Sean O'Neill, Skift
Melbourne, Australia-based luggage maker July was one of several travel startups that announced collectively more than $21 million in funding this week.
6 hours ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
We get it, startups often have to accept substantial losses in order to quickly expand a particular business. But given the size of Culture Trip's revenue and the market in which it operates, it's difficult to see why investors have pumped more than $100 million into the business.
6 days ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
By investing in bus booking company Buser, SoftBank continues to add travel-related startups to its portfolio of investments, despite reports of trouble due to its investments in WeWork and Uber that have not met its expectations. Plus, we have this week's news of funding for the startups Jiudianbang, Lyte, Situm, and Skyroam.
1 week ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Hotel tech innovation has been partly hampered by high tolls that property management systems charge for accessing critical data. Impala, Hapi, and other companies hope to bring that connectivity cost down, which could be a windfall for vendors.
1 week ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
This week, the startups Aero, TravelBank, Impala, Quicko, and Fyle together announced more than $45 million in funding.
2 weeks ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
In the past week, travel startups raised more than $100 million in funding. The companies Unbabel, Beyond Pricing, Travel Easy, Air Doctor, Seatfrog, Cruisewatch, HappyOrNot, Landline, Planet O, and Go Zayaan look to go to the next level.
3 weeks ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
This week, travel startups announced more than $433 million in funding. Companies included Chengjia, Holidu, AvantStay, WanderJaunt, Lavanda, Kambr, Amenitiz, and Beekeeper.
4 weeks ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
To understand the startup Beekeeper, think of workplace communications tools like Slack or Microsoft Teams. The service helps hourly workers without desktop computers, such as housekeepers, stay up-to-date. The fresh funding underscores a recent boom in hotel tech investment.
1 month ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
This week, travel startups Volocopter, Atlas Obscura, KKDay, AmazingCo, Living Map, Sojourn, and Davinci Travel Systems announced more than $93 million in funding. The venture capital sector clearly isn't spooked by talk of recession in some markets.
1 month ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
The funding of business travel management startup Hotel Engine underscores how there's a lot of money and energy pouring into the sector.
1 month ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
This week travel startups announced more than $46 million in funding. Of note, two of the companies, Smartair and Tastemakers, are making bets on Africa's online travel growth. Meanwhile, online travel company Hostelworld has invested in Tipi, a software provider for hostel managers.
2 months ago
Danni Santana, Skift
Property management systems are not the most exciting topic to discuss when assessing a hotel's tech prowess, but they are core to any company's ability to sell as many rooms as possible.
2 months ago
