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This week, travel startups announced more than $393 million in funding. >>Breeze Airways, a budget airline in the U.S., closed $200 million in This week, travel startups announced more than $390 million in funding including funds for budget airline Breeze.
The travel industry took a major blow when the pandemic hit last year, slashing revenue for airlines, hotels, and tech companies such as Expedia or Airbnb.
Total funding: $467.4 million, according to Crunchbase Turo's platform allows users to rent cars directly from their owners. The company says that there are more than 450,000 vehicles and more than 850 unique makes and models available to rent. 8. Viagogo Category: Tickets Total funding: $65 million, according to Crunchbase Viagogo is a European marketplace for ticket exchange and resale. The company, founded by StubHub cofounder Eric Baker, made a move to acquire StubHub for $4.05 billion in March, which ended up being blocked by competition watchdog The Competition and Markets Authority...
Inman Connect Vacasa, a major and fast-growing vacation rental management company, announced Thursday that it had wrapped up the acquisition of TurnKey Vacation Rentals, a now-former rival company. The deal brings about 6,000 short-term rental units under Vacasa’s umbrella, bringing the company’s total portfolio to about 30,000 units across North America, Belize and Costa Rica. In a statement, the company said the acquisition “will increase market density in regions where Vacasa has existing operations.” “It will also bring Vacasa’s full-service vacation rental management to sever...
Vacation rental giant Vacasa has selected ANGI Homeservices executive Jamie Cohen to serve as the company’s new chief financial officer, it was announced Tuesday. Cohen previously spent nearly two years as the chief financial officer at ANGI Homeservices, before leaving to come to Vacasa. While at ANGI Homeservices Cohen helped drive the company’s “growth from $200 million to $1.4 billion in revenue,” according to a Vacasa statement. Prior to working as CFO at ANGI Homeservices, Cohen was the company’s vice president of finance. The statement adds that she “oversaw key initiatives...