Dan Peltier

Alice is Expedia's latest foray into hotel technology as it previously signed a deal with Checkmate. Investing in these platforms can help create better guest experiences at Expedia's partner hotels, which in turn makes for a closer business relationship between Expedia and hotels.

The future of travel is already here in some cases and the themes expressed in these five startups will become more apparent as 2016 progresses.

Tourism boards in Miami and Baltimore are effectively tapping into African American travel market. Numerous travel companies, though, may be afraid of alienating white travelers who have been their bread and butter for decades. Including diversity in travel ads may not always be an easy call to make from a business perspective. Diversity advertising must be calculated and thoughtful rather than rushed and non-representative.

These are the tourism trends we were talking about this week.

These are the aviation trends we were talking about this week.

These are the digital trends we were talking about this week.

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

While many say the minibar is down it definitely isn't out and companies are reimagining cleaner designs that bring together all the things hotels love, like local and tech.

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

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