Sean O'Neill

This week, travel startups Selina, Battleface, Tuyuan, and Roomy Hotels announced receiving more than $68 million in investment. Airbnb isn't the only startup having a good week.

It's a bitter irony that the pandemic has driven a push to remote work and created an immense opportunity for traditional providers of serviced apartments precisely at the moment that they have stumbled in their execution.

Yanolja may seek a $4 billion valuation in its planned IPO next year. Its investment in Triple underscores its ambition to go beyond South Korea and become a global superapp and a hotel services provider.

Stay Alfred's collapse opened up for Frontdesk an opportunity to rise in rental property management with a less-risky model. More interestingly, Frontdesk's new software offering for multifamily communities takes advantage of an opportunity left on the table by Expedia Group, which botched the execution of its Pillow and ApartmentJet acquisitions.

When the pandemic hit, some industry leaders forecast airlines and travel agencies would set aside their plans to reshape how tickets are distributed and sold. But a top executive at British Airways has some evidence to the contrary.

Nine travel startups have recently announced more than $43 million in funding, collectively. Concepts include virtual interlining for airlines, management software for travel agents, and booking services for places like Namibia and South Korea.

Much of the travel industry uses currency pricing tools that haven't advanced much in a decade. The sector will welcome any new tools that can genuinely cut complexity, time, and costs during the ongoing revenue crisis. Enter Amadeus.

It's an appealing idea to harness the growing trend in live-streamed e-commerce to support local artisans.

Red Ventures had better keep publishing the print guidebooks or it'll face an uproar among a segment of diehard travelers.

Air France plans to keep in-flight meal service and first-class cabins on international flights despite making cuts to its flight network and seeking other operational efficiencies. Count on it. That's the promise from CEO Anne Rigail.