Skift Take One startup fundraise this week — the largest yet this year — also outdid the top two deals in 2023 by GetYourGuide and Klook....
People love getting free stuff for money they’re already spending, and Bilt Rewards is cashing in on that. Users get points for rent payments — typically...
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The three startups in the list this week represent modern takes on old ways of doing business in three travel sectors: tour packages, timeshares, and hospitality...
Skift Take These hotel tech execs all believe there are big opportunities for AI, but they also believe that marketers are promoting it in ways that...
Short-term rental platforms have not been raising money in 2024 quite as often as last year. But they made a bit of a comeback this week...
Corporate travel, flying taxis, and hotel tech. Those are three of the most well-funded travel sectors lately, and all three of them made an appearance in...
Skift Take Travel startups raised roughly $2.8 billion during the first half of 2024. They had raised only $1.3 billion during the same period in 2023....
It’s been a busy time for travel startups – 17 of them announced fundraises totaling over $317 million in the past three weeks. There’s a lot...
The travel tech industry is ripe for consolidation. That is what industry experts have been saying all year, and it seems they’re right. There have been...
Like any emerging technology, AI is not a foregone conclusion. Realizing its full potential in travel will require bold action within companies and collaboration between them....
Skift Take Generative AI is going directly into the iPhone. It helps with travel a little right now, but that’s only the beginning. Justin Dawes Siri...