Buses From Omio

Uber is taking baby steps into travel. Booking.com: No need to sweat it yet.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Bookaway Acquires Argentinian Company to Speed Up Digitizing Ground Transport Bookings

Bookaway Group has acquired one of the most widely used transport management systems in Latin America, which will offer customers a whole new level of ease when arranging travel plans.

Sonia Menken | 2 years ago

Bookaway Acquires Argentinian Company to Speed Up Digitizing Ground Transport Bookings

Startups

Optibus Raises $100 Million for Public Transport Planning: Travel Startup Funding This Week

Public transportation planning software company Optibus spots an opportunity to help cities "build back better" as they redesign networks for buses, trains, bikes and more after the pandemic.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Optibus Raises $100 Million for Public Transport Planning: Travel Startup Funding This Week

Airline Weekly

American Airlines Turns to Buses to Restart Philly Regional Routes

What's old is new again amid a pilot shortage and high oil prices in the U.S. American Airlines will begin offering connecting bus service to two destinations from its Philadelphia hub in June in a low-carbon expansion of its network.

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American Airlines Turns to Buses to Restart Philly Regional Routes

Ground Transport

Bookaway Buys Argentina’s Plataforma 10 in Intercity Bus Booking Rollup

Intercity bus booking may not be glamorous, but there could be a lot of opportunity in helping the multi-billion-dollar sector go online.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Bookaway Buys Argentina’s Plataforma 10 in Intercity Bus Booking Rollup

Startups

Why Queen’s Gambit Plans to Take This Transport Startup Public in a $1.5 Billion Blank Check Deal

Investing in the "last mile" of travel can help on a few fronts, such as climate protection, gender equality, and economic development, according to Victoria Grace, founder of blank check firm Queen's Gambit. Makes sense on several levels.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Why Queen’s Gambit Plans to Take This Transport Startup Public in a $1.5 Billion Blank Check Deal

Ground Transport

Travel Startup FlixMobility Raises $650 Million More for Intercity Bus and Rail

The holding company for FlixBus and FlixTrain is now the third-most lavishly funded travel startup in history, behind only Airbnb and Oyo. Investors see a big potential for modernized intercity bus and rail, even though many travel industry executives don't consider those sectors hip.

Douglas Busvine, Reuters | 3 years ago

Travel Startup FlixMobility Raises $650 Million More for Intercity Bus and Rail