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STARTUP STAGE: StretchBill enables STR managers to offer layaway-style payment option
By Mitra Sorrells | May 16, 2024
Founded in 2023, StretchBill creates a pay-over-time option for short-term rentals, including an... Read More
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Katanox secures license to offer regulated payment services
By D.J. Catron | May 9, 2024
The company can now offer hotels and accommodation buyers bookings via direct bank payouts as an... Read More
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Australian-based Hometime raises $6.6M to bolster STR growth
By Morgan Hines | May 8, 2024
The new funding is meant to bolster Hometime’s goal to professionalize the STR industry, to grow its... Read More
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Naya Homes nabs $3M for vacation rental expansion in Mexico
By Linda Fox | May 8, 2024
Naya has raised $9.2 million to date, and these latest funds will go toward expanding the company into... Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Levee uses AI and computer vision to provide quality control for hotels
By Mitra Sorrells | May 7, 2024
Levee uses proprietary AI models trained on the hotels’ unique data and quality control requirements... Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Itair aims to help creators make their content bookable with AI
By Morgan Hines | April 30, 2024
Itair, Inc. CEO Priya Agarwal believes "Tiktok/Reels are now the new travel search engine," and she... Read More
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News / Startups
Why trip-planning startups struggle, even as consumers call for an easier way
By D.J. Catron | April 30, 2024
An Accenture survey found consumers feel less confident about booking a hotel than buying a car,... Read More
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Phocuswright/WiT Global Startup Pitch returns with new format
By PhocusWire | April 26, 2024
Now in its third year, the Global Startup Pitch leverages the expertise of Phocuswright, PhocusWire,... Read More
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Event / Startups
Tripped Up: Why trip planning startups stumble
April 25, 2024
Hear from Mike Coletta, Manager of Research and Innovation at Phocuswright and Gilad Berenstein,... On Demand
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News / Startups
Short-term rental experts talk funding climate, acquisition and valuations
By Linda Fox | April 25, 2024
Vacation rental executives from Awaze, HomeToGo, Hostaway, CVC Capital and Forge Holiday Group discuss... Read More
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