Author: Ana Metz

Travel loves fintech 💛

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Being at this year’s EU-Startups Summit gave me a rush of motivation and excitement for hosting our very first in-person FutureTravel Summit. Here is a friendly reminder to our community: ticket prices increase in a week, so make sure to […]

Carbon-positive hotel: ready for checking in? 🌃

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. There has been some interesting movement in startup funding this week in the travel industry, so let’s jump straight into your roundup of news on innovation, trends and travel startups. Ready? You saw this term everywhere in the past […]

Can Coachella influence the travel industry?Â đŸŽ¶

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Ready to close the week with a wrap up of the top industry news on innovation, trends and startups? Here we go: A dedicated (and simple!) all-in-one system to manage operations and processes for the hospitality businesses, including independent […]

đŸ’„ New in travel: NFTs, games and deals

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Here is your weekly wrap-up on the top travel innovation, trends and startups: For those who have been on top of the latest tech news, you’ve probably seen different kinds of businesses exploring the potential of NFTs for their […]

đŸ’« Metaverse, Space Tech and Celebrities

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Whilst reading the latest (fourth!) package of sanctions against Russia announced by the European Commission, I stumbled upon the following expression: ‘on the wide-ranging and unprecedented packages of measures the EU has been taking’. Let me tell you , I’m looking forward […]

⚡ Report: Creating places for the new era

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. From cities to parks, brands can turn any place into an attractive destination. For places that want to attract tourists, investors, and increase the sense of belonging, quality of life and pride of the local population, having a strong […]

Creating Places for the New Era

Having a strong place brand can be a game changer for places that want to attract tourists, investors, and increase the sense of belonging, quality of life and pride of the local population. This is why we created a crisp guide about place branding and its potential for the travel industry. Sign up below to […]

150 travel startups 👏

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. I’m very proud to open this edition saying that we closed the application call for our first FutureTravel Pitch Competition with roughly 150 pre-seed & seed travel startup applications received. This is amazing! Personally I’m very thankful for everyone who submitted […]

👉 Smart Tourism, Selfbook and Klarna

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. The application phase for the FutureTravel Pitch Competition closes this week and to be honest I’m looking forward to review all applications next week! If you know someone who should apply, you are still on time to forward this e-mail. Continue reading for […]

Sembo, Hopper, FlixMobility 🚌

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Before we head off for the weekend, let’s dive into this week’s overview of the top news on travel innovation, trends and startups. Here we go: FlixMobility has acquired US-based Greyhound, the largest provider of long-distance bus transportation in the US. […]

Etihad, Airalo, TripActions đŸ’«

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. We are taking the time to plan what’s ahead for FutureTravel as well as hosting our first FutureTravel Summit. Exciting times! Read until the end to see our new speaker announcement for our online event on November 24th. And here […]

Oyo, Troop and Smartryde ✈

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Here is your weekly overview on the top travel innovations, trends and startup news. Read until the end to see the first speaker announcement for the FutureTravel Summit: The LA-based startup Jurny brings SaaS to the hotel industry, letting travelers have an […]