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DUETTO
NABS US $ 80 MILLION INVESTMENT
Duetto closed a US $ 80 million Series D financing round led by funds affiliated with Warburg Pincus , a global private equity firm . This round marks the largest non-acquisition investment in a software company serving the hotel industry . The company ’ s flagship software-as-a-service ( SaaS ) application , GameChanger , brought machine learning , consumer-centric data and open pricing to the industry . “ We are pleased to have the support of Warburg Pincus , whose extensive experience in building SaaS businesses of scale will help drive our growth and provide solutions to more hoteliers worldwide ,” says Patrick Bosworth , co-founder and CEO , Duetto .
Duetto ’ s GameChanger application brought machine learning , consumer-centric data and open pricing to the industry .
INTERGASTRA 2018 DRAWS 100K VISITORS
The 29th Intergastra trade fair , held in February at Messe Stuttgart in Germany hosted around 100,000 visitors and 1,420 exhibitors .
This year ’ s show also had larger exhibition space . Other features of the 2018 show included a decision-maker forum called Gastro Vision , a kick-off for IKA / Olympics for Chefs 2020 and Gelatissimo , a trade fair for the gelato industry .
Organizers say 82 % of visitors surveyed plan to attend the next Intergastra , February 15-19 , 2020 .
Ambiente 2018 displayed the " Do Dutch " country presentation as part of its partnership with the Netherlands .
AMBIENTE TOUTS RECORD NUMBER OF VISITORS
Ambiente , an international consumer goods fair held in Frankfurt from February 9 to 13 , 2018 , hosted 4,441 exhibitors from 89 countries . This year ’ s Ambiente was the most internationally attended show ever with 81 % of exhibitors hailing from outside Germany . The proportion of senior international decision makers across all trade sectors rose by 6 % compared with last year , comprising 60 % of visitors , according to organizers . In total , 134,600 buyers from 168 countries attended the show .
Ambiente ’ s partner country this year was the Netherlands , and the show included a country presentation staged by Dutch industrial designer Robert Bronwasser . Next year ’ s Ambiente will be held from February 8 to 12 , 2019 , and will focus on the Indian subcontinent .
FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE PARTNERS WITH NATURA BISSÉ
Forbes Travel Guide named Spanish beauty brand Natura Bissé its first Official Skincare Brand of Forbes Travel Guide in 2018 . Natura Bissé was founded in 1979 by Ricardo Fisas and is a family-owned business driven by Fisas ’ daughter Veronica Fisas . Its spa protocols ensure that results are delivered through a combination of medical aesthetic techniques and the spa experience , according to the company .
Natura Bissé has been awarded the " In partnership with " seal from Forbes .
56 hotelsmag . com April 2018