Articles tagged “crowdfunding”

Online Travel

Black Travel Founders Wary of Investment If It Means Loss of Control

Venture capital has definite appeal for founders looking to scale faster, but some black travel entrepreneurs would rather avoid that discriminatory world.

Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift | 6 years ago

Black Travel Founders Wary of Investment If It Means Loss of Control

Hotels

Hotel Owner Turns to Crowdfunding for New D.C. Lifestyle Hotel

It's an odd experiment from an unconventional brand.

Alexandra E. Petri, Skift | 8 years ago

Hotel Owner Turns to Crowdfunding for New D.C. Lifestyle Hotel

Online Travel

Bluesmart’s Diego Saez-Gil on Building a Travel Company Using Crowd Funding at Skift Forum

Saez-Gil knows the ways in which companies, which once could get away with bad customer service and bad design, are realizing that the Internet has made open innovation possible.

Alexandra E. Petri, Skift | 9 years ago

Bluesmart’s Diego Saez-Gil on Building a Travel Company Using Crowd Funding at Skift Forum

Airlines

The Smart Travel Jacket That Has Raised $7.2 Million and Counting on Kickstarter

The Baubax Travel Jacket is the modern-day equivalent of the geeky pen holder/pocket protector and shows how freaked out a lot of people are about the stress of the airport and passenger experience. Warning: Don't give a romantic hug as a sendoff at the airport to someone wearing one of these contraptions. You might puncture something.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

The Smart Travel Jacket That Has Raised $7.2 Million and Counting on Kickstarter