FutureTravel Newsletter 34 / September 16

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Hi ,I am proud to kick-off this edition by announcing that we will be hosting the first FutureTravel Summit on November 24th! Keep reading if you are interested in knowing more about the event. But first, here is a brief overview of the top travel innovation, technology and startup news.- Expedia users can now find (and book) content from GetYourGuide directly on the platform. The partnership between both companies was announced this week.- Almost a year ago, Amazon launched Amazon Explore, offering virtual tours led by locals. Now, the company is including small group experiences, so up to seven people can book and attend the same live experience together, but from different locations.- Emirates is now the first airline to launch a virtual reality app and everyone can check it out.- Breeze Airways is coming strong: just this week the company announced they will be buying 20 more Airbus A220 jets. “Breeze will take delivery of its first A220 next month, on October 26. After that, Breeze will take delivery of a total of 80 A220s at one per month for the next six and a half years.”- Launched less than a year ago, the US-based Pacaso lets people own a fraction of a luxury home. Now they raised $125 million and have just announced that they will be expanding to Europe by the end of the year.- The NYC-based startup Headout has just raised $12 million to expand to new locations. Really inspiring to hear this conversation with Varun Khona (Co-Founder and CEO) to understand more about the business and their strategies.As I mentioned in the intro of this newsletter edition, on November 24th we will host the first FutureTravel Summit! As we start to gear up backstage, I’m happy to share an overview of what you can expect: the online event will count on an exciting Pitch Competition for travel startups as well as inspiring conversations about the future of the industry. We will gather 10+ industry leaders as speakers, and attract about 1,000 attendees from all around the world, including startup founders, investors and corporations.For everyone who has been following our work and reading our weekly newsletters, I want to appreciate your support by offering 50% off on your tickets. Yes, it's a gift. For that, please use the code FT-SUBS-50 when getting your ticket. The applications for the Pitch Competition will open next week - stay tuned! And we are still open for 2 to 3 sponsors for the event, so if you like what we are doing and this is something your company would like to be involved with, let me know and I will be happy to send more info. 

See you next Thursday,Ana