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STARTUP STAGE: OffWeGo streamlines safety features for traveling students

By Steven Lerner | February 3, 2020

OffWeGo is a student-centric solution addressing the large information gap while students are traveling on university-sponsored programs. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: Roost matches travelers with roommates to cut hotel costs in half

By Steven Lerner | January 30, 2020

Roost is a website that helps travelers find compatible roommates to share hotel rooms and split the cost. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: Balance Holidays curates bespoke retreats for eco-conscious travelers

By Jill Menze | January 27, 2020

Balance Holidays specializes in bespoke wellbeing retreats in natural locations. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: At Ease simplifies short-term rentals for military and federal travelers

By Steven Lerner | January 22, 2020

At Ease Rentals Corporation is a platform that provides short-term lodging for federal employees and military members on official travel. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: Wayfarer Points changes travel loyalty programs through gamification

By Steven Lerner | January 13, 2020

Wayfarer Points is a portal that connects travelers with non-public deals. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: Vervotech enables travel businesses to scale rapidly for the digital era

By Steven Lerner | January 3, 2020

Vervotech is a company that offers AI-based next-gen products built for travel businesses. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: Emadri changes the packing experience for travelers and travel companies

By Steven Lerner | December 31, 2019

Emadri helps travel companies monetize pre-travel shopping and on-trip activities with customized packing recommendations for travelers. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: Road.Travel integrates the travel industry with connected cars

By Steven Lerner | December 20, 2019

Road.Travel is a planner and marketplace for complex itineraries that allows users to personalize and book self-guided trips. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: NextPlan wants to make custom vacation planning easy

By Steven Lerner | December 10, 2019

NextPlan is a platform that providers travelers with a personalized and customizable vacation itinerary. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: CruiseDirector creates new online platform for booking no-fee luxury cruises

By Mitra Sorrells | November 13, 2019

CruiseDirector is an online platform for travelers to book luxury ocean, river, yacht and expedition cruises with no booking fees and a best price guarantee. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: CertiStay certifies the safety and security of vacation rentals

By Mitra Sorrells | November 11, 2019

CertiStay, backed by a team that includes industry veteran Terry Jones, provides safety and security inspections and certifications for short-term rental properties. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: Wheel the World wants to make travel more accessible

By Linda Fox | October 24, 2019

As part of its bid to open up travel in more destinations, the company carries out accessibility assessments and scores of travel partners and suppliers. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: TripAbrood wants to be smart with family trip planning

By Linda Fox | October 14, 2019

TripAbrood is using artificial intelligence to build a virtual assistant to help book family vacations. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: Flugy crowdsources private flights to exotic destinations

By Mitra Sorrells | October 9, 2019

Flugy charters private planes to destinations voted on by its members (who each pay a $25 membership fee). Those that want to take the trip pay their share of the charter plus an 18% commission. ... Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: Padlifter wants to connect vacation rental service providers

By Mitra Sorrells | September 6, 2019

Padlifter is a marketplace to connect vacation rental hosts with providers of services such as property management, security, marketing, maintenance, laundry, accounting and more. Read More

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