Startups

Travel startup funding in August started with a bang and ended with a whisper.

Travel startups announced fundraises over the last week exceeding $400 million.

One startup fundraise this week — the largest yet this year — also outdid the top two deals in 2023 by GetYourGuide and Klook.

Bilt lets users earn points for rent payments and exchange them for travel, and it's growing fast.

These startups are modernizing tour packages, timeshares, and tipping with digital products.

Niche vacation rental platforms are still raising money, just not quite as often as during pandemic times.

Five travel startups announced fundraises over the past week totaling more than $70 million.

Travel startups raised roughly $2.8 billion during the first half of 2024. They had raised only $1.3 billion during the same period in 2023.

There was a lot of variety in this group of startups: flying taxis, skiing tours, renewable jet fuel, loyalty, pest control, luggage, and a new travel media brand.

What does it take to get passengers to click that airline "book" button? Fetcherr claims its AI-infused tech is helping airlines get better at it.