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Travel app Hopper raises $96M from Capital One to double down on social commerce

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Evidently, the downturn hasn’t soured investors on the travel industry. Travel booking startup Hopper today announced that it closed a $96 million follow-on investment from Capital One, bringing the company’s total raised to $740 million. Hopper differentiates itself from rival travel services (e.g.

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Do you need another app to discover beautiful places when you travel?

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In the summer of 2019, Timilehin Ajiboye became intrigued with the idea of building a travel app after conversations with a circle of friends. And while social media, growing exponentially over the past decade, has changed the way we communicate and connect, it has also changed how we travel. Social media and travel.

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Luxury air travel startup Aero raises $20M

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Aero , a startup backed by Garrett Camp’s startup studio Expa, has raised $20 million in Series A funding — right as CEO Uma Subramanian said demand for air travel is returning “with a vengeance.” Subramanian said that as borders re-opened and travel resumed in a limited capacity, Aero began to offer flights.

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Travel app S?kr scores $2.25 million to bring campsite inventory into the digital age

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The two had been traveling independently with their partners in their camper vans, having embraced the so-called “ van life ” lifestyle. “Just like in the ’90s, if you wanted to book a hotel or travel somewhere, you’d have to call hotels individually. Back in 2017, S?kr’s Image Credits: S?kr

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Globetrotter’s new app is a ‘Spotify Wrapped’ for your travel memories

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Frequent travelers who want to track their trips and reminisce about their favorite spots and travel memories now have a new app to do so. All rights reserved.

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Pilot is a social travel hub that uses AI to help you plan, book and share trips

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Pilot, a Vancouver-based startup, wants to become “the hub of global travel experience” and connect people via travel.

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Hopper raises $170M and partners with Capital One on a new cardholder travel booking portal

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Canadian travel startup Hopper has raised a $170 million Series F round, led by Capital One. banks and credit card company is also coming on board as a strategic partner, to launch Capital One Travel, which is the first instantiation of Hopper’s new B2B platform, Hopper Cloud. “Price freeze is a good example.

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