Thousands of new startups are founded every year – emerging companies with the potential to disrupt the travel industry. To give you a head-start on emerging technologies and startups that will impact the travel sector in 2022, we analyzed a total of 506 global travel startups & scaleups. Meet 5 of the most promising startups to watch!
Global Startup Heat Map highlights 5 Travel Startups to Watch in 2022
Out of 506, the 5 travel startups to watch are chosen through the Big Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered StartUs Insights Discovery Platform, covering over 2 093 000+ startups & scaleups globally. As the world’s largest resource for data on emerging companies, the SaaS platform enables you to scout relevant startups, emerging technologies & future industry trends quickly & exhaustively.
The Global Startup Heat Map below highlights the 5 travel startups you should watch in 2022 as well as the geo-distribution of the other 501 startups & scaleups we analyzed for this research. We hand-picked the 5 highlighted travel startups based on our data-driven startup scouting approach, taking into account factors such as location, founding year, the relevance of technology, and funding, among others.
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TripDoodler facilitates Sustainable Travel
Founding Year: 2019
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Partner for: Environmentally Conscious Travel
Danish startup TripDoodler develops a platform that enables travelers to find verified sustainable travel options. The system is based on user ratings and eco-labels or sustainability certificates. Travelers rate their experiences based on 15 environmental, 12 social, and 6 economic parameters driving sustainability. Moreover, the platform also features a carbon emission calculator. This way, TripDoodler allows travelers to make informed decisions and reduce their carbon emissions.
Globetrotter VR enbales Virtual Tours
Founding Year: 2019
Location: Menston, UK
Partner for: Live Immersive Travel, VR-based Travel
Globetrotter VR is a British startup that offers virtual tours using immersive technology. It conducts live tours that allow users to experience various destinations in 360-degree imagery along with virtual guides to answer any queries. It also offers on-demand tour packages wherein users pay a one-time fee and enjoy the tours according to their convenience. Additionally, it takes corporate bookings which include 90-minute virtual tours of a location of the company’s choice along with an interactive platform. Moreover, as the tours are accessible from computers, mobile phones, or tablets in the comfort of the users’ homes, it eliminates the carbon footprint of physical travel.
KinectAir provides Regional Air Mobility
Founding Year: 2019
Location: Vancouver, US
Partner for: Decentralized Aviation
US-based startup KinectAir enables regional air mobility. Its decentralized aviation application allows users to book small planes on demand at affordable rates. The aircraft owners advertise their planes on the network which would otherwise be idle. The startup maintains, certifies, and insures the planes, whereas, the owners receive revenue from passenger flights. Additionally, KinectAir uses 5 000 public airports, thus utilizing existing infrastructure and driving sustainability while enabling a sharing economy.
Ezus provides Travel Management
Founding Year: 2019
Location: Paris, France
Partner for: Reservation Management, Trip Budget Building
French startup Ezus builds travel management software. It enables travel agencies to centralize their suppliers’ information in catalogs. These databases allow them to keep a track of quantities, rates, availability, and status of each provider. With its library of customizable templates, they are able to generate automated documents like proposals, quotes, travel books, contracts, and vouchers, saving time on manual document creation. Moreover, the app streamlines quotations with dynamic pricing.
Trippers facilitates Group Travel Planning
Founding Year: 2020
Location: Monaco
Partner for: Itinerary Optimization
Monaco-based Trippers provides a group travel planning app. It enables all the members to put their available dates, preferred destinations, weather, type of cuisine, and other criteria. Based on these inputs, Trippers finds the most suitable dates and destinations with efficient routes at the requested budget. It also offers hotel options that are bookable from the app. Hence, it enables coordination among the travelers and streamlines the travel planning process, saving their time and increasing convenience.
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