Multimodal

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the multimodal sector, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on the brands and their strategies, executives and positions in the market.

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News / Online
Multimodality app could launch in Europe in 2024
By Kathryn Walson | March 22, 2023
Along with enabling bookings of flights, trains, buses and more, the solution would share data across suppliers to manage travel disruption. Read More
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News / Startups
Vipper lands €2M for multimodal platform development
By Linda Fox | February 6, 2023
Vipper, founded in 2018, aims to simplify the booking of rail, bus and flight tickets on one platform. Read More
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Opinion / Distribution
Two ways airlines might increase revenue
By Peer Winter - 777 Travel Tech | January 27, 2023
Airlines need new tactics and thinking beyond their core markets to find new sources of revenue and take advantage of travel demand. Read More
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News / Online
How Google and Uber influence ground transportation
By Linda Fox | December 15, 2022
SilverRail's Aaron Gowell and Distribusion's Johannes Thunert talk ground transportation tech and funding trends in the PhocusWire Studio at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More
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News / Online
VIDEO: Rome2rio’s new CEO on solving for the consumer
By PhocusWire | August 30, 2022
Speaking in the PhocusWire Studio at Phocuswright Europe, Yesh Munnangi explained the importance of approaching problems from the traveler perspective. Read More
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News / Technology
RouteRank snapped up by Netcetera for multimodal push
By Linda Fox | July 7, 2022
The companies plan to provide multimodal mobility solutions to Netcetera's customer base. Read More
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News / Online
VIDEO: Overcoming the complexities of multimodal travel
By PhocusWire | June 8, 2022
Speaking during PhocusWire Pulse, Omio’s Naren Shaam explains the opportunities and challenges in digitizing ground transportation. Read More
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Interview / Technology
In The Big Chair - David Gunnarsson of Dohop
By Mitra Sorrells | June 1, 2022
Dohop is an Icelandic technology company that provides interlining technology to enable air-to-air and air-to-ground transportation connections. Read More
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News / Startups
Bookaway revs up with $35M in Series C funding
By Linda Fox | May 10, 2022
The company, whose brands include 12Go, GetByBus and Plataforma 10, has now raised a total of $80 million. Read More
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News / Technology
Iomob partners with Next Earth metaverse for journey planning
By Linda Fox | May 9, 2022
The aim of the partnership is to collaborate on the development of a service to plan real-life journeys via the metaverse. Read More
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News / Startups
Update: Swvl, Zeelo acquisition agreement terminated
By Linda Fox | April 29, 2022
Plans for shared mobility and transit company Swvl to acquire smart bus platform Zeelo have been called off. Read More
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News / Distribution
Dohop secures new investment round to bolster interlining tech
By Kevin May | March 29, 2022
The top-up investment will be used to continue development of its interlining technology platform, giving airlines and other transport providers the ability to sell complex itineraries without the need... Read More
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News / Online
Busbud expands in Latin America with fresh funding, acquisition
By Jill Menze | February 23, 2022
Montreal-based bus ticketing marketplace Busbud has raised $11 million in funding and acquired Chile-based Recorrido. Read More
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Opinion / Technology
Intermodal into a better and sustainable future for the travel industry
By Nick Ashton - Dohop | January 25, 2022
The climate emergency has seen governments and organizations commit to net-zero emission targets and the transport and travel industries have a big part to play in achieving this objective. Read More
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From Our Partners / Distribution
The increasing importance of virtual interlining for airlines and travel retailers
By Mark Chesnut | October 6, 2021
In a perfectly connected world, it would be easy to create and sell airline itineraries that include connections between multiple carriers, even if they don't have interline or codeshare agreements. Read More