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ANN/THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN – A new type of travel is spreading in Japan, where tourists help out at hotels for money and enjoy sightseeing, amid the industry’s struggles to secure workers in the post-pandemic tourism recovery. A startup is offering a service to refer travellers to short-staffed accommodation facilities willing to offer free-of-charge stays in […]
Startup connects travellers with short-staffed hotels TOKYO (ANN/THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN) – A new type of travel is spreading in Japan, where tourists help out at hotels for money and enjoy sightseeing, amid the industry’s struggles to secure workers in the post-pandemic tourism recovery. A startup is offering a service to refer travellers to short-staffed accommodation […]
It was clear from the presentations at the recent WiT Japan & North Asia event that the region's tourism visionaries have been busy creating exciting new products during the pandemic.
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Travel startups announced more than $100 million in funding recently.
>>Hipcamp, a startup that pairs people who wish to pitch their tents with landowners who want to accommodate them, has finalized $57 million Series C funding round, The Information reported on Thursday.
>>Htrip, a provider of operational and analytics tools to hotels, has had another extension to its Series A funding. Skift reported on the first portions. The Guangzhou-based company has now raised a total of $25 million in the Series A round.