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Mondee buys Interep for $8.9m for LatAm expansion
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Brazil: Travel tech marketplace Mondee has acquired Brazilian B2B travel provider Interep [Interep Representações Viagens E Turismo S.A.] for $8.9 million.
Airbnb listings reach record 6.1 million
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Recent data from AirDNA reveals that 54 per cent of global Airbnb listings have been added since 2020, leading to record levels of active listings. In September 2022, global listings on Airbnb reached 6.1 million. Overall in Q3, listings increased 22 per cent compared to 2019 with a shift away from urban centres towards […]
Blueground accelerates LatAm expansion with Tabas acquisition
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS / LatAm: Furnished apartment rental company Blueground has entered into an agreement to acquire Brazilian proptech startup Tabas, marking the first acquisition in its near ten-year history.
Despegar boosts supply in Brazil and Mexico to compete with OTAs
Reading Time: 2 minutesLatAm: Online travel agency Despegar is looking to compete with the likes of Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com by rapidly adding vacation rentals in Brazil and Mexico.
Casai lays off staff in Mexico and Brazil before Nomah merger
Reading Time: 3 minutesLatAm: Mexican proptech startup Casai is understood to have laid off employees in Mexico and Brazil ahead of a potential merger with São Paulo-based residential apartment company Nomah.
Despegar set to buy Brazilian OTA ViajaNet for circa $15m
Reading Time: 2 minutesLatAm: Online travel company Despegar has announced that it has agreed to buy Brazilian online travel agency ViajaNet for approximately $15 million.
Casai buys LoopKey to “revolutionise” Latin American hospitality market
Reading Time: 2 minutesBrazil: Mexican proptech startup Casai has confirmed its third acquisition in Brazil – access control company LoopKey – as it continues its rapid expansion.
Despegar acquires stake in Brazilian channel manager Stays.net
Reading Time: 2 minutesArgentina / Brazil: Argentinean online travel agency Despegar is to purchase a 51 per cent stake in Brazilian SaaS business Stays.net for approximately $3.1 million.
Blueground leads $14m investment in Tabas
Reading Time: 2 minutesProptech company Blueground is leading an investment round in Brazilian real estate technology startup Tabas.
Airbnb tightens crackdown on NYE parties
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Airbnb is building on its previously-announced anti-party initiative by expanding the policy to include three-night reservations for this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations. Following its pilot programme last year, which included the United States, Canada, Australia, France, Spain and the UK, Airbnb has announced that it will crack down on New Year’s Eve parties […]