Articles tagged “boating”

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Travel Startup Boatsetter Raises $38 Million

Boatsetter, which offers more than 50,000 personal watercraft for rental along with activities like wakeboarding, said on Monday it had raised $38 million in Series B funding. Level Equity participated in the round. The same firm recently helped vacation rental property manager Vacasa go from startup to public company. The Miami-based Boatsetter believes it can…

Sean O'Neill | 10 months ago

Startups

Is There a Doctor On the Road? Travel Medicine Startup Raises $1.5 Million: Travel Startup Funding This Week

Everyone has gotten sick on the road sometime. A startup says it can make telehealth the answer.

Skift | 12 months ago

Tourism

Croatian Tour Operators Spot a Summer Rebound Following Rise in Yacht Bookings

The country's scenic coastlines may well be calling, but tourists will still want to reach them with as few hassles as possible this summer.

Antonio Bronic and Igor Ilic, Reuters | 2 years ago

Online Travel

The new breed of travel startups that wants you to borrow a boat this summer

Boat sharing avoids many of the regulations that make the sharing economy especially difficult to disrupt in the housing and auto industries, leaving quality and safety as the predominant determinants of success.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Tourism

Chinese billionaire invests $1.6 billion in London hotels and luxury yachtmaker

Chinese investments are following their tourists abroad and investing in luxury hotel brands, real estate, and even yacht companies with expectation for a quick return in popular travel destinations.

Bloomberg | 10 years ago

Online Travel

Boat rentals ready to join the sharing economy with the launch of Boatbound

It was only a matter of time before boating made its way into the sharing economy, although it seems relatively late for an activity so synonymous with vacations and traveling.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

SkiftSeedlings: Five early-stage travel startups take on boating, partying, and B2B connecting

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

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Hertz rent-a-boat service launches for exploring Amsterdam’s canals

In Hertz’s first expansion away from car rentals, customers will have the ability to travel the city’s famous canals on boats for up to 20 people, and with optional services including a chef or captain.

Skift | 11 years ago