Startup Stage


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STARTUP STAGE: Explorely wants to be “Kayak for outdoor travel”
By Mitra Sorrells | March 18, 2024
Explorely is a platform to help travelers find and book campsites and vehicles such as campervans, trailers and motorhomes around North America, with plans to expand into Europe. Read More
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STARTUP STAGE: Wertu uses artificial intelligence to improve sports travel itineraries
By Morgan Hines | March 8, 2024
Wertu, founded in October 2023 in Tel Aviv, aims to help travelers plan their ideal sports-focused itinerary with personalized elements by using artificial intelligence. Read More
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STARTUP STAGE: Becoming rentABLE is a platform for accessible short term rentals
By Morgan Hines | February 20, 2024
Becoming rentABLE aims to build inventory by certifying properties for accessibility beyond just a wheelchair to include all mobility, cognitive, hearing, sight and the fast-growing aging population. Read More
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STARTUP STAGE: Sleap.io is a blockchain-based hotel booking platform
By Mitra Sorrells | February 14, 2024
Founded in 2023, Sleap.io has more than 350,000 hotels on its platform and accepts payment in more than 200 cryptocurrencies.  Read More
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STARTUP STAGE: Triplay uses AI to create personalized travel itineraries
By Mitra Sorrells | February 6, 2024
Triplay, launched in August 2023, uses algorithms to optimize suggested routes based on geodata, enabling travelers to save time while visiting as many locations as possible. Read More
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STARTUP STAGE: MintPass helps travelers document journeys, inspire others
By Morgan Hines | February 2, 2024
The goal of MintPass is to create a platform for travelers to document their adventures through seamless collecting in a way that doesn’t take away from the experience itself. Read More
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STARTUP STAGE: Hostshare lets short-term rental hosts trade unbooked nights
By Mitra Sorrells | January 30, 2024
Hostshare membership is $395 per year and gives hosts up to 21 nights of stays at other properties just for paying the cleaning fee. Read More
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STARTUP STAGE: FlyMeOut is an invitation-only "social travel" club
By Mitra Sorrells | January 17, 2024
FlyMeOut is an invitation-only travel matchmaking-platform that brings together people with shared interests and preferences to embark on adventures together. Read More
 alt="STARTUP STAGE: Eco.mio helps companies guide employees to choose greener travel options"  title="STARTUP STAGE: Eco.mio helps companies guide employees to choose greener travel options"
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STARTUP STAGE: Eco.mio helps companies guide employees to choose greener travel options
By Mitra Sorrells | January 8, 2024
 Founded in 2021, Eco.mio helps companies achieve their climate goals and bring travel costs down using an add-on to existing booking tools. Read More
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STARTUP STAGE: Textomap creates interactive maps from location-based text
By Linda Fox | December 12, 2023
Textomap helps businesses and individuals visualize and display location-based content, which improves customer engagement by providing more context and data. Read More
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STARTUP STAGE: ZentrumHub's AI-based hotel booking engine
By Morgan Hines | December 8, 2023
Zentrumhub is an AI-powered hotel booking platform that is B2B, B2C and meta-ready and provides an end-to-end experience for users.   Read More
 alt="STARTUP STAGE: Crewfare aims to make booking event and group travel easy"  title="STARTUP STAGE: Crewfare aims to make booking event and group travel easy"
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STARTUP STAGE: Crewfare aims to make booking event and group travel easy
By Mitra Sorrells | October 11, 2023
Crewfare is a customizable group travel booking platform offering events, festivals, sports and brands with the ability to capitalize on travel while providing attendees with a streamlined and simpler... Read More
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STARTUP STAGE: Tango targets “mass affluent” travelers with AI-based booking platform
By Mitra Sorrells | September 11, 2023
Tango combines artificial intelligence, machine learning and human curation to provide design, booking and servicing of hyper-personalized trips.  Read More
 alt="STARTUP STAGE: Landng offers bookable travel itineraries from content creators"  title="STARTUP STAGE: Landng offers bookable travel itineraries from content creators"
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STARTUP STAGE: Landng offers bookable travel itineraries from content creators
By Mitra Sorrells | July 31, 2023
Landng provides a database of customizable itineraries to help users discover, share and activate travel plans curated by a community of creators, travelers and brands.  Read More
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STARTUP STAGE: BookingData helps airlines tap into ancillary revenue
By Linda Fox | July 24, 2023
Airlines can capitalize on the travel patterns and profiles of passengers by using BookingData to offer travelers tailored offers directly from ancillary partners. Read More