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Wowzitude is a virtual travel club for older adults and travel enthusiasts.

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.

TripYeah is a technology company that specializes in creating optimized travel itineraries using advanced artificial intelligence, algorithms, and machine learning. By evaluating thousands of variables and checking various routes and online resources in real time, TripYeah's innovative technology streamlines the traditionally manual and time-consuming process of itinerary planning. This enables travel agents to quickly generate the best travel options tailored to meet consumer needs and expectations, ultimately enhancing the customer service experience.

Shuttle Central is an online mobility and transportation platform designed to assist travel companies in enhancing their revenue streams by offering supplementary services, starting with airport transportation. The company provides an integrated solution that connects local transportation services, allowing travel businesses to offer airport shuttles and car rentals through a unified platform. This innovative approach enables travel companies to generate additional revenue, estimated at 15% per transaction, by facilitating a seamless experience for travelers seeking convenient transportation options. Shuttle Central's technology empowers both travel providers and their customers, streamlining the process of arranging local transport and improving overall travel efficiency.

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

Travaxy Ltd., established in 2016 and based in Ramat Yishai, Israel, specializes in operating an online travel booking platform catering to individuals with disabilities or mobility issues, as well as senior travelers requiring assistance. The company offers a range of services including hotel accommodations, flights, wheelchair rentals, and medical solutions tailored to these specific needs. Travaxy aims to facilitate accessible holiday planning and bookings for its target customers by recognizing their requirements during the booking process and providing relevant information about accessible attractions and services at their destinations.

AtEase is a platform specializing in vacation rentals tailored for official travel by military personnel, government employees, and contractors. It offers compliant, cost-effective, and secure accommodations, streamlining the booking process to meet unique government travel requirements.

Campinn is an online travel agency focused on the outdoor and camping industries, providing a platform for users to easily discover and book camping venues and outdoor activities. The company aims to cater to both novice and experienced outdoor enthusiasts by offering a comprehensive one-stop service that includes information on availability, secure automated booking, and essential travel services. This approach allows site holders to meet their specific needs while bridging the gap between them and travelers. By promoting a simple, honest, and friendly experience, Campinn facilitates a connection to nature and outdoor adventures for its users.

CityGuyd, founded in 2017 and based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, offers an innovative augmented reality application for tour guidance. The platform provides travelers with a dynamic and engaging alternative to traditional tour guides, eliminating the need for expensive personal guides, rigid schedules, and bulky travel books. CityGuyd's app features social media engagement, location-based content, and multi-language support, making it a convenient and affordable solution for exploring popular tourist destinations.

Traveroo web app travel agency provides Travel Guide for travelers.

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.

Austin-based Captain Experiences facilitates convenient online booking of guided outdoor sports experiences, initially focused on fishing. Their platform enables users to search for trips by location, group size, target species, price, and more, ensuring a hassle-free connection with Damn Good Guides in the field.

ElecTrip specializes in premium, eco-friendly transportation services across Texas. Utilizing Tesla Model X vehicles driven by experienced professionals, ElecTrip offers clients a comfortable and efficient travel experience with WiFi connectivity for work during journeys. The service reduces overall travel time compared to flying, providing a cost-effective and convenient alternative.

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.

ReFly S.A. de C.V., established in 2016 and headquartered in Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico, operates an online marketplace that enables users to buy and resell airline tickets. This platform allows individuals to sell unused flight tickets at discounted prices, providing an opportunity for buyers to purchase travel at lower costs. By facilitating peer-to-peer transactions, ReFly helps users recoup some of their expenses from tickets they no longer plan to use, making air travel more accessible and affordable.

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 an innovative online platform that specializes in travel to and within Africa, providing users with the ability to book tickets for various modes of transportation, including buses, flights, trains, and boats. Founded in 2016 and based in France, the company is distinguished as the only pan-African platform of its kind, facilitating not only local travel but also enhancing the technical infrastructure of transport companies across the continent. TripAfrique's platform enables users to compare ticket prices, access transportation discounts, and make purchases online, thereby streamlining the travel experience and promoting transparency. With a dedicated team of 13 professionals operating in Europe and Africa, the company has rapidly expanded its coverage from one country to over a dozen, managing more than 500 transport lines daily. Recognized for its innovative approach, TripAfrique has participated in prestigious incubation programs and has been acknowledged as one of the top African startups to invest in, reflecting its significant growth potential in the travel sector.

FLYLA GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Munich, Germany, specializes in providing online booking solutions tailored for students and young travelers. The company connects with airlines to establish student fares, which serve as a revenue management tool, and distributes these fares to its expanding network of enrolled university students. By simplifying travel arrangements through its online booking software, FLYLA enables users to access discounted travel deals, facilitating bookings by allowing the submission of travel details and online payments. This approach addresses the financial constraints many students face in affording air travel, thereby promoting greater access to travel opportunities for the youth.

Walkli is a company that offers a platform designed to enhance urban exploration by integrating the insights of locals, travel professionals, and fellow travelers. Its services focus on providing guided walking routes and sharing sightseeing maps, which assist users in planning activities and destinations during their travels. By centralizing diverse experiences and recommendations, Walkli aims to modernize the way people approach sightseeing, making it easier for travelers to discover and navigate new locations effectively.

Air Doctor Ltd. operates an online marketplace that connects travelers with verified healthcare professionals in various locations. Founded in 2016 and based in Motza Illit, Israel, the platform allows users to search for and schedule appointments with doctors, dentists, emergency clinics, pharmacies, and other healthcare specialists. By providing access to practitioner profiles and patient reviews, Air Doctor simplifies the process of obtaining medical care abroad, ensuring that users can find professionals who speak their language and meet their specific needs. This service aims to enhance the experience of travelers by making healthcare access straightforward and efficient in unfamiliar destinations.

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.

Penguino Travel is a peer-to-peer platform focused on enhancing the travel experience for families with children. It addresses the unique challenges parents face when planning trips, such as finding suitable accommodations, restaurants, and activities. By connecting traveling families with local residents, Penguino allows users to receive personalized recommendations for family-friendly destinations and experiences. The platform not only curates these insights but also provides a personalized itinerary to help parents feel confident while traveling. Additionally, Penguino features an online store where families can purchase travel gear and essentials tailored for their adventures. Through its services, Penguino Travel aims to save families time and money, enabling them to embark on memorable journeys together.

Trueke operates a travel platform that facilitates cultural exchange between travelers and local communities. It offers community-led trips, cultural immersion programs, and nature-based activities designed to connect travelers with local traditions, promote cultural appreciation, and support economic empowerment within communities.

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.

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.

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.

Vol is a mobile application designed for both iOS and Android platforms that enables users to efficiently redeem their frequent flyer miles for award travel. The app simplifies the award booking process, maximizing users' miles while suggesting opportunities for free travel. Founded by a CEO who has personally experienced luxury travel funded by airline miles and hotel points, Vol aims to democratize this experience for all travelers. In addition to facilitating seamless award bookings, the app provides comprehensive flight information and helps users identify discounts on ticket prices for their upcoming flights. By streamlining the process of redeeming travel points and offering insights into available awards, Vol caters primarily to frequent fliers, enhancing their traveling experience.

Plum Guide operates a vacation rental platform that curates high-quality homes for travelers by combining data-driven evaluation with expert human curation to create professional, creative, and inspiring spaces, enabling guests to stay in homes rather than hotels. Based in London and founded in 2015, it connects hosts with guests through a curated portfolio of homes, apartments, and lofts and positions itself as a benchmark for quality in the vacation rental market, using a trusted quality mark to highlight outstanding listings.

Widerfi offers international travelers a seamless mobile data connectivity solution that allows them to access local cellular networks without changing their SIM cards. By providing high-speed 3G and LTE unlimited data at local rates, Widerfi presents a cost-effective and user-friendly alternative for those who typically disable mobile data while abroad. The company enhances the travel experience by enabling users to maintain a home-like data access experience, while also tapping into a previously overlooked income pool for partnering cellular operators. Widerfi's innovative model also paves the way for new mobile access opportunities, such as sponsored and on-demand connectivity, thereby expanding the possibilities for mobile communication services.

Irhal is a travel planning and booking platform designed specifically for outbound travelers from the Middle East. The company's platform offers comprehensive city guides that cater to the unique needs of these travelers, including information on family-friendly activities, prayer timings, mosque locations, and halal dining options. By providing tailored resources, Irhal aims to facilitate a seamless travel experience, allowing users to plan their trips with ease and enjoy the magic of travel. The name "Irhal," which translates to "Go Away," captures the essence of adventure and exploration, making it a memorable choice for the brand.

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.

Fuzzy Compass is a B2B2C platform designed to enable travel bloggers and influencers to monetize their audience effectively. By leveraging their expertise in destination knowledge, these influencers offer one-on-one custom trip planning services, which include personalized itineraries and tailored advice, for a fee. The platform simplifies the marketing of these services, allowing influencers to manage requests, showcase their ideas attractively, and facilitate payment collection. Fuzzy Compass retains a 20% commission on each transaction and maintains ownership of all content created on the platform.

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.

Fugu Luggage specializes in innovative, multifunctional luggage designed for business travelers. Their signature product is an expandable suitcase that can transition from carry-on to checked size, featuring a built-in laptop case and foldable shelves for enhanced convenience.

Alik is a technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in wearable devices designed to enhance social networking in the physical world. The company's flagship product enables users to discover and connect with new friends who share common interests, without the distractions of phone or computer screens.

World Around Me develops a global discovery app that assists users in finding nearby places of interest such as restaurants, shops, accommodations, transportation options, and essential services like ATMs. Utilizing augmented reality through phone cameras, the app enables users to explore their surroundings efficiently worldwide.

Widerfi offers international travelers a seamless mobile data connectivity solution that allows them to access local cellular networks without changing their SIM cards. By providing high-speed 3G and LTE unlimited data at local rates, Widerfi presents a cost-effective and user-friendly alternative for those who typically disable mobile data while abroad. The company enhances the travel experience by enabling users to maintain a home-like data access experience, while also tapping into a previously overlooked income pool for partnering cellular operators. Widerfi's innovative model also paves the way for new mobile access opportunities, such as sponsored and on-demand connectivity, thereby expanding the possibilities for mobile communication services.

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 is an innovative marketplace that addresses the challenges of air travel by connecting pilots of light aircraft with extra seats to passengers seeking affordable flights. The platform allows pilots to list their flights, enabling travelers to arrange shared flights in exchange for covering a portion of the operating costs. This service democratizes access to air travel, providing a level of convenience and mobility that was previously limited to a select few, all at a fraction of traditional private air travel costs. By leveraging technology to estimate trip costs and passenger shares while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, AirPooler simplifies the logistics of flight-sharing. This approach not only helps reduce the number of unoccupied seats but also offers a cost-effective solution for users, making air travel more accessible and efficient.

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.

RouteSprout is an innovative approach to inter-city and special event transportation that allows the traveling public to develop their own routes based on popular demand. Through RouteSprout, anyone may suggest a destination by reserving the first seat on a proposed route. When enough seats are reserved, the route is confirmed, and a modern transit vehicle with a professional operator is dispatched for the trip. RouteSprout - There and back by popular demand.

Founded in 2012, Wanderu operates a travel search platform that enables users to find and book the best deals on inter-city bus and train travel across North America and Europe. It offers its services online and via mobile applications for iOS and Android.

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.