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Pickyourtrail has received funding to expand its online services for booking international vacations; its operation is strikingly sophisticated for a small startup. Plus, investors also recently announced bets on smart hotels, urban lounges, and storage places for luggage.
This week travel startups announced more than $8 million in funding.
>>Pickyourtrail, an online travel agency, has received nearly $3 million in Series A funding.
Angel investors led the round, including Kumar Vembu, the founder of billing software startup GoFrugal. Pickyourtrail graduated from the Amadeus Next incubator.
The Chennai, India-based Pickyourtrail focuses on selling outbound international travel, where customers can piece together air, hotel and tour packages. Southeast Asian consumers mostly use traditional travel agencies to plot the details of their vacations. This startup hopes to woo them online with an algorithm that matches trip recommendations with personal preferences.
Since its founding five years ago with $1,700 in seed capital, Pickyourtrail has been gaining steam. It ended 2018 having helped plan 8,000 trips. The c
