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Travel tech: the term of the moment in the travel industry

6 Sep 2019

              Eva Andres

Social Media Specialist

Who has not spent hours looking for flights to find the cheapest one, on the best dates and avoiding many stopovers? For some time now, we have been using platforms that, through their search engines, help us find our ideal vacations. The use of technology has given rise to new concepts such as travel tech.

Technological advances have caused travel startups to proliferate. And large corporations have seen in these companies the opportunity to upgrade and improve their service. 

The tourism industry is moving fast and in order to keep reinventing itself, it relies on the use of these types of technological solutions such as artificial intelligence, Blockchain, Virtual Reality or the Internet of things, which provide a wider, more attractive, efficient and sustainable tourism offer. And in this way to meet the needs of travelers.

 

The best travel tech startups of 2019

 

 

Here are some of the best tourism startups that currently exist:

TravelPerk

This platform, founded by Avi Meir, Javier Suarez and Ron Levin, allows companies to book and manage travel through it. TravelPerk makes it easy for users to search for flights, hotels, book and pay. They can also manage their itineraries, invoices, automate their travel policy and have control over travel preferences.

Spotahome

It was founded in 2014 by Alejandro Artacho, Bruno Bianchi, Bryan McEire, and Hugo Monteiro. The company makes it easy for its users to find accommodation for a period of more than 30 days without having previously visited the city. This platform is aimed at both professionals and students. 

Campings.com

Olivier Lachenaud and Carles Pons are the founders of this startup dedicated to outdoor accommodation bookings. They have more than 2,500 partner campsites of all categories, from family campsites to 5-star campsites.

Lodgify

The company was founded by Dennis Klett and Marco de Gregorio in 2012. It is a vacation rental SaaS startup, through which professional websites can be created where rental owners can increase their direct bookings without any commission and also without relying on large platforms such as Booking.com and Airbnb.

Nautal 

It is an online yacht booking startup, an autonomous intemedirary agency, which was founded by Edu Robsy, Octavi Uyà and Roger Hom. It has more than 26,000 boats in 57 countries. 

Exoticca

Founded by Jesús Rodríguez Fernández and Marti Guasch Mercadé. It is an online travel agency that offers luxury vacation packages at more affordable prices. It also allows its users to buy trips online in just one visit with real time prices.

The hotel network

The startup founded by Juanjo Rodriguez and Marc Rollan Serrano, helps hotels increase direct bookings through the latest technology. In this way, users can compare prices, reviews and have a more personalized set of options.

Reclamador.es 

This platform was founded in 2012 and allows you to manage online claims, for accidents, airlines, banking, etc. 

Kviar Group

The company founded by Christopher Fuchs and Stewart Masters, which has since been acquired by Resy. It powers reservation management at top restaurants around the world and both aim to improve the dining experiences of users around the world.

Zero 2 Infinity

The startup was created by José Mariano López-Urdiales in 2009. It designs and launches satellites into space to simplify access to them. 

 

Travel tech startups in Aticco

 

At Aticco we are fortunate to have several startups linked to travel tech, as is the case of Kiwi.com. A flight search engine company that is in full growth and plans to double its workforce in Barcelona this year. and plans to double its workforce in Barcelona this year. 

And not only is it a platform to find cheaper flights, but it also helps you to find out where you can go according to the money you want to spend, so you can better adjust your vacation. We recommend you to try it!