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Articles tagged “software”

Startups

FreshBus Raises $3.1 Million for Electric Buses Across India

The roundup this week: Four travel tech startups based in four different continents, all focused on ground transportation.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

FreshBus Raises $3.1 Million for Electric Buses Across India

Startups

Sojo Raises $6.2 Million to Help Vacation Rentals Automate Restocking of Supplies

About as niche as it gets, Sojo wants to help vacation rental operators automate the refill of products they provide to guests.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Sojo Raises $6.2 Million to Help Vacation Rentals Automate Restocking of Supplies

Startups

RocketRez Raises $15 Million for Tours and Attractions Operator Software

Tours and attractions companies are the most behind technologically in the travel industry, and RocketRez wants to change that.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

RocketRez Raises $15 Million for Tours and Attractions Operator Software

Travel Technology

A Founder Who Is Refocusing His Mapping App Toward Generative AI

Matthew Rosenberg is not waiting around for generative AI to push him out of a job. He is attempting to do what the rest of the industry should be doing as well — leveraging new tech to build something for the future.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

A Founder Who Is Refocusing His Mapping App Toward Generative AI

Travel Technology

Expedia Group Working With Tech Startups to Make Travel More Accessible

In Expedia’s move to inch the travel industry toward equitability, the company is helping startups solve their own problems and learning from them in the process. And the startups are learning from each other, too.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Expedia Group Working With Tech Startups to Make Travel More Accessible

News Blog

Software Developer Makes AI Travel Itinerary Tool

During her Christmas holiday, a software developer created a tool to generate and map travel itineraries using generative artificial intelligence (AI).  The Australia-based developer, Katrin Schmid, posted on Linkedin about the tool she made, called Journeai. It is powered by the generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, released last year by OpenAi, a San Francisco-based AI research…

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Startups

Patriot Family Homes Raises $60 Million for Short-Term Rentals in Underserved Areas

There is a reference to artificial intelligence by nearly all the startups listed. It is being used to strengthen the services for even the seemingly most basic types of consumer apps.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Patriot Family Homes Raises $60 Million for Short-Term Rentals in Underserved Areas

Travel Technology

Niche Short-Term Rental Startups Are Saturating the Market: It Can’t Last

Independent short-term rental software startups have done well during the post-pandemic travel boom, but the market is starting to get tougher, so they would do well to tighten their business plans and expand their assets.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Niche Short-Term Rental Startups Are Saturating the Market: It Can’t Last

Travel Technology

Hotel Tech Startup Mews Manages Hefty $185 Million Raise

Raising $185 million in hotel tech at all, especially in this economic climate, is an endorsement of the product Mews has built — but more importantly shows the potential investors see in modernizing the market at this precise time.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Hotel Tech Startup Mews Manages Hefty $185 Million Raise

Startups

Le Collectionist Raises $63 Million for Luxury Vacation Rentals

It seems like there's a short-term rental platform for everyone. Le Collectionist's niche is people who want to rent top-tier houses for tens of thousands of dollars per week.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Le Collectionist Raises $63 Million for Luxury Vacation Rentals