Dan Peltier

Cuba is a rare example of a destination where travelers, both American and otherwise, need a lot of help planning for. Even after the trade embargo eventually lifts, it'll be years before booking a trip to Havana is as easy as London or Paris for Americans. There are also other opportunities for startups to help travelers get to new and unknown places that don't involve initial planning or booking.

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These are the newest travel startups from AngelList vying for travelers’ interest and investors’ attention.

Southeast Asia owes much of its tourism growth to China but people from within the region are also generally more interested in travel than they were 10 years ago. It's a region that's social, mobile-dependent and interconnected that make it the ideal testing ground for the future of travel.

We'll jump at the chance for automated expense reporting whenever we can and Microsoft's Cortana and Skype bots have potential to help travelers book trips. We just need to see whether travelers will trust bots as they've trusted their own booking capabilities in the past.

From Snapchat to virtual reality, Shangri-La has no choice but to go head first into the latest marketing technology, and quickly, as Chinese consumers — one of its core markets — have a strong appetite for content.

This week's travel startup funding news, all in one place.