Travel & Hospitality Startups

Yaay is a travel app that lets users save places they discover on TikTok and Instagram, using AI to identify the exact location and pin it to a personal map. Users can organize saved spots into boards and turn travel inspiration into booked experiences.

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YachtLife is a yacht charter and sales marketplace offering thousands of yachts available for charter and purchase globally.

1 investor

Yanolja is a travel technology company that provides cloud-based hotel management solutions, B2B transaction platforms, and AI-powered data solutions to hospitality enterprises across 170+ countries. The company serves hotels, travel agencies, tour operators, and leisure travelers through its suite of SaaS platforms and consumer marketplace.

1 investor

Yanolja (operated by Nol Universe Co., Ltd.) runs an online travel platform that acts as an intermediary for booking accommodations and leisure products in South Korea. It functions as a communication sales broker connecting sellers with customers rather than selling the products directly.

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A Chinese travel and tourism company that organizes short-distance travel experiences for consumers. The company operates with a large team and focuses on leisure travel offerings.

1 investor

Yellow Square is a hostel and social hospitality venue offering accommodation alongside a bar, city tours, activities like yoga and cooking, and co-working space. It caters to travellers, including groups, in Italy.

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Yescapa operates an online marketplace for renting campervans, motorhomes, and converted vans between private owners and travelers. It caters to outdoor enthusiasts and families looking for road trips.

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Yescapa operates an online marketplace for renting campervans and motorhomes, connecting travellers with a range of vehicle types from campervans to A-class motorhomes for road trips and holidays.

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Yonder is a UK-based financial membership offering credit and debit cards that earn points on everyday spending, including rent and mortgage payments, redeemable at over 300 brands. It also provides travel perks such as no foreign transaction fees, hotel bookings, eSIM data, and travel credits for members.

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YOTEL operates a chain of hotels in city-center and airport locations worldwide, offering compact rooms with features such as its SmartBed and Hypnos mattresses. It also provides layover stays at airport locations (YOTELAIR) and a corporate membership program for business travelers.

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Operates an online catalogue of local bars, restaurants, and rental venues that can be booked or privatised for events, with a search tool built for groups to compare venues against their constraints and read reviews from other event organisers. The venues are selected and their managers trained by the company's team, with transparent booking terms and no commission charged.

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Yummy Guide operates WOWiTH, an online travel agency offering global attraction tickets and activity bookings, and WOW, a platform connecting travelers with local experience hosts. The company provides both centralized booking and peer-to-peer experience sharing for travelers.

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Z-Trip (在途商旅) offers an end-to-end corporate travel management platform for enterprises, covering flights, hotels, train tickets, car service, visas, insurance, and MICE, with negotiated fares and a self-developed booking and expense-control system. It integrates with company OA and accounting systems and provides features such as credit-based monthly settlement, corporate advance payment, unified invoicing, and visual travel management reports, targeting businesses in China.

1 investor

Zartico provides a visitor intelligence platform (ZDOS/Z5) that combines geolocation, spending, and other data sets to help destination marketing organizations, agencies, resorts, and tourism operators understand visitor behavior, attribute marketing performance, and measure economic impact. The tools offer visitor journey insights, predictive demand modeling, and media attribution for the travel and tourism industry.

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Zaubar provides generative AI and augmented reality services designed to enhance physical business locations by increasing customer engagement and revenue through immersive digital experiences.

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Zephalto develops stratospheric balloon flights to carry passengers to near-space, working in partnership with the French space agency CNES for its balloon technology. The company positions itself in the space tourism and travel sector with a focus on low-pollution flights.

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Zhiketong provides digital marketing services for hotels and hospitality chains through a SaaS platform and integrated services across social platforms like WeChat, Douyin, Little Red Book, and Alipay. The company serves high-star and international hotel groups in China.

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Zipabout operates Journey Alerts, a service that sends public transport passengers real-time travel updates and step-by-step instructions via messaging apps rather than a downloadable app. It serves UK travellers, including disabled, senior, and less tech-confident users, with personalised routing and a "BUDDY" feature for tracking loved ones' journeys.

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Zoover is a Dutch travel booking platform offering holiday accommodations, from campsites to all-inclusive resorts, alongside user reviews to help travelers choose and book trips. It features a lowest-price guarantee and 24/7 customer support.

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Zoover Sports & Events sells travel packages and tickets to sporting events, such as arrangements including match tickets for the UEFA Nations League and Dutch national football team games. The company serves sports fans in the Netherlands.

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ZuBlu is an online marketplace for booking sustainable scuba diving and underwater adventure travel, offering access to over 500 eco-friendly resorts and liveaboards primarily across Asia and the Pacific. The platform combines a search and discovery tool with expert guidance to help divers plan dive holidays while promoting ocean conservation.

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Zuzuche is an online platform for booking overseas car rentals, offering support across the booking, pickup, usage, and return process for self-drive travel. It serves Chinese travelers renting vehicles in nearly 200 countries worldwide.

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Dearmonday offers a work-from-anywhere platform that enables employees to work remotely from curated destinations while maintaining productivity. The service targets corporate clients seeking flexible work arrangements, team building, and employee wellness programs.

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Allwin Air operates a global travel commerce platform providing travel services and technology, including airline and travel agency API integrations, ancillary airline services, and web/mobile e-commerce interfaces.

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