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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"?

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.

It's good to see startups focusing on destination marketers' needs. Marketers will need all the help they can get to grab their share of the travel recovery.

Let's be real. How could you not be curious about an apartment hotel that's branded Bob W? Plus, other travel startup funding news.

This week, nine travel startups announced more than $100 million in funding altogether. The Guild and Mint House raked in some of that money for blending short-term rentals with hotel-like stays, while Eola and Redeam bet on experiences sector tech. Plus, more news.

This week, travel startups announced more than $20 million in funding. The startups target high-end B&Bs, group travel booking, destination planning, and other concepts.

Recent investor bets include a German short-term rental brand (Cosi), a Finnish startup that builds chatbots for hotels (Hotelway), an Australian startup that offers rural cabins for urban dwellers (Unyoked), and a French revenue management company (Yieldin).

PayPal founder Peter Thiel once said: "We wanted flying cars. Instead we got 140 characters." But some investors now think flying driverless taxis will be viable by 2024. We have that and other travel startup news in this week's roundup.

The short-term rental sector continues to spawn startups worldwide, including Handys in South Korea. Plus, this week's other funding news includes startups offering insurance for pre-paid hotel rates and estimates of carbon emissions for business travel.

It was a positive week for the tours and activities sector as startups GetYourGuide, RocketRez, and Questo received financial infusions for digital offerings. Plus, other funding news.