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Articles tagged “startups”

Startups

Squake Raises $3.8 Million to Calculate Travel Carbon Emissions: Startup Funding Roundup

Squake has a mission to spread the word about travel carbon emissions, while HiJiffy is using tech from ChatGPT to power a chatbot for hotels.

Squake Raises $3.8 Million to Calculate Travel Carbon Emissions: Startup Funding Roundup

Startups

Smiler Raises $8.5 Million to Connect Photographers with Tourists: Startup Funding Roundup

Smiler wants to make it easier for photographers and tourists to connect at travel destinations, while more startups are venturing into developing sustainable aviation fuel.

Smiler Raises $8.5 Million to Connect Photographers with Tourists: Startup Funding Roundup

Travel Technology

The AI Travel Booking Tools Keep Coming. Not All Will Succeed. 

A lot of generative AI-based travel planning and booking tools are coming out. Which ones will last?

The AI Travel Booking Tools Keep Coming. Not All Will Succeed. 

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CleanJoule Raises $50 Million for Sustainable Jet Fuel: Startup Funding Roundup

CleanJoule wants to make jet fuel from agricultural waste, while Atly is building an app that's a cross between a mapping tool and social media.

CleanJoule Raises $50 Million for Sustainable Jet Fuel: Startup Funding Roundup

Travel Technology

These Innovators Are Bringing Trains and Buses Into the 21st Century

Travelers worldwide want to purchase and manage ground transport tickets digitally, same as they typically can for flights and hotels. The industry is finally starting to respond.

These Innovators Are Bringing Trains and Buses Into the 21st Century

Startups

Faye Raises $10 Million for Travel Insurance App: Startup Funding Roundup

Faye wants to make travel insurance more accessible, and more startups are raising money to digitize hotel operations.

Faye Raises $10 Million for Travel Insurance App: Startup Funding Roundup

Startups

Worldia Raises $27 Million for Travel Agency Booking Platform

Worldia wants to help travel agents book several parts of a trip through a single platform, and Travel.win is curating travel products that credit card companies can use for their loyalty programs.

Worldia Raises $27 Million for Travel Agency Booking Platform

Startups

Viatu Raises $1 Million to Book Eco-Friendly Trips in Africa

The startups featured want to sell eco-friendly trips to Africa, e-bike rides in London, and train ticket upgrades throughout the UK.

Viatu Raises $1 Million to Book Eco-Friendly Trips in Africa

Travel Technology

Hilton’s Investment in HotelKey Is an Investment in Tech Progress

The proverbial rising tide lifts all boats. In this case, a rising tide is investment in hotel tech companies, and the boats are the greater hospitality industry.

Hilton’s Investment in HotelKey Is an Investment in Tech Progress

Startups

Kindred Raises $15 Million for Home Swapping Vacation Platform

A wide variety of potential travel innovations got funding this week, including a credit card for travelers, an online travel agency for recreational vehicles, and management software for tour operators.

Kindred Raises $15 Million for Home Swapping Vacation Platform