Hotelplanner.com Acquires TravelMole

HotelRunner Acquires B2B Travel Marketplace Bookingate

October 1, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Hospitality technology platform HotelRunner has acquired B2B travel marketplace Bookingate for an undisclosed sum. The deal expands HotelRunner’s distribution capabilities—adding hotel inventory, third-party services and dynamic packaging to its platform to better serve travel agencies, tour operators and DMCs.

TravelPerk Acquires AmTrav to Accelerate U.S. Expansion

June 18, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

TravelPerk, the hyper-growth SaaS business travel platform, has acquired Chicago-based AmTrav to deepen its U.S. presence and double its U.S. revenue. The deal is supported by a new $135 million credit facility led by Blackstone Credit & Insurance and Blue Owl Credit, alongside TravelPerk’s recent equity funding, to drive further organic and inorganic growth.

Mews Acquires Canadian PMS Provider Hotello

April 13, 2023

Software

Mews, a hospitality technology platform, has acquired Hotello, a Montreal-headquartered cloud property management system (PMS) provider, to strengthen its presence in North America, particularly Canada. The deal—led by Mews Ventures—adds Hotello's customer base and integrations to Mews' Hospitality Cloud; terms were not disclosed.

Travel Counsellors Acquires Holidaysplease

March 13, 2023

Consumer Products

Travel Counsellors has acquired Holidaysplease, a Birmingham-based network of luxury homeworking travel advisors and franchisees. The deal brings Holidaysplease's community of roughly 100 homeworkers, 50 franchisees and about 50 employees into Travel Counsellors' global platform, strengthening its people-led, technology-enabled travel entrepreneur network.

Astrea Acquisition Corp. Merger with HotelPlanner.com and Reservations.com

February 11, 2022

E-Commerce

Astrea Acquisition Corp. will be merged with HotelPlanner.com and Reservations.com in a previously announced transaction, with the combined company expected to be renamed HotelPlanner Inc. A special meeting of Astrea stockholders is scheduled for February 15, 2022 to consider the deal and related proposals.

Meltwater Acquires Owler

June 18, 2021

Data & Analytics

Meltwater has agreed to acquire crowd-sourced business information platform Owler for $24.5 million in a mix of cash and equity. The acquisition brings Owler's community-driven company data into Meltwater's media intelligence and social analytics offering to expand capabilities in sales intelligence, competitive intelligence and risk management.