Articles tagged “startups”

Vietnamese startups are attracting increasing attention from foreign funds, as the funding of hotel booking app Go2Joy shows.

Hornblower's acquisition of Walks and Lindblad's takeover of DuVine are great case studies. They show how young companies can land well even in times of crisis. The lessons ought to resonate across the travel sector.

There's only one question you need to ask of a startup to determine its fate. Did it have a good pandemic? Holidu and its tech services brand Bookiply certainly did, thanks to their focus on the vacation rental sector.

Airlines have been shaking up how they sell and distribute their airfares and ancillaries. Priceline is one of a few brands striving to keep pace through acquisitions or research and development.

This week, travel startups announced more than $24 million in funding. These companies help automate travel visa applications, offer installment loans for vacations, streamline corporate travel expenses, run glamping stays in Catalonia, help visitors book trip experiences in Qatar, and more.

A soft brand, FlixMobility is like an Oyo for bus and rail. That's why it had a $2.4 billion valuation going into the pandemic. A CEO interview suggests the startup's asset-light model could prove resilient.

To quote venture capitalist Alexia Bonatsos, "Travel startups are about to have a moment."

This week, travel startups, including TravelPerk, Guesty, Staymyway, and TripAbrood, announced more than $212 million in funding. Can we popularize the phrase "world boom ahead"?

It's undoubtedly a boom time for Guesty, which helps streamline and automate key parts of short-term rental management. But what will happen when the publicly held tech giants enter the sector with their wares. Will they dominate, just like they've dominated the hotel tech sector?

This week, travel startups announced more than $168 million in funding. Investors bet on concepts that included a flying hydrofoil, long-haul ground transport, a Chinese version of TripActions, Muslim travel, carbon-free air travel, contactless tech for hotels, and more.