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The lobby of the Blue Tree Premium Manaus, a hotel in Manaus, Brazil, that’s available for booking by business travelers via travel startup Onfly. Manaus HotelsSkift Take: This week, travel startups announced more than $176 million in funding. Concepts included corporate travel, hotel robots, and channel management for vacation rentals. — Sean O’NeillRead the Complete…… Continue reading Onfly Raises Funds for Brazilian Business Travel: Travel Startup Funding This Week

One of Oyo’s vacation homes in Sweden and Denmark. Oyo Vacation HomesSkift Take: Travel startups Oyo, Gett, Bolin, Luxtripper, Kambr, Sweep, and Salestrip recently announced fundraisings, showing continued investor interest in the sector. — Sean O’NeillRead the Complete Story On Skift

A hotel room in China with an Htrip smart TV. HtripSkift Take: Travel startups collectively announced more than $100 million in funding at the turn-of-the-year and during the past week. Htrip, a Chinese hotel tech provider, led the pack. — Sean O’NeillRead the Complete Story On Skift

An image of a guest room at the Amber Hotel in Guiyang, China, that’s managed by Betterwood Lifestyle Lab, a company that has received a Series A round of investment. BetterwoodSkift Take: Nine travel startups have recently announced more than $43 million in funding, collectively. Concepts include virtual interlining for airlines, management software for travel…… Continue reading Betterwood Raises Millions for Boutique Hotel Management: Travel Startup Funding This Week

The lobby on the ground floor of Shangri-La Hotel Group’s new Moon Residence in Kunming China. The hotel group uses the services of Zhiketong Technology, a direct marketing tech company that helps hotels sell rooms on the WeChat platform and elsewhere. ZhiketongSkift Take: A half-dozen travel startups have recently announced fundraising for concepts including hotel…… Continue reading Zhiketong Raises $50 Million for Hotel Digital Marketing: Travel Startup Funding This Week

An airstream rental in the desert. RVshareSkift Take: This week, travel startups raised $125 million in funding for RV rentals, short-term rentals, pod hotels, travel agencies, and flight-free itineraries. — Sean O’NeillRead the Complete Story On Skift

A Tesla Model 3 available for car sharing. GetaroundSkift Take: Travel startups announced more than $193 million in venture equity funding this week. It’s reassuring to see funding rounds continue this many months into the pandemic, defying predictions of a dry spell. — Sean O’NeillRead the Complete Story On Skift

White bus traveling on the asphalt road around line of trees at sunset. AdobeSkift Take: This week, travel startups Busbud, KKday, GreenCloud, and Virdee announced more than $102 million in funding. — Sean O’NeillRead the Complete Story On Skift

SkyDrive ran a four-minute test flight of its flying car prototype in August. SkyDriveSkift Take: Entrepreneur and Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel once famously said: “We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.” Fast forward to 2020: SkyDrive hopes to give us flying cars in a few years, bringing remote areas closer. It’s one…… Continue reading SkyDrive Raises $37 Million for Flying Cars: Travel Startup Funding This Week