:
Despegar to be acquired by Prosus in $1.7bn deal
Reading Time: 2 minutesBritish Virgin Islands / South America: Latin American online travel service company Despegar has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by global technology firm Prosus, with the deal valuing Despegar at $1.7 billion.
Former Vrbo CMO Dima named Civitatis chairman
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Mariano Dima, a former global chief marketing officer at Vrbo / HomeAway, has been named as the new chairman to the board of directors at guided tours and activities marketplace, Civitatis.
Habitas expands into South America with opening in Chile
Reading Time: 2 minutesChile: Habitas [also known as Our Habitas], a luxury hotel brand, experiential travel lodging and experiences company, has expanded into South America with its newest destination – Our Habitas Atacama in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
Airbnb hires Zarife to lead strategy in South America
Reading Time: 2 minutesSouth America: Airbnb has announced the hiring of Fiamma Zarife as its new general manager for South America to lead the company’s strategy in the continent.
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.
Latin Exclusive forms partnership with Marriott International
Reading Time: 2 minutesBrazil / Colombia: Luxury vacation rental agency Latin Exclusive has become one of Homes & Villas by Marriott International’s first partners in South America for the management of high-end rental properties. More than 300 luxury properties managed by Latin Exclusive in Brazil and Colombia will now also be listed on the Homes & Villas platform, […]
Website allows tourists to find cannabis-themed vacation rental accommodation
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: A cannabis-themed vacation rental platform allows tourists to search for accommodation around the world which will let them smoke marijuana. Budandbreakfast.com proclaims itself to be the “largest collection of marijuana-friendly hotels and other cannabis-friendly rentals anywhere on the web.” It said it is “designed to make guests feel right at home as each of […]