Another illustration that mobile and hotel distribution is changing with news that Europe-based same-day booking service Blink Booking has raised money from a string of web luminaries.
The investment of $2.5 million comes as the company launches the service in the UK after successfully extending the service in seven countries including France, Spain and Italy.
The capital comes from Brent Hoberman’s PROFounders (which also counts Active Hotels founder Andy Phillipps on its investment team), SoftTechVC and Ballpark Ventures.
Read full story at: http://www.tnooz.com/2012/05/18/mobile/blink-booking-raises-2-5m-from-brent-hoberman-group-and-investment-a-listers/