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The new boss is currently chief operating officer at the Booking Holdings-owned, Asia Pacific-focused online travel agency, taking on the new role from July 1.

Criton claims it is the largest provider of hotel guest apps in the U.K., working with the likes of Cheval Residences, Sunborn and Devonshire Hotels.

Jim Davidson lands CEO role at Accelya  PhocusWire

NUMA secures $45M to expand tech-led hotel brand  PhocusWire

Headout tops up Series B with another $30M to drive expansion program  PhocusWire

AMIVAC also owns and operates the Vacances and Vacances SeLoger websites, with a particular focus on its domestic market in France as well as other having properties in other countries.

The alternative accommodation platform has over 1,000 properties in more than 100 cities in the U.S. and Mexico, with ambitions to use the new funding round to expand the business into new markets.

Dave Shirk will also step down as president of the Travel Solutions arm of the business. He will continue to serve as a senior advisor to Menke and Ekert through 2022.

The cash deal for U.S.-based EveryMundo will also include the delivery of $10 million stock in the future, subject to conditions.

Marriott outspends hotel rivals on social media ads  PhocusWire

U.S.-based TravelBank, a member of the PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2020 collection, is a travel and expenses management platform.

Booking.com launches Flash Deals for hotels  PhocusWire

Travel insurance platform Setoo merges with Pattern  PhocusWire

Inspirato to go public via SPAC merger with Thayer Ventures  PhocusWire

Data from private accommodation specialist Vacasa indicates a shift in the median booking window from 20-30 days in 2020 to 35-40 days in Q1 of this year.

Travelport shifts to cloud hosting through Amazon Web Services  PhocusWire

Cleartrip sold to Indian consumer products marketplace Flipkart  PhocusWire

Expedia Group and Booking Holdings slashed marketing by $6B in 2020 (but Airbnb now makes an entrance)  PhocusWire

The move comes almost six months on from Tripadvisor disclosing the beta testing of Reco in the U.S., costing consumers $199 for each trip that they make.

We’ve hit double figures for the HIGH podcast. Joining hosts David Litwak of Mozio and PhocusWire’s Kevin May is Robert Albert, CEO of Routehappy.