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A fresh batch of travel startups has raised funding for concepts that include next-generation tour packages, vacation rentals at architectural gems, live streaming as a travel sales tool, and video-based travel agents.

It's reassuring that JetBlue Technology Ventures is still actively investing after founder Bonny Simi's recent departure. But it's a bit of a headscratcher to see Accor investing in Treebo for its hotel software, given that the hospitality group has its own tech subsidiary D-Edge.

This week, travel startups announced about $138 million in funding for concepts including a community-run homesharing service, insurance for peer-to-peer rentals of recreational vehicles, and a booking service for travelers with reduced mobility.

The American Airlines investment in Vertical Aerospace marks the aviation industry's broad support of more than a dozen startups building air taxis. But be skeptical of the hype that small, electric-powered aircraft will be in the skies anytime soon.

Travel startups recently raised more than $184 million in funding. Concepts included intercity bus service, prediction software, corporate travel planning, software for direct hotel bookings, and sites for booking via social media.

As the recovery takes hold in many countries, investors are clocking startups like raptors track mice. Travel startups announced $657 million in funding this week.

The RVezy funding is yet another sign that the outdoor sector is booming. Other startups to announce funding this week include a Saudi version of Airbnb and an American version of BlaBlaCar.

Startups announced funding rounds this week for businesses to make it easier to rent a car, to help hotels manage sales and catering for events, to help consumers plan in-destination meetings, to help travel companies create and sell wellness-themed packages, and other ideas.

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

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.