Analyst Picks
- WanderJaunt (2016, San Francisco, $2M) – End-to-end tech-enabled vacation rental management services
Market: Online Travel > Enterprise > Accomodation > Vacation Rentals > Services > End-to-end management - Shep Travel (2016, Austin, $1.4M) – Web extension for managing corporate travel
Market: Online Travel > Enterprise > Corporate Travel Management - SoBus (2016, Paris, $739K) – Online platform for booking bus tickets
Market: Online Travel > Transport > Bus > Booking - Hotailors (2016, Warsaw, $150K) – B2B hotel booking platform for travel agents
Market: Online Travel > Enterprise > For Agents & Operators > GDS > Hotels - Redeam (2015, Boulder, $7.7M) – Software solutions for digitizing and validating tickets sold by 3rd party re-sellers
Market: Online Travel > Enterprise > For Agents & Operators > White-label solutions
Funding Rounds
Series C, $95M
8Trip (2011, Suzhou, $145.1M) – Global distribution system enabling real-time transaction between travel service providers and agencies
Investors: Ant Financial, CCB International Holdings, Shenzhen Tempus Global Business Service Holding Ltd.
Series B, $38M
Blade (2014, New York City, $44M) – Helicopter and flight charter.
Investors: Colony NorthStar, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Airbus
Series B, $21M
TravelPerk (2015, Barcelona, $30M) – B2B solutions for business travel
Investors: Target Global, Felix Capital, amplovc.com, Spark Capital, Sunstone
Series B, $16.8M
Journera (2016, Orem, $16.8M) – Technology solution provider for the travel industry
Series B, $14.7M
Oway (2011, Yangon, $24.7M) – Online tours and travels
Investors: Daiwa PI Partners, IFC, NSI Ventures, Emerging Markets, Beltroadcap
Series C, $12M
Travel Triangle (2010, Noida, $31.9M) – Marketplace for traveler-agent communication for customized trip planning
Investors: Fundamentum, SAIF Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, RB Investments
Series A, $8.5M
Tourlane (2015, Berlin, $8.5M) – Marketplace for customized tours
Investors: Spark Capital, V Holtzbrinck Ventures Adviser, DN Capital
Series A, $8M
Tentrr (2015, New York City, $8M) – Marketplace for privately-owned campsites
Investors: Obvious Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Halogen Ventures, Rivet Ventures, WorldQuant Ventures, west-sf.com
Series B, $6.5M
RootsRated (2012, Chattanooga, $9.0M) – Online platform for curated outdoor experiences
Series A, $5M
Gastfreund (2015, Allgau, $5M) – Travel guide and discovery platform
Investors: Techstars, Betaworks, Bo Peabody
Series A, $3.7M
TRVL (2010, Amsterdam, $6.4M) – P2P travel booking platform
Seed, $2.5M
Luxstay (2016, Hanoi, $2.5M) – Online marketplace for short term vacation rentals
Investors: Genesia Ventures, Founders Capital
Seed, $1.7M
correYvuela (2015, Barcelona, $1.7M) – Platform to book flights through Whatsapp
Investors: SEGITTUR, ENISA, IMPACT Accelerator
Seed, $1.2M
Manet (2015, Rome, $2.1M) – Guest management software for hotels
Investors: LVenture Group, Angel Partner Group
Seed, $1.2M
Tripmakery (2015, Vienna, $1.2M) – Online marketplace for booking group accomodations
Investors: Pioneers, Speedinvest, push.ventures
M&A
- China’s Meituan to buy large stake in Mobike Reuters
- Nor1, Inc. Acquires Stay Delightful To Further Enhance Its Ability To Engage And Interact With Hotel Guests In Real-time Throughout The Reservation Lifecycle Hotel News Resource
- Booking Holdings Announces it has Signed an Agreement to Acquire FareHarbor PR Newswire
- MakeMyTrip and GoIbibo to start targeting different consumer segments Moneycontrol
- HelloWorld buys Flight Systems as its fifth acquisition since 2017 ChinaTravelNews
- Thales Launches its All-Cash Offer to Acquire Gemalto Find Biometrics
- Amadeus increases stake in Hiberus Travel IO Solutions travolution.com
- Nightsbridge to sell to the trade via Travelport GDS travolution.com
- GuesttoGuest Acquires Canadian Website echangedemaison.com PR Newswire
- Shiji to take stake of Baoku Online, heading for business travel market ChinaTravelNews
New Product Announcement
- Yatra.com adds AI-based universal virtual assistant YUVA for travel bookingTechObserver.in
- Global Eagle launches low-cost in-flight entertainment product Seeking Alpha
- SAP Concur Launches New Budgeting Tool Business Travel News
- ReviewPro launches guest messaging hub Hotel Management
- The KODO Launches KEYPR as Exclusive Guest Experience TechnologyBestProductsReview
- NEO-Based Hotel Booking Platform Concierge.io is on its Way to Alpha Coinspeaker
- Ctrip launches travel & lifestyle content platform Hydrogen Balloon ChinaTravelNews
- Thales unveils Core, Prestige IFE suites ATWOnline
- China’s Yutong provides e-buses on electric bus line in France Chinadaily
- Guesty releases new app for short-term let property managers travolution.com
- New Spanish Tech Company ByHours offers microstays in UAE Travel And Tour World
- Isango! launches travel agent booking platform Travel Weekly
- PL+S 2018: Amadeus debuts spatialization processor lsionline.com
- TST Launches New Online Tour Module PR Newswire
New Market Entry
- Ctrip joins car-hailing cavalcade Xinhua Finance Agency
New Geo Entry
- ViaVan launches revolutionary shared ride service in London PR Newswire
- Cybersecurity hub to open in Dubai CPI Financial
- Ctrip plans to open 1st overseas call center in Scotland SHINE
- EaseMyTrip to open branches in UK, US Indiatimes
- European Bus Startup Flixbus Heads to U.S., Starting With Los Angeles meetings-conventions.com
Business Partnership
- Japan Airlines renews long-term partnership with Sabre Aviation News
- Amadeus and Flight Centre declare strategic partnership to spur progress with NDCTravel And Tour World
- Blue Apron partners with Airbnb to bring a global culinary experiences to home cooksFDF World
Company Announcement
- Flipkart Set To Be An OTA Giant After Conquering Ecommerce, To Take On MakeMyTrip, Yatra Inc42
- Orbitz Discloses Possible Data Breach Affecting 880,000 Payment Cards The Wall Street Journal
- Booking.com Announces Milestone of Five Million Reported Listings in Homes, Apartments and Other Unique Places to Stay PR Newswire
New Feature Release
- Skyscanner adds train travel booking, starting in UK Tech News Nerds
- MakeMyTrip launches ‘Pay Later’ for select customers Indiatimes
Key People Movement
- Yatra.com appoints Mudit Shekhawat as CMO Indiatimes
Regulatory Issue
- Airbnb to start sharing Chinese host information with government Gadgets Now