Remote work, or at least a hybrid variation, seems to be now the default policy for an increasing number of companies. This is expanding the travel pie and opening new business opportunities, as a few stories in this newsletter indicate. You’ll also read about Booking Holdings’ second billion dollar acquisition in as many weeks, about a new travel VC in town looking to invest in early stage travel startups, and about the next travel company to IPO. And if you’re looking for a co-founder, or you’re interested in joining a startup as a co-founder, we’ve got a co-founder match making platform for you as well. 🙂
Welcome to new sponsor Selfbook, a startup I covered last month when it closed a $25 million round in a Series A round led by Tiger Global.
Selfbook, the first and only direct hotel booking software that enables hotels to drive conversions with one-click payments and Apple Pay, has now added another showstopper to its roster: Instagram hotel bookings.
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