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This week, travel startups announced more than $145 million in funding. Concepts included biometric security, mobile check-in for hotel rooms, booking hotel rooms in Vietnam, a membership-service for Chinese hotel resorts, and a digital concierge for intra-African travel.

The pandemic has paradoxically catalyzed many travel startups. Swiss startup Nomady has seen growth by offering outdoor camping to domestic Swiss travelers. Meanwhile, Tokyo-based Cuicin has helped hotels with contactless check-in.

This week, travel startups announced more than $215 million in investment. The funded concepts include travel management for small businesses, property management software for vacation rental managers in China, and luxury vacation rentals in India.

This week, travel startups announced more than $176 million in funding. Concepts included corporate travel, hotel robots, and channel management for vacation rentals.

Travel startups Oyo, Gett, Bolin, Luxtripper, Kambr, Sweep, and Salestrip recently announced fundraisings, showing continued investor interest in the sector.

Travel startups collectively announced more than $100 million in funding at the turn-of-the-year and during the past week. Htrip, a Chinese hotel tech provider, led the pack.

This week, travel startups Sonder, ZeroAvia, and TravelNest announced more than $62 million collectively in investments, loans, and grants.

This week, travel startups Selina, Battleface, Tuyuan, and Roomy Hotels announced receiving more than $68 million in investment. Airbnb isn't the only startup having a good week.

Nine travel startups have recently announced more than $43 million in funding, collectively. Concepts include virtual interlining for airlines, management software for travel agents, and booking services for places like Namibia and South Korea.

A half-dozen travel startups have recently announced fundraising for concepts including hotel marketing in China, apartment hotels, business travel management, contactless check-in, referrals to wellness services, and tours-and-activities distribution.