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Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Globe Thrivers turns creator travel content into bookable trips

By Cathy Walsh | May 18, 2026

The startup is building AI-powered infrastructure that turns creator content into structured itineraries, collaborative planning and attributed bookings. Read More

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Startup Stage: Altitude AI wants to modernize unmanaged business travel

By Cathy Walsh | May 4, 2026

The startup is building an AI-powered business travel platform designed to help companies without dedicated travel teams book trips and control travel spend. Read More

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Startup Stage: Travel Smarter uses agentic AI to optimize airline loyalty for travelers

By Cathy Walsh | April 27, 2026

The startup analyzes fragmented airline loyalty data to help frequent travelers optimize status, rewards and program choices in real time. Read More

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Startup Stage: First Wave AI automates hotel guest communications and revenue intelligence

By Cathy Walsh | April 20, 2026

The startup offers an AI platform that manages guest interactions across channels while providing staff support and operational insights. Read More

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Startup Stage: Roameo targets group travel planning with swipe-to-match interface

By Cathy Walsh | April 13, 2026

The platform brings discovery, group coordination and itinerary building into a single, structured experience designed to reduce planning friction. Read More

Interview / Technology

Startup Stage: Travelese brings identity-based matching to travel discovery

By Cathy Walsh | April 6, 2026

The company uses a proprietary matching architecture to power travel discovery instead of relying on traditional keyword search. Read More

Interview / Technology

Startup Stage: Drifter targets AI discovery gap with visibility platform for destinations

By Cathy Walsh | April 1, 2026

The startup monitors how destinations, hotels and attractions appear across AI platforms and offers tools to improve visibility. Read More

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Startup Stage: Q Concierge positions voice AI as core hotel infrastructure

By Cathy Walsh | March 23, 2026

Q Concierge’s voice AI platform acts as a 24/7 digital front desk, helping hotels capture missed bookings, respond instantly to guests and streamline operations. Read More

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Startup Stage: Go With Rosie aims to simplify family trip planning

By Abby Crotty | March 19, 2026

The startup just launched this year, offering a free travel tool for families. Read More

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Startup Stage: BizTrip AI wants to replace fragmented booking systems for business travelers

By Abby Crotty | March 9, 2026

In February, startup announced $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. Read More

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Startup Stage: HotelWorld AI wants to increase hotel traffic from AI platforms

By Abby Crotty | February 24, 2026

HotelWorld AI agents connect to a hotel’s existing technology stack, managed through a unified AI platform powered by a common data layer. Read More

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Startup Stage: Altek AI wants to use AI to improve hotel guest communications

By Abby Crotty | February 11, 2026

Founded in 2024, Norwegian startup Altek AI recently raised $500,000 to build an AI platform for hotels focused on guest communication. Read More

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Startup Stage: Navifare helps travelers find and book cheap flights

By Abby Crotty | January 26, 2026

The startup's AI agent surfaces the cheapest public fare for a flight, then lets partner OTAs compete to offer travelers an even better price. Read More