Bandwango Raises $3 Million for Destination Marketing Tech: Travel Startup Funding This Week
Photo Credit: Grand Rapids Public Museum on Pearl Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The tourism board of Grand Rapids used tech from startup Bandwango for a recent promotion. Grand Rapids Public Museum
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It's good to see startups focusing on destination marketers' needs. Marketers will need all the help they can get to grab their share of the travel recovery.
Travel Startup Funding This Week
Each week we round up travel startups that have recently received or announced funding. Please email Travel Tech Reporter Justin Dawes at jd@skift.com if you have funding news.
This week, travel startups announced more than $4 million in funding.
>>Bandwango, a startup focused on giving destination marketers the tools to entice travelers to spend more, raised $3.1 million in seed funding.
Next Frontier Capital led the round. Signal Peak Ventures, SaaS Ventures, and Ocean Azul Partners also took part. The Murray, Utah-based startup previously raised $700,000.
The startup says it helps marketers at more than 200 destinations tell visitors about things to do and experiences. It typically combines offers from restaurants, retailers, attractions into digital bundles that tourism marketers in Iowaâ
