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Dossier de l’été : cybersécurité, l’affaire de tous !

🔑 Amtrak experienced a data breach with suspicious activity detected between May 15 and May 18. Cybernews report reveals 22 notorious travel apps access personal data and system files on Android, potentially hidden from users despite GDPR, raising security risks. The NIS 2 directive, effective October, excludes the tourism sector. At Net Managers Collection summer event in Slovenia, BZhunt founder Brice Augras highlighted cybersecurity threats to tourism businesses. An ExpressVPN survey indicates nearly one in two French travelers was a victim of bank fraud. Accor's security breach leaked names, emails, and jobs of 642,000 clients, shared by hackers IntelBroker. Cyberscore's unclear application for major platforms has been in effect since October 1, 2023, despite being voted into law in March 2022.
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Dossier de l’été : les plus grosses levées de fonds du Travel de l’année

🏕 Despite 2021 signaling an end for abundance in Venture Capital according to some analysts, Travel startups and companies continue to attract investment, with funding rounds ranging from tens to over a hundred million euros. Some Tourism players have even achieved unicorn status, being valued at over one billion euros. Cover Genius plans to use their $80 million funding to support growth and finance AI claim processing innovation. Fetcherr raised $90 million in a Series B round, aiming to advance yield management algorithms, while Otamiser secured $3 million for OTA optimization. Skyport garnered $110 million to develop vertiports for flying taxis in Dubai with a 2026 launch plan. BlaBlaCar announced a €100 million fundraise post a profitable 2023 to enhance international multimodal shared mobility. TravelPerk raised $104 million for AI feature development, and Mews became a hospitality unicorn with a $110 million raise, eyeing innovation and expansion in Europe and the US. Guesty has accumulated $283 million in funding, and the travel sector's attractiveness for venture capital, especially in AI, is confirmed by the TNMT 2024 Attractiveness report.
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