Hot 25 Startups 2020


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Hotailors rebrands to WorkTrips, bags €23M investment
By Linda Fox | May 9, 2022
The funding will go toward rebranding Hotailors as well as boosting its presence in existing markets and extending the platform to new markets. Read More
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Kayak opening hotel, developing hotel tech in partnership with Life House
By Mitra Sorrells | March 9, 2021
Kayak will open Kayak Miami Beach in April and will use the property as a "design lab" to develop hotel technology. Read More
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Where are they now? Revisiting the Hot 25 Startups for 2020
By Mitra Sorrells | November 6, 2020
Find out how these startups have shifted priorities, created new partnerships and adjusted their products to meet the challenges created by COVID-19. Read More
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Hot 25 Startups 2020: Groupdesk
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
Groupdesk streamlines the booking and payments processes so that travelers can easily service themselves, which allows businesses to focus on marketing and achieving long-term profitability. Read More
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Hot 25 Startups 2020: AirGateway
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
AirGateway is enabling travel agents to seamlessly adopt the NDC standard while saving development time and costs. Read More
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Hot 25 Startups 2020: Bacarai
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
Bacarai has developed a digital marketplace for group airfare, which enables airlines to manage the lifecycle of a group contract with ease, while simultaneously optimizing the customer journey. Read More
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Hot 25 Startups 2020: Coast Autonomous
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
Coast Autonomous is bringing low-speed driverless shuttle vehicles to different campuses, cities and airports around the world. Read More
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Hot 25 Startups 2020: ConnexPay
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
Connexpay acts as a C2B2B intermediary, which transforms payment acceptance and insurance for travel providers. Read More
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Hot 25 Startups 2020: Cruisewatch
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
Cruisewatch scans more than 25,000 cruise sailings for good bargains, maintains a price history for five years, reads through 250,000 cruise reviews and alerts users when the price drops. Read More
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Hot 25 Startups 2020: Daycation
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
A plethora of luxury hotels, including Hyatt, Hilton and Marriot, have teamed up with Daycation to enhance the guest experience with on-demand amenities available on web and mobile apps. Read More
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Hot 25 Startups 2020: Emadri
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
Emadri’s B2B2C platform, with its proprietary algorithms, simplifies one of the most stressful parts of the travel journey – creating a packing list. Read More
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Hot 25 Startups 2020: Explorest
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
Explorest’s app is tailored for both experienced and novice photographers, and provides extensive guides for California, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong and more. Read More
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Hot 25 Startups 2020: ForwardX
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
ForwardX's Ovis is the world’s first vision-powered artificial intelligence carry-on luggage that can follow users from behind and can move autonomously on the side throughout the airport. Read More
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Hot 25 Startups 2020: Futurestay
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
FutureStay is aimed at simplifying bookings, guests and marketing for independent vacation rental entrepreneurs. Read More
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Hot 25 Startups 2020: Hotailors
By PhocusWire | November 18, 2019
Hotailors automates the booking process in corporate travel and can handle a request within five minutes. Read More