Hot 25 Startups 2024

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Digital tipping solution Grazzy adds IHG to portfolio of brand partners

By Mitra Sorrells | March 5, 2024

Grazzy, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2024, enables hotel guests to tip without cash and without requiring an app download or account setup. Read More

News / Technology

Travel early adopters share lessons after year with generative AI

By Derek Catron | February 7, 2024

PhocusWire is checking in with some of travel's early adopters in using generative artificial intelligence, beginning with three startups, to find out what they have learned from their first year of... Read More

News / Online

Assessing the effectiveness of influencer marketing in travel

By Morgan Hines | February 1, 2024

Windstar Cruises is the latest company to bolster its influencer marketing strategy, recently announcing a partnership with Jerne, which helps to facilitate connections with influencers. Read More

News / Startups

Travel investors on the funding dynamics in 2024

By Linda Fox | January 22, 2024

Travel investors Derive Ventures and Inovia share insight on the funding landscape for 2024 with additional perspective from travel startups. Read More

News / Online

Travel’s movers, shakers and newsmakers of 2023

By PhocusWire | December 19, 2023

These are some of the people PhocusWire has identified as playing key roles in the past year — and figure to be among those to watch in the year to come. Read More

News / Startups

Young travel leaders build connections at The Phocuswright Conference

By PhocusWire | December 15, 2023

Aurélie Krau of #MissionNomad and Evan Konwiser of AmEx GBT joined Vanessa Karel of Greether to discuss the program in the PhocusWire studio. Read More

Interview / Startups

Weeva - Launch Pitch at the Phocuswright Conference 2023

By PhocusWire | December 14, 2023

Weeva, one of PhocusWire's Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024, is a holistic business sustainability management company. Read More

News / Technology

Grazzy inks partnership for digital tipping with Hyatt

By Linda Fox | November 21, 2023

The partnership means that Grazzy’s tipping solutions can be used across Hyatt’s locations, helping hotel employees earn extra cash. Read More

News / Online

“Kayak killer”? Hafner, English swap barbs, talk new ventures

By Derek Catron | November 16, 2023

Kayak CEO Steve Hafner and co-founder Paul English, now with Deets, took the stage together Wednesday at The Phocuswright Conference in Fort Lauderdale. Sparks flew. Read More

From Our Partners / Startups

Video: Allianz Partners US on the power of innovation in travel

By PhocusWire | November 15, 2023

PhocusWire's Hot 25 Travel Startups of 2024 is the sixth edition of the list that highlights early stage companies that are creating valuable products and services – and that have potential to grow and... Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024: Point.me

By PhocusWire | November 14, 2023

Point.me is the first-of-its-kind flight search that enables travelers to redeem their airline and credit card rewards for better flights - for fewer points. Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024: Acai Travel

By PhocusWire | November 14, 2023

Acai Travel offers large language model-based travel operation optimization products to a diverse range of travel call centers, including TMCs, OTAs, airlines, hotels and banks. Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024: Autoura

By PhocusWire | November 14, 2023

Autoura is a digital experience platform for real world experiences that, using artificial intelligence, operates location-based tourism, leisure and hospitality experiences. Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024: Blockskye

By PhocusWire | November 14, 2023

Blockskye offers an end-to-end solution for corporate travel management in partnership with Kayak that places corporate buyers in direct contact with suppliers. Read More