Hot 25 Startups 2020


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Where are they now? Checking in with our Hot 25 startups of 2020
By Morgan Hines | October 16, 2023
Placemakr, ConnexPay, Life House, Futurestay, Questo, Worktrips and Cruisewatch update PhocusWire on what they’ve been up to since they were named part of PhocusWire’s Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2020. Read More
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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