FutureTravel Newsletter 35 / September 30

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Hi ,I did not sent out the newsletter last week. I got sick and went offline to recover. Don't worry - I'm back and so is your weekly overview of the top travel innovation news. Since my last email, we have been working on the backstage of our upcoming online event. We really want the first edition of the FutureTravel Summit to reflect how the travel industry navigates the pandemic, as well as the possibilities that lay ahead. Very challenging times, which brought business leaders to shift priorities and operations, adopting new tech solutions very fast, while being strategic about the impact of their decisions in the long term. This is what our agenda will focus on. Do you already got your ticket, ? - Swiss has partnered up with Too Good To Go to fight food waste: on their last flights of the day, passengers can get unsold service items at reduced prices. I think this is brilliant.- More eco-friendly business travel: this is what Travelperk will deliver to its clients after acquiring the travel sustainability consultancy Susterra. By the way, are you still on track? Just this year, Travelperk also bought NexTravel and ClickTravel... It's looking good!- We have opened the applications phase for the FutureTravel Pitch Competition. I'll keep it short: we are looking for promising ideas from anywhere around the world. Seed and pre-seed stage. Ready to pitch. Not older than 3 years. On a personal note, I'd love to see a big variety of applicants - so it would be awesome if you could support by spreading the word about the FutureTravel Pitch Competition. Thanks! <3 - The Argentina-based travel search engine Turismocity has raised $6 million and makes its way to the Brazilian market by acquiring the travel platform Quanto Custa Viajar - their second acquisition in a year. - Founded early last year, the premium long-term rentals startup Ukio has raised $9 million to expand their business. The Spanish startup aims to expand from 100 to 700 apartments in the upcoming year, distribute among six capitals. Their target? Remote workers. This is it for today, . And if you know someone who could be interested in receiving our free weekly overview of the top travel innovation, trends and startups, pass this e-mail forward - it really is a good time to keep an eye on the developments of the industry ;)See you next Thursday,Ana