• Online Travel Network Operator TravelShark Raises $5 Million

    Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

    Robin Wauters is the European Editor of tech blog The Next Web and lead editor of Virtualization.com. He was a senior staff writer at TechCrunch until his departure in February 2012. Aside from his professional blogging activities, he’s an entrepreneur, event organizer, occasional board adviser and angel investor but most importantly an all-round startup champion. Wauters lives and works in... → Learn More

    TravelShark (the startup formerly known as Swiftrank), which operates an online travel network, this morning announced that it has closed a $5 million round of financing from DLA Holdings, a Singapore-based private equity firm. TravelShark has raised a total of $8 million to date.

    TravelShark says it boasts more than 12,000 location-based travel websites, covering destinations around the globe, aimed to generate revenue for travel companies by driving direct bookings to hotels, resorts, spas, and more through its Featured Hotel Program.

    The company says more than 600 hotels and interactive marketing agencies in more than 20 countries currently participate in said Featured Hotel Program to promote global visibility. Partners include Intercontinental Hotels Group, MGM Resorts, TIG Global, and others.

    Company: TravelShark
    Website: travelshark.com
    Launch Date: September 2008
    Funding: $8M

    TravelShark is a connected network of more than 12,000 location-based, optimized websites, offering hospitality companies a chance to increase their visibility online, reach new customers, and generate new direct booking revenues from customers searching for hotels, resorts, restaurants, and more. TravelShark focuses on driving qualified online visitors to its network of hospitality websites through location-based searches, including www.LasVegasHotels.com, www.SeattleHotels.com, www.SydneyHotels.com, and more.

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