Justin Dawes

Justin is Skift's Travel Tech Reporter, where he covers the way to the future of global travel industry. Prior, he was a tech reporter for American City Business Journals in Albany. A Michigan native, Justin is living as a digital nomad for now. Work aside, Justin has a passion for travel, writing, arts, food, and culture.

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Travel Technology

Sabre’s Slow Recovery Gets Lift From Pandemic Booking Milestone

Business is still not close to where it was in 2019, but it's getting there — slowly.

Justin Dawes | 2 years ago

Tour Operators

Tour Operator Tech Revolution and Other Top Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, tour operators use tech to get a boost post-pandemic, Asian destinations are incentivising travelers, and Hilton predicts a continued boom in hotel demand.

Justin Dawes | 2 years ago

Startups

Canary Technologies Raises $30 Million to Boost Hotel Software Biz: Travel Startup Funding This Week

It’s always notable when either Insight Partners or Y-Combinator is backing something. Canary Technologies reported investment by not one, but both. Oh, and it’s got backing from Fidelity-affiliated F-Prime Capital, too.

Justin Dawes | 2 years ago

News Blog

Booking.com to Add Emissions Info to Bookings Through New Partnership

Booking.com said last week that it is working to help travelers choose more environmentally sustainable travel options through a new partnership with climate tech company CHOOOSE. The Amsterdam-based Booking Holdings (NYSE: BKNG) marketplace helps travelers book lodging and a range of transportation options. The software made by Oslo-based CHOOOSE, which shares various pieces of emission-related…

Justin Dawes | 2 years ago

News Blog

Spanish Hotel Software Startup Amenitiz Acquires French Business Training Tool

Six months after raising $30 million, a startup offering operations management software to small hotels has made its first acquisition. Barcelona-based Amenitiz said this week that it has acquired Ododo, a French company that offers online hotel training. The Amenitiz platform contains several features, including data transfer to online resellers, online booking, automation of daily…

Justin Dawes | 2 years ago

Startups

Holidu Raises $102 Million for Vacation Rental Software: Travel Startup Funding This Week

There’s a theme here: short-term rentals. All the startups funded this week aim to make bookings and operations easier in some way for vacation rental owners and operators – another sign of a strong and growing industry.

Justin Dawes | 2 years ago

Travel Technology

MCR CEO Tyler Morse Bets on This Software Solution for Hotel Hiring Hurdles

Tyler Morse saw an opportunity to improve his favorite hotel management products, an effort that could help push the industry further into the 21st century. It’s too early to know if his bets on software acquisitions will pay off, but if early numbers and a full pipeline are indicators, so far so good.

Justin Dawes | 2 years ago

News Blog

UK Hotel Software Operator Guestline Acquires Newbridge to Expand Into Restaurants

A UK-based hotel operations software platform is expanding offerings for restaurants through an acquisition. Guestline announced Tuesday that it has acquired UK-based Newbridge Software, a company that offers an electronic point of sale (ePOS) platform for bars and restaurants. Newbridge will operate as a division of the Guestline Group. Financial terms of the deal were…

Justin Dawes | 2 years ago

News Blog

Ad Software Company Clinch Expands Into Travel Industry Via Sojern Tie-Up

A company that helps advertisers streamline modern ad campaigns is moving further into the travel industry through a new partnership. Clinch, headquartered in New York City, said this week that it had started a “new relationship” with Nebraska-based Sojern. Clinch’s so-called “flight control” software suite is meant to help advertisers more easily build data-driven, personalized ad…

Justin Dawes | 2 years ago