Articles tagged “certares”

News Blog

Certares’ O’Hara to Take Up World Travel & Tourism Council Chair

Certares Founder and Senior Managing Director Greg O'Hara will be the next chair of the World Travel & Tourism Council. He starts later this month, the organization announced on Friday. O'Hara has served as vice chair since 2021 and has been a member of the organization 's executive committee since 2019. He will be taking…

Dawit Habtemariam | 3 weeks ago

Luxury

Certares’ Internova: Behind Its Strategy for Luxury Travel Agencies

Internova Travel Group is owned by private equity firm Certares, and its CEO is the brother of Certares' CEO. How they are thinking about company strategy reflects insight into broader trends among the luxury travel agencies.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 month ago

Certares’ Internova: Behind Its Strategy for Luxury Travel Agencies

News Blog

Certares Closes $284 Million Fund for Hospitality Real Estate

Certares, a private equity firm that invests in travel, said on Wednesday it had closed its first real estate hospitality fund, with $284 million of equity commitments. The fund is acquiring hospitality real estate assets in U.S. growth markets. It has already made investments in 10 hotels that together have more than 2,100 keys. The…

Sean O'Neill | 4 months ago

Daily Lodging Report

Certares Closes $284 Million Hospitality Fund

Certares, the travel-focused investment firm, announced the close of its first Real Estate Hospitality Fund, with $284 million of equity commitments.

4 months ago

Online Travel

The Fintech Platform That Promises Happy Campers

The rain insurance provider could discover plenty of partners on the other side of the Atlantic as more brands and consumers warm to clever insurance add-ons.

Matthew Parsons | 6 months ago

The Fintech Platform That Promises Happy Campers

Business Travel

The Great Outdoors Retains Its Corporate Travel Momentum

Expect to spend more time bonding with Susie from accounts over a fire pit this year as corporate retreats head deeper into the woods.

Matthew Parsons | 10 months ago

The Great Outdoors Retains Its Corporate Travel Momentum

Airline Weekly

Italy Prepping to Sell ITA Airways Stake to Lufthansa for $250 Million

The Italian government is ready to wrap ITA up in a Christmas bow for Lufthansa.

11 months ago
Italy Prepping to Sell ITA Airways Stake to Lufthansa for $250 Million

News Blog

U.S. Senior Official Defends Government’s Lack of a Tourism Agency

A senior U.S. official found himself explaining to world leaders how tourism works within the U.S. government. One part of Brand USA's new "global marketplace" where sponsors can interact with customers. Source: Brand USA. While the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit, held in Saudi Arabia this week, welcomed tourism ministers from around the…

Matthew Parsons | 12 months ago

Tourism

Tourism Leaders Bemoan a Flawed Travel Recovery Without Chinese Tourists

Speakers at the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit in Saudi Arabia this week were full of optimism, but the final piece of the jigsaw is still China.

Matthew Parsons | 12 months ago

Tourism Leaders Bemoan a Flawed Travel Recovery Without Chinese Tourists

Airline Weekly

Air France-KLM and Delta Emerge Victors in Italy

European consolidation got a leg up last week, but not in the way many expected: Italian authorities named the offer from private equity firm Certares with Air France-KLM and Delta as their preferred bidder for ITA Airways instead of frontrunner the Lufthansa Group.

1 year ago
Air France-KLM and Delta Emerge Victors in Italy