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SkiftX
It's not price that will continue to be a challenge for Uber, it's local regulations and fleet quality that will keep it on its toes.
Skift | 12 years ago
Hotels
Can Portico by Exclusive Resorts and Inspirato resort to marketing super-exclusive vacation clubs to the mega wealthy? What Greek debt crisis? There probably is a market for this, and Steve Case and a bunch of other venture capitalists are making a downpayment on these clubs' viability.
21c has built its success on creating innovative properties in overlooked, third-tier U.S. cities. Wil investment require expansion to major markets that are fiercely competitive?
Fastjet's reliance on already approved routes and leased aircraft, not to mention EasyJet's expertise, give it a shot in an environment where few have tried.
City planners and developers love to throw around the promise of a hot industry moving into a location, but unless there are real benefits to encourage uprooting, there's no reason for London's current crop of tech stars to leave Shoreditch.
CasaHop might be called social tech rather than social travel because it is a heavy tech play in the home-exchange arena.
Online Travel
Give Gogo credit. The WiFi provider has to get working on its international expansion and can't wait for its IPO try to be sorted out. That may be the reason behind a $135 million debt-financing agreement.
