→ 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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Boost loyalty to boost revenue 💸
→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Here is your weekly curation of the top news about innovation, trends and startups shaping the travel industry: Mapping adventures: food, travel, and outdoors. Israel-based social mapping platform Atly has raised $18 million in funding from investors such as Target Global, Tal […]
Will blockchain disrupt the travel industry? ⚡
→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. To be honest, this has been a tough week to keep an eye on the news, without feeling too overwhelmed with Russia’s invasion in Ukraine. Still, I did my best to curate the most interesting news in the travel […]
Bannisters Hotels keeps it simple
Hospitality has a multitude of moving parts but is, at its heart, a deceptively simple business, says Peter Bacon, GM of Bannisters Port Stephens. “If you get the basics of hospitality right then everything flows from there.” And for those wondering what are the basics, he unfolds: “Customer service: people being friendly, people lifting their […]
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 […]