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Email Marketing Software in the Travel Industry: Benefits, Challenges, and Success Stories

Altexsoft

This is a guest article by Carla Andre-Brown, content marketer from Mailbird. Last year, the clear path the travel industry once had was swept away. This was largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic uprooting the status quo for both international and domestic travel. Email can also be used to help manage the new normal.

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Travel app Hopper raises $96M from Capital One to double down on social commerce

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Evidently, the downturn hasn’t soured investors on the travel industry. Travel booking startup Hopper today announced that it closed a $96 million follow-on investment from Capital One, bringing the company’s total raised to $740 million. Hopper differentiates itself from rival travel services (e.g.

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Welcome debuts a smarter city guide app on iOS, backed by $3.5M led by Accel

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When you’re exploring a city — whether one you’re visiting on your travels or your own — there are a number of tools that can help you find out where to go, what to see, and what to do, like Google Maps, Yelp, TripAdvisor and others. Image Credits: Welcome. That version has now arrived on the App Store.

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Butler shows hundreds of employees the door after raising $50M for room service delivery

TechCrunch

On May 16, Butler Hospitality , an on-demand platform for room service and amenities, sent an email to vendors that might have been considered reassuring under other circumstances. All collateral is still functional,” the email read. There may be clear gaps in the market for services that appear in theory like easy sailing.

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Closed User Groups in Travel: Benefits, Examples, and Best Practices to Enable a CUG Strategy

Altexsoft

As a travel business, it’s not enough to just offer a variety of travel options to your customers. By creating exclusive travel experiences for a select group of clients, you can increase customer loyalty, repeat purchase rate, and revenue. Travel clubs. Members of corporate travel programs. Group travelers.

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

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In the last few years (and especially after the pandemic), travel trends have dramatically shifted and multiple studies prove it. TripAdvisor‘s “Travel in 2022: A Look Ahead” Report. Moreover, half of Gen Z respondents said they want to get out of their comfort zone and crave a sense of risk and excitement while traveling.

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Indonesian D2C insurance marketplace Lifepal raises $9M Series A

TechCrunch

The marketplace’s partners currently offer about 300 policies for life, health, automotive, property and travel coverage. Indonesia’s insurance penetration rate is only about 3% , but the market is growing along with the country’s gross domestic product thanks to a larger middle-class. “We

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