SAN FRANCISCO --
Viator, an online tour distributor, completed a $6 million round of
Series B financing from Carlyle Ventures Group and existing
investor Technology Venture Partners.
Viator sells
sightseeing tours and other destination activities directly to
consumers at www.viator.com and also has hundreds of third-party
distribution agreements with companies like Travelocity, Hotwire and
Wyndham.
The company also
said it hired Barrie Seidenberg as president. Seidenberg, who will
work in Viators new San Francisco headquarters, previously was
chief marketing officer at Preview Travel before Travelocity
acquired it.
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