Tag: AI

Trust issues

At FutureTravel, we’re always thinking about how industries (and society) shape the way we travel. And yes, you’ve heard it before: AI is transforming travel. Better photos, more data, endless recommendations. But here’s the catch: When everything looks perfect, how do we know what’s real? Will we be able to recognise the small imperfections and […]

Startup Helps Earn Free Vacations

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s catch up on this week’s top innovations, trends, and startup highlights: Flight + Hotel packages… plus tours. Lastminute.com has partnered with TUI Musement to offer tours and activities as add-ons to flight-plus-hotel packages in over 100 countries. While this […]

AI Digital Guided Tours are Here

→ 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: From paper maps to digital guidebooks. The Finnish startup Reveel raised 650k in pre-seed round. Their platform turns paper maps into digital guides accessible via […]

More Funding, More Growth

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. I wanted to share 3 important news from this week: Flying unicorns. Spanish unicorn TravelPerk secured €95 million in funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with existing investors Kinnevik and Felix Capital. This will enhance the platform with […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Group Trip Startup Funding and Acquisitions

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s dive into  our news curation on the top news this week: Embracing AI for personalized travel. Online travel agency Travelshift has secured $10 million in funding. The funds will support the company’s growth and the development of AI-driven […]

Partnership for Better Travel Insurance

→ 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: Tailored digital guides for guests. Barcelona-based Identify Travel has secured €400,000 to enhance its technological solutions for tourism. The company provides digital destination guides and gamified travel […]

🌱 Fresh Funds, Partnerships & Mobility Startups

→ 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: Boosting the things people like to do. Holibob secures new funding to enhance its eCommerce engine for travel experiences. The UK-based company helps destinations and travel brands […]

Future-Proofing Travel with Design and Tech

To thrive in the travel industry, staying updated with the newest tech is key. As customers expect more and the competition grows, travel executives need to keep up with the latest trends to push their business forward. This is where Intellias steps in, offering specialized Design Thinking Workshops on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning […]

🎉 Celebrating 150 editions of FutureTravel 🎉

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s head to this week’s top news: Travelsoft wide expansion continues. After the acquisition of French travel publication L’echo Touristique a few weeks ago, TravelgateX announced yesterday that it is joining Travelsoft. This strategic move aims to consolidate TravelgateX’s position as a […]