Justin Dawes

It's a slow start to the year, but travel startup funding is sure to pick up.

The bankruptcy comes after Mondee was delisted in December.

The Tripadvisor brand has been struggling, but there could be value in its huge dataset for AI search engines that want to deliver personalized results.

Thomas Reiner says the best case scenario for online travel agencies is that they lose commissions. And metasearch engines could become things of the past.

Navan isn't ready to say more about going public, but some new hires point toward that still being the plan.

There were several fundraises in 2024 that topped anything the travel industry has seen in years. Travel startups raised billions more than in 2023 despite the number of deals being roughly the same.

AI companies have made considerable progress in 2024 as it relates to travel — glitchy as the tech may be. It's just the starting point for 2025, which is sure to have an explosion of AI advancements.

Sabre has had trouble fully recovering from the pandemic. But with a reorganization in the books and continued investment in new tech, the company's new-ish CEO is focused on what's next.

The CEO of Hostaway says there's no clear market leader for short-term rental management tech, but he wants to change that.

It's among the largest fundraises ever for short-term rental management tech.