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One startup fundraise this week — the largest yet this year — also outdid the top two deals in 2023 by GetYourGuide and Klook.

Bilt lets users earn points for rent payments and exchange them for travel, and it's growing fast.

These startups are modernizing tour packages, timeshares, and tipping with digital products.

Niche vacation rental platforms are still raising money, just not quite as often as during pandemic times.

Five travel startups announced fundraises over the past week totaling more than $70 million.

There was a lot of variety in this group of startups: flying taxis, skiing tours, renewable jet fuel, loyalty, pest control, luggage, and a new travel media brand.

Most of the startups that raised money last week were focused on helping hotels and short-term rentals book more guests and smooth out operations.

Consumers are pushing payments for travel into the digital age as they demand smoother options.

There haven't been as many travel startup fundraises this year, but there have been many more large dollar amounts than at this point last year.

Travel startups raised $689 million over two weeks in mid-April, and then they raised only $29 million in the two weeks following that.