RoomChecking, Esplorio and More: Travel Startup Funding This Week
Photo Credit: The Esplorio team has joined the IAG-backed accelerator, Hangar 51. The team includes Tim Fernando (CEO), Essa Saulat (CMO), and Sean Pham (CTO). Hangar 51
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International Airlines Group (owner of British Airways and Iberia) has invested in a couple of travel startups, while Paris-based RoomChecking makes a striking debut as a next-gen hotel operations startup — plus more news.
Each week we round up travel startups that have recently received or announced funding.
The total raised this week was more than $8 million.
>>International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways and Iberia, has created an accelerator called Hangar 51 in partnership with L Marks, an early-stage investor. The 10-week program helps companies trial their products at scale and work closely with IAG's senior management team and experts.
This week Hangar 51 said that two startups, Esplorio and Vchain, will receive an undisclosed investment from IAG’s multimillion-pound fund. The two companies will continue working with IAG to further develop their products and benefit customers. They were among five companies that participated in Hangar 51.
Esplorio is an iOS app that automatically journals all asp
