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Valle de la Luna is focused on offering astronomical tourism to observe the moon, galaxies, planets, and satellites. It also includes a tour with walks, hiking, and tasting of typical dishes of the country.

SOLO operates a mobile application that offers guides and information on travelling solo. It provides inspiration and itineraries for one person on visiting various places. SOLO was founded in 2021.

We use advanced AI, algorithms and machine learning to evaluate thousands of variables, check different routes and online resources in real time in order to provide travel agents with the best itineraries that meet consumers needs and expectations.

Shuttle Central operates an online mobility and transportation platform designed to assist travel companies in enhancing their revenue by providing airport shuttle and car rental services as add-ons for their customers. By integrating local transportation services into a single platform, Shuttle Central offers the necessary technology to streamline the booking process and improve the overall travel experience. This innovative approach allows travel companies to generate additional revenue, potentially increasing their earnings by up to 15% per transaction. The platform aims to facilitate seamless mobility for travelers, making it easier for them to navigate their journeys around the world.

Access Travels is an inclusive community-based travel platform and solution enabling physically disabled persons to overcome the barriers of access to global travel.

AtEase is a marketplace platform that connects vacation rental hosts with military and federal travelers, providing compliant and secure lodging solutions for official travel. Tailored for service members, military families, Department of Defense employees, contractors, and government workers, AtEase simplifies the booking process while ensuring adherence to the unique requirements of government travel. The platform addresses issues related to lodging that meets federal and military criteria, offering travelers a range of reliable options. With a significant market opportunity, AtEase is expanding internationally to meet the increasing demand for its services, positioning itself as a leading choice for government travel worldwide.

Traveroo web app travel agency provides Travel Guide for travelers.

Campinn operates as an online travel agency focused on the outdoor and camping sectors, providing a platform for both novice and experienced outdoor enthusiasts to discover and book camping venues. The company aims to simplify the process of finding and securing outdoor experiences by offering a comprehensive range of services, including information on availability, automated booking, and travel assistance. By addressing the unique needs of campsite operators and travelers, Campinn bridges the gap between these two groups, facilitating a more accessible and enjoyable outdoor experience for all.

CityGuyd combines new advancements in Augmented Reality to provide travelers with a more exciting tour guide experience. No more expensive personal tour guides, no more rigid schedules, and no more bulky travel books. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Local experiences empowered by you. Mount is an experience marketplace. We connect the local experience providers with the short term rentals to then enable those guests to be able to book the very best experiences.

Local experiences empowered by you. Mount is an experience marketplace. We connect the local experience providers with the short term rentals to then enable those guests to be able to book the very best experiences.

travelEZ a TripAdvisor-like service that connects people with accessible places. TravelEZ is proving itself to be a venture capable of improving the status quo. TravelEZ removes the guesswork and hassle of planning by crowdsourcing, gathering, and organizing accessibility information. TravelEZ will initially provide accessibility reviews for over 1,500 restaurants, bars, and cafes. Each accessibility review includes pictures, checklists, and comments on features like entrances, spaciousness, and restrooms.

Captain Experiences is an Austin-based company that simplifies the process of booking outdoor sports trips, primarily focusing on fishing and adventure experiences. The platform allows users to search for thousands of trips based on various criteria such as location, group size, target species, and price, ensuring a tailored experience for each customer. With a commitment to making outdoor adventures accessible to everyone, Captain Experiences offers a user-friendly online booking system and connects clients with expert guides known as "Damn Good Guides." While initially centered on fishing, the company plans to expand its offerings across all outdoor sports and locations, prioritizing ease and safety in the booking process.

ElecTrip utilizes low operating cost EVs to provide a no-compromise travel experience throughout Texas. Starting at $250, our experienced drivers pick up our clients in Tesla Model X vehicles with WiFi-allowing a team of up to 5 work during the trip. In any major Texas city, our custom pick-ups reduce the overall travel time by 30 minutes when compared to flying. In summary, our product is lower in cost, offers more comfort, and reduces travel time.

Refly is a marketplace that allows users to resale or to buy plane tickets at low prices.

Rutopia is a social enterprise that connects travelers with rural communities to gain authentic, off-the-beaten-path experiences. They assist protectors in generating sustainable income through regenerative tourism. They provide tourism and adventure activities in idyllic locations, from multi-day treks to quiet walks along beaches, forests, deserts, and jungles. They also help travelers learn about ancestral and traditional techniques from various cultures, such as wood carving, artisanal fishing, and making jewelry.

AirAdvisor is a service designed to help passengers claim flight compensation for air travel delays, flight cancellations, overbooking / denied boarding. We know flight disruptions happen and AirAdvisor is here to help passengers get compensation easy and absolutely free. Passengers may check eligibility and instantly submit a claim for compensation up to $670 in 3 mins. We work based on a success fee of 25%, which is cheaper than the competition and allow customers to submit claims risk-free. Problems covered: delayed flight by 3 hours+ and canceled flights, denied boarding/overbooking, and missed connections for the last 3-6 years. Also, compensation for lost or delayed baggage. Air Advisor has offices in Providence, RI (Greater Boston area), and Krakow, Poland, and Kyiv, Ukraine. Air Advisor does not charge any upfront payment and takes all risk working based on a No-Win No-Fee basis that means no risk for clients. The company gets its commission out of the compensation successfully collected for its clients. Flight compensation regulation started in the EU and now extends to the US, Russia, Turkey, Middle East, India, and other countries.

SeeVoov is the first and only end-to-end video based travel planning platform, offering a unique visual-based approach to digital travel. The company aims to change the way people all around the world address their trip experiences, from planning, through executing, to post-trip sharing. SeeVoov offers a social, interactive, video based trip planner, enabling people with the opportunity to start enjoying their trip experience right from the planning process. Our offering encompasses both a user facing end-to-end interface (B2C), as well as unique B2B cooperation with airlines, cruise-lines, OTA's, and TV broadcast networks, integrating the platform (white labeled) into their own business offering (website, apps, on-board screes, smart TV's). This enables such partners to expand their product & service offering, enhancing customer engagement & loyalty, providing valuable user data and additional revenue streams. SeeVoov is changing the entire perception of the planning cycle from a lonely, tedious task, into a fun, exciting and time effective activity one can do together with family and friends!

TripAfrique is the only pan-African platform specializing in travel to and within Africa by means of transport combining bus, train, plane, ferry and accommodation. After the major innovation of mobile money in Africa, TripAfrique has introduced an innovation of use for both African local travelers and also in the modernization of the technical infrastructure of transport companies. Created in 2016, its rapid growth has already allowed it to move from a covered country to more than a dozen today. The selection of the startup at HEC's incubation program at Station F, the largest incubator in the world, and its recognition by the MyAfricanStartUp ranking - sponsored by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the American firm of Orrick lawyers, HEC Paris, AIR France, ECP, CFAO - among the 100 African startups where to invest in 2017 open up real prospects for growth. Driven by passionate entrepreneurs from Africa, TripAfrique has a team of 13 people in Europe and Africa, covering more than 500 transport lines daily. The spirit of initiative, responsibility and innovation is most cultivated within this team on a human scale.

Flyla GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Munich, Germany, specializes in online booking solutions tailored for students and young travelers. The company connects with airlines to establish student fares as part of a revenue management strategy, distributing these discounted rates to its growing network of enrolled university students. By offering an intuitive online platform, Flyla simplifies travel arrangements, allowing users to easily access deals, provide necessary travel details, and complete payments. This approach aims to address the financial barriers faced by students, making air travel more accessible and affordable.

Walkli is a platform that combines the insights of locals, travel professionals, and fellow travelers to assist users in planning their activities and destinations during their travels. By offering guided walking route services and sharing sightseeing maps, Walkli aims to modernize urban exploration and enhance the travel experience. This social approach to travel planning allows individuals to easily access and curate a variety of experiences tailored to their interests, making it easier to discover new places and activities upon arrival at their chosen destinations.

Air Doctor Ltd. operates an online marketplace that connects travelers with verified medical practitioners, facilitating access to healthcare services while abroad. Founded in 2016 and based in Motza Illit, Israel, the platform enables users to search for and book appointments with a variety of healthcare providers, including doctors, dentists, emergency clinics, pharmacies, and laboratories. It features profiles of practitioners along with patient reviews, allowing travelers to select professionals who meet their specific needs and speak their language. By streamlining the process of obtaining medical care in unfamiliar locations, Air Doctor enhances the travel experience for individuals seeking healthcare services.

Shep’s browser extension-based tool provides travel programs with an easy way to capture employee bookings made on consumer travel sites, messaging employees about the travel policy, while capturing those off-channel bookings for the travel team.

Trueke is a different way of traveling, the traveler can get involved with the community and learn from it, acquiring new experiences and knowledge.

VOL is an IOS and Android® based app which allows users to redeem their frequent flyer miles for award travel. What makes VOL truly revolutionary is that now, for the first time, not only will award booking be made extremely easy, VOL will also maximize users miles and suggest free award travel to the frequent flyer The idea came from their CEO and co-founder, who has traveled the world for free, mostly in business and first class, staying at luxury hotels without paying for it. This was possible because he opted to use his airline miles and hotel points. They plan on making this a reality for all travelers.

Zave App is a money-saving application that enables its users to save their change and travel around the world. It was launched in June 2015 in Mexico.

Vieni is a web platform and mobile app that allows users to group their travel demand together before going to market. For example, if a group is travelling to a festival they can join others from their local area and 'group buy' a charter coach. This means the coach comes to them and takes them to their precise final destination thus reducing their overall cost and time whilst having a positive effect on the environment. From the enterprise perspective the tool also allows coach operators to signal their availability and pick up demand in what would otherwise be an empty vehicle. For example, once I have dropped off a group and have to return to the depot that is essentially a wasted journey/cost to the operator. Vieni's dynamic algorithm driven software can fill the vehicle and minimise losses to the company.

Travelling to an event is not easy for event visitors. They need to search event details, airports and train stations manually and make multiple online booking processes for different means of transportations and accommodations. This leads to repeating actions like typing in and comparing data. This problem exists, because there is no easy way for event organizers to integrate travel services for their event visitors to help them plan their trip. If event organizers want to integrate services they have to individually contact, discuss with and technically integrate several players, like Lufthansa, local hotels, train supplier and more. Event organizers register their event on Travis within minutes and receive a link that they can integrate into their website. The event visitors click on the link and are forwarded to the booking process on the Travis website for that event. They only need to provide their address and Travis searches for the best airports and train stations as well as the best flight and train connections, because Travis already knows when and where the event visitor would like to travel to. The search results can be personalised before choosing the preferred flights, train connections and hotels. In the last step event visitors can book them directly on the Travis website by only checking out once.

Plum Guide is a travel-based platform that focuses on providing high-quality rental accommodations for travelers seeking unique experiences. Unlike typical booking platforms, it serves as a benchmark for quality in the vacation rental market, which features over 15 million listings. To address the often overwhelming choices and inconsistent standards in home rentals, Plum Guide has established the Plum Guide Award, a trusted quality mark that identifies and recognizes the best homes available. The platform combines data-driven insights with expert human curation to ensure that travelers can find inspiring and professionally managed spaces, offering an alternative to traditional hotel stays.

Widerfi international travelers can buy direct mobile data connectivity from local cellular network without changing their SIM card. Widerfi is the most cost efficient and customer friendly way to provide high-speed 3G/LTE unlimited data to roaming mobile device at a local rate. NEW VALUE: Widerfi enables those international travelers who currently switch off mobile data while abroad to have home-like data access experience, and shares the potential of previously foregone $12 billion income pool with partnering cellular operators. Moreover, Widerfi model opens new horizons for mobile access innovation, including sponsored and on-demand connectivity.

Run Tour allows the active business traveler a chance to sight-see without thinking or planning ahead. An unexpected hour to spare can become a historical run past Big Ben. At any time a user can tailor a route for a specific distance or popular landmark & then use the GPS guided tour to eliminate the risk of getting lost.

Vendedy is a mobile application that connects travelers to local street market foods and products. Its aim is to digitize the 10 trillion U.S. dollar street economy that contains a market size of 2 billion street vendors and 1 billion tourists annually. With vendors grossing up to 14X their annual income via a 10-day beta in Haiti, Vendedy attained partnerships with IBM, Mass Challenge Accelerator, and Manatt Ventures. Since its inception, Vendedy has attained several recognitions, including the 2014 Poverty Alleviation Clinton Global Initiative Commitment, Singularity Top 5 Exponential Breakthroughs, Citi Mobile Fin Tech Top 20, Forbes Million Dollar Prize Top 40, IBM Launch Top 5, Chivas Venture Million Dollar Prize USA Finalist, MasterCard $15k Pitch Winner, SOCAP Award Winner, and the winner of the DEW Startup competition. Throughout 2015, the company continued pilot testing in the Caribbean and the Middle East. Street vendors, locals, and travelers have the ability to upload photos of local products online via their mobile device using the application enabling a traveling consumer to search, purchase, and pay via a message. Vendedy was launched in 2014 by [Christine Souffrant](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/christine-souffrant#/entity), a 2016 Forbes30Under30 retail and e-commerce entrepreneur and is based in New York, United States.

Fugu Luggage specializes in finding ways to make your business travel more comfortable and convenient, with an emphasis on the world of suitcases. The suitcase they've developed can change in size from check in to carry on with a series of simple steps. In addition, the design is more comfortable and user friendly, built from the strongest materials to insure a durable as well as convenient suitcase. It also has features like a built in laptop case and foldable shelves to make travel as easy as possible for todays traveler.

Alike is a multifaceted company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that develops a wearable device designed to enhance social networking by allowing users to discover and connect with new friends in person, free from digital distractions. This device facilitates connections among individuals with shared interests, reinforcing the importance of face-to-face interactions. Additionally, Alike operates a social marketplace for travel bookings, collaborating with Dubai Tourism to create a platform that connects travel content creators with global travelers. This platform enables creators to monetize their content by making it bookable, while travelers can discover unique experiences and make reservations in a streamlined manner. By integrating social networking with travel, Alike aims to transform how people plan and experience their journeys.

Irhal is a travel planning and booking platform designed specifically for outbound travelers from the Middle East. The platform offers comprehensive city guides that include essential information such as activities suitable for families, prayer timings, mosque locations, and halal food options. By catering to the unique needs of Middle Eastern travelers, Irhal aims to simplify the trip planning process and enhance the travel experience, allowing users to explore new destinations with ease and confidence.

Widerfi international travelers can buy direct mobile data connectivity from local cellular network without changing their SIM card. Widerfi is the most cost efficient and customer friendly way to provide high-speed 3G/LTE unlimited data to roaming mobile device at a local rate. NEW VALUE: Widerfi enables those international travelers who currently switch off mobile data while abroad to have home-like data access experience, and shares the potential of previously foregone $12 billion income pool with partnering cellular operators. Moreover, Widerfi model opens new horizons for mobile access innovation, including sponsored and on-demand connectivity.

Latitude six-six is an authentic, Native-owned adventure travel company that immerses intrepid travelers in a beautiful yet remote land while engaging with its Native people. They want travelers to understand Alaskan culture and experience this majestic part of the world. They operate trips in Northeast Alaska in the summer and winter, offering unparalleled access to this beautiful, largely inaccessible part of the world while creating positive, sustainable econ. opportunities for its Native People.

AirPooler’s mission is to fix what we call the "mobility paradox" -- despite enormous technological progress, the actual experience of getting around is still basically a huge hassle. We do so via a marketplace where pilots of light aircraft with extra seats can list their flights and people going to the same places can arrange to fly with them in exchange for sharing the costs. Since passengers pay only their share of actual costs,, they gain a level of mobility and convenience previously reserved for the very few, at a tiny fraction of traditional private air. Ride-sharing is popular among pilots but in practice quite difficult to do due to the complexity of FAA rules on cost-sharing; as a result most seats go unfilled today. Our technology estimates trip costs and passenger shares accurately and in full compliance with regulations and handles all logistics and backend issues, including payments, thus making ride-sharing irresistibly easy and affordable for all involved.

Tripzon is a packaging and booking platform that helps its users plan and book complex tours. The platform offers multiple destinations, component filtering, trip design services, and a single transaction checkout. It provides a smart itinerary system for flights, hotels, activities, cars, transfers, and other travel components. Tripzon was launched in 2008 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Wanderu Inc. operates a travel search platform that enables users to find and book inter-city bus and train travel in North America and Europe. Founded in 2012 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Wanderu provides its services through an online platform and a mobile application for iOS and Android. The company focuses on standardizing and centralizing travel data for buses, trains, and ferries, offering a comprehensive meta-search engine that allows travelers to compare ticket options and plan their journeys efficiently. By facilitating the booking process, Wanderu aims to enhance the travel experience for customers seeking convenient and cost-effective itineraries.

jumpFare is user-friendly, a transparent, risk-free way to land steep discounts on flights departing in a week or less a time frame where flying is typically cost-prohibitive. For airlines jumpFare is profitable yet pro-consumer: a real-time auction system generating queues of passengers ready to fill would-be empty seats. jumpFare matches airlines that have empty seats1 in every 5 seats flies emptywith opportunistic travelers looking for great deals on short-notice trips.

SkinnyTrip makes companies more profitable by giving employees incentives to spend less money on business travel. Employees are given points when they select flights, hotels, and rental cars that lower expenses. The points can be exchanged for thousands of different prizes, including name brand merchandise and vacation packages. Lower costs. Happier employees. SkinnyTrip.

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