Author: Ana Metz

Booking Flights with Experiences

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Here’s your weekly roundup of the latest trends, innovations, and startup news in travel: Book your flight, and your experience. EasyJet has announced a partnership with Musement, the experiences division of TUI Group, to let their customers add experiences […]

Music Exploration and Influence on Travel

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Here is this week’s curation of the main news on innovation, trends, and startups from the travel industry: Tech solutions for guest delight. Dubai-based Lokalee, an AI-powered hotel content platform, successfully raised $5.6 million in pre-Series A funding. This […]

In Spain, getting a Visa just got Easier

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s dive into our weekly news curation, where we bring you the most exciting updates shaping the future of travel: Making hotel tech stronger. Dutch hotel tech firm RoomRaccoon has made its debut acquisition, acquiring Dublin-based iHotelligence to strengthen […]

One Country does not Want to Party

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. This edition is arriving just in time for your weekly roundup of the travel industry’s top news, trends, and startup stories: Quick booking, tech boost. A travel discovery platform, supported by leaders such as the founders of Booking.com and […]

No Need to Lug your Luggage, Leave it

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s dive into our weekly news curation, where we bring you the most exciting updates shaping the future of travel: Leaving luggage concerns behind. The Portuguese luggage management service LUGGit secured €1.8 million in funding. Founded in 2019, LUGGit […]

Report: Optimize Global Payment Operations in 2024

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. 125m of climate-friendly flight innovation. Silicon Valley-based startup LTA Research introduces Pathfinder 1, a colossal airship. Powered by electricity, it marks a milestone in environmentally conscious air travel, standing as the largest of its kind at 124.5 meters with […]

Never Been Easier to Travel with Pets

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Better pet travel experience. Amsterdam-based Pawtrip is joining forces with BermudAir to make it easier for people to travel with their pets. It is upgrading its service by using Pawtrip’s advanced software, which is designed to work well with […]

Report: Top Branded Cities

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s dive into our curation of the latest in travel, hospitality, and a newly generated report: The world’s top city brands: It is becoming increasingly difficult for destinations to distinguish themselves. Saffron and astara have just published the findings […]

Business Accommodations just got Easier

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. I want to highlight three news stories that stood out to me this week: Long-stays, but make it corporate. Corporate housing provider Apartool has successfully raised €5.5 million in a funding round. The funds will be used to improve […]

Innovations for Medium-Term Accommodations

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Today this newsletter is packed with exciting news about startups shaking things up in travel – specially in Europe. Ready for our curation of the top weekly news? Here we go: The sweet spot of medium stays. Berlin-based startup […]

Positive Experiences for the Environment

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Here are five stories about innovation, trends, and startups that caught my eye this week: Local experts and authentic travel experiences. TravelLocal just got $10.3 million from investors to help them boost their mission of sustainable, local-centric travel. The […]

Major Shake-up for Short-term Rentals ⚡︎

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s go directly to our curation of the top news in innovation, trends, and startups for the week: A hiccup for short term rental. Barcelona plans to ban all short-term rentals for tourists by late 2028 to address the housing […]

Group Travel just got Better

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. It’s time for our weekly roundup of the top travel stories: Improving travel planning with AI. Belgium-based startup Wetime is making its online travel planning platform better by adding AI features. They are working together with Packet Ship, a […]

AI Creating Travel Experiences in Europe

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. It’s time for our weekly roundup of the top travel stories: The pursuit of happiness beyond profit. Attractions have traditionally centered around creating happiness, but their role extends far beyond profitability today. In partnership with IAAPA, we have crafted […]

Unlocking Happiness via Travel

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. now to our news curation on the top news this week – including our latest report, right in the next line: Unlocking Happiness: Insights for the Attractions Industry. Discover the global evolution of happiness in attractions, the importance of […]