Rocketrip Secures $2.6 Million in Series A Funding To Limit Rogue Booking

Photo Credit: Rocketrip hopes to incentivize travelers to book travel that saves their companies money. Picutred is Amtrak's Southwest Chief, seen here pulling into Kansas City's Union Station October 25, 2013. Kansas City Star/MCT / Fred Blocher
Skift Take
We agree with Gil Beyda, founder of Genacast Ventures, who says that managed travel is starving for innovation. Whether or not Rocketrip is ultimately successful, the startup finds itself in the right place at the right time.