The FutureTravel Summit 2024 has wrapped up, leaving us inspired and excited about what’s next for travel. Hosted in Barcelona at the iconic Palo Alto (a very chaming repurposed factory surrounded by greenery), the venue reflected very well our commitment to rethinking what’s possible and embracing fresh perspectives in the travel industry. On stage, we […]
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Meet the 10 Pitch Competition Finalists!
This year’s FutureTravel Summit will be held on November 28th in Barcelona at Palo Alto. Once a historic textile industry, this unique and inspiring backdrop will host our premium event bringing together over 450 travel executives, startups, investors, industry leaders, and innovators from around the globe who will gather to share insights, discuss business strategies, […]
Bringing Forward Sustainable Travel
→ 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 news: Fresh travel startup trends. Our friends at EU-Startups have spotlighted some exciting trends that are set to redefine the industry. From innovative booking models to eco-friendly practices, these […]
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 […]
Keeping up with Travellers Preferences
→ 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 in innovations, trends and startups shaping the travel industry: Before and After. I really enjoyed this article from Crunchbase that analyses the evolving landscape of travel startups, comparing times before […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]