Category: Insights

Future-Proofing Travel with Fintech: Pranav Sood to Speak at the FutureTravel Summit

We are excited to announce that Pranav Sood, the Executive General Manager for EMEA at Airwallex, will be joining us as a featured speaker at this year’s FutureTravel Summit in Barcelona. Pranav’s extensive experience and expertise in the intersection of fintech and travel make him an awesome addition to our lineup of industry leaders. Based […]

The World’s Top 100 Travel Startups

Premium Report: The World’s Top 100 Travel Startups In a time of transformation within the travel sector, we cast our gaze forward to investigate the most auspicious startups influencing the field. We examined travel startups from all around the world that were founded between 2020 and 2023, and looked into their business model, employee count, […]

Say hello to our pitch finalists! 👋

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s head to this week’s curated selection of the top news in innovation, trends, and startups in the travel industry: Smart solutions for smart hotels. German-startup Betterspace, a hotel management platform provider, has secured a 7-figure investment from Austrian VC Round2 […]

Remote Summer: Germany Edition đŸ‡©đŸ‡Ș

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Here is this week’s curated selection of the top news in innovation, trends, and startups that are shaping the travel industry. Halal travel made easy. The UK-based startup HalalBooking has secured $2.5 million in angel investment for its Series B round. The […]

Acquisitions and lessons learned đŸ„Š

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s dive into this week’s top news covering industry trends, startups, and innovations: A hospitality game-changer in the Balkans. In the tech world, a revolution can be just a scan away. This is certainly the case for TouchMenu, a startup shaping […]

Innovative Loyalty in Hospitality: Join Fabrizio Di Martino at FutureTravel Summit

We warmly welcome Fabrizio Di Martino, the Marketing & E-commerce Director of citizenM, as one of our 2023 FutureTravel Summit speakers. citizenM, known as the “Hotel that changed Hotels,” has a strong presence in the US, Europe, and Asia. They focus on modern urban travelers, providing vibrant spaces with art and books, where people can […]

Fresh weekly roundup: reports, trends & startups

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s head to this week’s curation of the top news in trends, innovation and startups shaping the travel industry. The road so far: travel industry insights. Another year, another great “The State of Travel” report from Skift. The 2023 edition reveals […]

Exploring Loyalty in Travel with Iñaki Uriz, CEO of Caravelo, at FutureTravel Summit

We are excited to announce that Iñaki Uriz, Co-founder and CEO of Caravelo, will be joining us as a speaker at the FutureTravel Summit in Barcelona on October 27th, 2023. Caravelo is known for its travel subscription solutions that help companies increase revenue and market share, improve crisis resilience, and create a better customer experience. The […]

Reinventing Travel Infrastructure: Spotnana’s Sarosh Waghmar Takes the Stage at FutureTravel Summit

We are excited to announce that Sarosh Waghmar, founder and CEO of Spotnana, will join as a keynote speaker at this year’s FutureTravel Summit. With over 20 years of experience successfully building businesses in the travel industry, Sarosh is leading Spotnana in creating the first Travel-as-a-Service Platform. This groundbreaking platform aims to simplify and enhance […]

Some Refreshing News for You

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. In order to help you cope with the summer heat, here are some refreshing travel industry insights, innovation news and a few cool opportunities: Eurostar rolls out ‘SmartCheck’, a facial biometric check-in system providing Contactless solution at London St […]

The Noma Effect: How a restaurant can inspire travel

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. It’s been a busy week for traveltech, so I’ve curated the top stories on innovation, trends, and startups in the travel industry. You can stay informed with our weekly roundup. Here we go: Transforming travel with digital identity. Amsterdam-based startup NeoKe founded […]

Norwegian’s surprise acquisition ✈

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s dive into this week’s curated selection of the top news in innovation, trends, and startups that are shaping the travel industry. Norwegian’s surprise acquisition. Norwegian’s acquisition of regional carrier WiderĂže has surprised industry experts, marking a significant milestone in Norwegian aviation […]

3 Insights from 3 Days in London 🇬🇧

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s head to this week’s curation of the top news in trends, innovation and startups shaping the travel industry: Talent is always welcome. In a bid to address staffing challenges within the hospitality industry, Hilton has announced plans to hire 1,500 refugees […]

Ready to Fly to Space this Summer?

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. We’re diving straight into the top news of the week, focusing on innovation, trends, and startups that are shaping the travel industry. Let’s begin: Space flights are ready for liftoff. Virgin Galactic announced that commercial flights to the edge of space […]