Startups in the Travel Tech sector make use of different existing technologies to improve the user experience and offer efficient, profitable and safe services to their customers.
In today's article, we discovered a selection of 14 TravelTech startups with innovative projects that are revolutionizing the Spanish market:
Oasis Hunters is a marketplace for secret local rural getaways. Oasis Hunters customers can enjoy between 1 and 3 nights in a rural house surrounded by nature and discover their destination just 48 hours before the start of their trip, adding extra excitement to the adventure. The main difference between the getaways organized by Oasis Hunters is the possibility to choose at what maximum distance the accommodation should be from the point of origin.
Exoticca is an online travel agency specialized in organizing large luxury trips to exotic destinations. Exoticca is committed to quality, comfort and innovation, without neglecting the importance of negotiating with the airlines and hotels with which it works and being able to offer the most competitive prices to its customers. As of today, the startup operates not only in Spain, but also in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France and Germany.
Waynabox organizes surprise trips around Europe (by plane or road) or surprise experiences in its clients' own city, including hotel, dinner and breakfast in 4 and 5 star hotels. After configuring the trip and choosing the number of travelers, dates and point of origin, the application allows users to delete destinations (among the more than 60 available) before booking, to avoid traveling to cities they don't want to visit.
Offugo is the long-distance mobility solution for the future. The Offugo team, aware of the need of those who travel to the island of Mallorca to have their own vehicle to travel around the island, offers a fully online and sustainable car rental service. Offugo users only need a device with an Internet connection to pick up and return the selected vehicle from the entire available fleet (including several electrical options) at the airport. Mondo is a broker specializing in Travel. The startup offers different travel insurance (cancellation, long stay, etc.) tailor-made and adapted to the needs of its customers on each occasion (depending on the type of trip and the available budget). Due to the current circumstances, all Mondo insurance includes coronavirus coverage and flexibility for changing dates. In addition, through the application, customers can access travel assistance services 24 hours a day.
Watatu Travel organize personalized trips for small groups to different remote destinations in Africa such as Uganda, Zanzibar or Tanzania. The Watatu Travel team adds extra value to the experience by partnering with small local businesses, to maximize the positive impact of each of the trips they organize. In addition, customers can choose between different pre-set itineraries or customize their own itinerary.
51 Trips is an e-commerce dedicated to the design and sale of travel notebooks from all over the world. The goal of the startup is to improve the traveler experience, while inspiring other travelers to go out and see the world and promote the possibility of traveling in a sustainable way. All 51Trips notebooks include different sections such as preparations, narration and evaluation of the trip so that customers can relive their adventure as many times as they want.
GrowPro is a free platform to support all those who seek to live new experiences of studying and working abroad. In addition, the GrowPro team, who provides advice to all students who require it throughout their stay in international destinations (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Spain, Ireland and Malta), organizes welcome sessions and local events to enrich the experience.
GuruWalk has created an online community of free tours, present in more than 1000 cities in more than 100 countries around the world, where guides who wish to do so can promote their own offers and travelers, in turn, book the free tour that interests them the most. GuruWalk, which is mainly characterized by its wide range of offerings, has a clear mission: to facilitate access to knowledge through unique and quality multicultural experiences.
Tropicfeel is an e-commerce that, driven by innovation, designs and markets different responsible and sustainable products such as sneakers, backpacks, clothing and accessories for travelers; capable of leaving a positive mark on today's world. Tropicfeel is aware of the impact of global tourism, which is increasingly popular. For this reason, the team works every day to transform the global economy and be an increasingly sustainable business.
Sharryup is a platform that allows you to organize surf trips, and other sports such as skiing, in community. Users of the platform can not only organize trips to enjoy the adventure with their friends or co-workers, they also have the opportunity to join adventures organized by other people in the community. In addition, the level of the selected sport is not a problem, Sharryup organizes trips for all levels.
Xtrepic connects photographers (professionals and amateurs) with their clients. The platform offers the possibility for photographers to monetize their work (selling their photographs without the need to have their own website) and for the protagonists of the photographs to acquire a memory of unique and unrepeatable moments. Although at Xtrepic there are no barriers to the type of photography to be marketed, its photographers include those dedicated to sports photography and tourism.
Stayforlong is a website specialized in accommodation reservations, starting from 1 night. The agency works to offer its clients the best prices for their long-term vacations. Stayforlong customers have two different options to book their stay in the apartment they want, depending on their needs and budget: Non-refundable (they are the cheapest option) and Refundable.
Hotelspeaker has developed a platform capable of responding almost instantly (within a maximum period of 48 hours) to all the online comments that customers publish about the hotels in which they are staying, regardless of the language in which they were made. It should be noted that the platform publishes the responses generated after supervision and validation by the hotel. Through Hotelspeakers, establishments are able to reinforce their brand image and maximize their revenues.
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