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Trends Report: Venture Investment Trends in the Travel Industry 2015

A handful of major disruptive companies in travel and hospitality are enjoying sky-high valuations as they secure late-round funding, while an ever-increasing number of newer startups are vying for investment capital as they target more specific markets.

Colin Gibbs, Skift | 7 years ago

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Google Ventures Leads $60 Million Round for Secret Escapes

Flash sales or not, travelers will find value in Secret Escapes if it can indeed negotiate exclusive deals.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

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This Week in Travel Startup Funding: Victor, trip4real and More

As luxury travel continues to flourish in hospitality it only makes sense for the aviation sector to answer the call with startups selling private jet travel for travelers looking for something different.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 8 years ago

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Interview: Judging Consumer Vs. B2B Travel Startups

As Ambrose says, focus on building a business rather than long funding cycles because that is where the value is going to get created.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

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Chinese Booking Site Qunar Bulks Up With $500 Million Investment Led by Silver Lake

It is no surprise the Qunar has not raised a white flag in reaction to Ctrip's maneuverings. With an injection of $500 million, let the games continue.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

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Startup Stories Series: Oyster’s Path From Near-Collapse to TripAdvisor Acquisition

For a travel startup like Oyster, there's nothing like attracting the interest of a deep-pocketed buyer with a huge consumer audience. Oyster knew that is what it needed and it bucked the odds and lived to fight another day.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Online Travel

The State of Online Travel Startups in India

A great overview of the online travel sector in India, with lots of innovation yet to come as large swathes of Indian population are new and yet to come online, most of them using mobile.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 8 years ago

Online Travel

This Week in Travel Startup Funding: Atlas Obscura, LoungeBuddy and More

Skift | 8 years ago

Online Travel

This Week in Travel Startup Funding: BookingPal, Triptease and More

Skift | 8 years ago

Online Travel

Vacation Rental Distributor BookingPal Attracts $5 Million in Funding

The global distribution world has long offered vacation rentals to travel agents but the investments by Amadeus Ventures and former Sabre CFO Jeff Jackson in BookingPal symbolize new and more serious interest.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago