Funding tips

Skift has published hundreds of stories on funding for travel startups since our launch in 2012, featuring Airbnb and tours and activities provider GetYourGuide among other companies in some of those early articles. We took our coverage even further three years later with a weekly roundup of startups that had received or announced funding from investors.

Four travel tech startups raised $65.7 million this week. 

Two tech startups involved in the travel industry raised $15.3 million this week.

Five travel tech startups announced $47.5 million in funding this week.

Three travel tech startups have raised $9.3 million in the past week.

Four travel tech startups raised $121.3 million this week. 

Three travel tech startups have raised $13.3 million in venture capital this week.

Roch Ventures, a €150 million ($160.2 million) fund for travel tech startups in Europe and Israel, has made its first investment. 

Three travel tech startups raised $23.5 million this week.

Four travel tech startups raised $29 million in venture capital this week. 

Seven travel tech startups raised more than $102 million this week.

Travel technology company Travelport revealed on Friday it had received a $200 million investment from its owners, Siris Capital Group and Elliott Management. Based in Langley, UK, the privately held company didn’t disclose its financial performance other than to say it had achieved “a strong first-quarter performance.”

Two startups involved in the travel industry raised nearly $15 million this week.

Four travel tech startups raised $29 million this week. 

Seven startups involved in the travel industry have raised nearly $124 million this week.

The Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau recently ended its tourism partnership with the City of Sedona because the local government wouldn’t allow it to restart destination marketing. The move came in the wake of a November election that saw a mayor and council member voted out and that was seen as a referendum on resident attitudes toward tourism.

Four travel tech companies raised more than $27 million over the last two weeks. 

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Two travel tech startups have raised nearly $28 million this week.

Zuzu Hospitality Solutions, a Singapore-headquartered revenue platform provider for independent hotels, announced the completion of a $9 million Series-B round of funding.

Three travel tech startups raised nearly $22 million over the past two weeks