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Articles tagged “travel startups”

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Venture Investment Trends in Travel 2022

In a strong vote of confidence for the recovery of travel, venture capital funding for startups in our industry strongly rebounded in 2021. Travel startups raised $8.6B in 2021, up 73% from 2020 and now nearly fully recovered at 90% of 2019.

2 years ago
Venture Investment Trends in Travel 2022

Startups

Certares and Hertz Lead Investment in Mobility Startup UFODrive

Hertz is now in a pole position among rental car brands in the race to adopt electric vehicles. Separately, it's notable that private equity firm Certares has begun placing venture equity bets in early-stage companies.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Certares and Hertz Lead Investment in Mobility Startup UFODrive

Online Travel

Certares Founder on the Ease of Investing in Travel During a Pandemic

It is certainly an attractive time for private equity firms to invest in travel companies under pressure, but picking winners is never a slam dunk.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Certares Founder on the Ease of Investing in Travel During a Pandemic

Online Travel

Travelport Teams With Amazon Web Services to Support Travel Startups

The travel sector is recovering slowly and unevenly from the pandemic, so startups will need all the help they can get to thrive.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Travelport Teams With Amazon Web Services to Support Travel Startups

Online Travel

Startup Casai Buys Its Way Into Serviced Apartments in a Play for Brazilian Business Travel

The conventional wisdom in the U.S. and Europe has been that business travel will be slow to recover easing out of the pandemic and that emerging markets in Latin America, such as Brazil, will have a snail-like rebound, too. Travel startup Casai is gambling that both ideas are wrong.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Startup Casai Buys Its Way Into Serviced Apartments in a Play for Brazilian Business Travel

Online Travel

Outdoorsy Participates in Collective Retreats’ $23 Million Funding Round in a Bet on Glamping

The call of the outdoors was loud last summer. Travel startups Outdoorsy and Collective Retreats are hoping that millennials keep answering the call post-pandemic.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Outdoorsy Participates in Collective Retreats’ $23 Million Funding Round in a Bet on Glamping

Online Travel

How to Sell a Tours and Travel Experiences Company During a Pandemic

Hornblower's acquisition of Walks and Lindblad's takeover of DuVine are great case studies. They show how young companies can land well even in times of crisis. The lessons ought to resonate across the travel sector.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

How to Sell a Tours and Travel Experiences Company During a Pandemic

Online Travel

Priceline Buys Travel Startup Flyiin for Its Airfare Sales Tech

Airlines have been shaking up how they sell and distribute their airfares and ancillaries. Priceline is one of a few brands striving to keep pace through acquisitions or research and development.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Priceline Buys Travel Startup Flyiin for Its Airfare Sales Tech

Online Travel

Munich-Based Startup FlixMobility Ready for Train and Bus Resurgence in Europe

A soft brand, FlixMobility is like an Oyo for bus and rail. That's why it had a $2.4 billion valuation going into the pandemic. A CEO interview suggests the startup's asset-light model could prove resilient.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Munich-Based Startup FlixMobility Ready for Train and Bus Resurgence in Europe

Online Travel

What This New Dublin Venture Fund Sees as Opportunities in Travel During a Pandemic

To quote venture capitalist Alexia Bonatsos, "Travel startups are about to have a moment."

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

What This New Dublin Venture Fund Sees as Opportunities in Travel During a Pandemic