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January 13, 2021

Is business travel back? TravelPerk acquires US rival NexTravel

As the world prepares to reopen, Spanish business travel startup TravelPerk is making moves to dominate the US market


Tim Smith

3 min read

TravelPerk Acquires NexTravel

The Spanish tech community lit up last year when Apple acquired Barcelona-founded AI software platform Vilynx. It’s perhaps natural to be a little star struck when one of the world’s most dominant tech companies comes to town and opens its wallet.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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