What Next-Gen Alternative Accommodations Will Look Like: New Skift Research

Travel is one of the world’s largest industries, ripe for innovation and disruption. That’s exactly what the latest wave of travel startups is bringing to the table. That wave rose to new heights in 2018, when startups raised $7.5 billion of venture capital, across 647 deals, the highest level of travel venture funding ever. Skift Research, in its latest report, examines venture investment trends in travel to understand where startups are innovating and growing. Travel startups of the last few years have already disrupted some of the largest sectors in our industry and we expect this momentum to continue. Last week, we launched the latest report in our Skift Research service, Venture Investment Trends and Startup Opportunities in Travel. The report breaks the travel startup ecosystem down into several sectors and sub-sectors. Below is an excerpt on venture capital dynamics in the vacation rental property management and ownership space, a part of our broader discussion on a