Waterloo’s MetaMarketplace raises $4M
Waterloo-based online travel marketplace MetaMarketplace has raised $4 million to continue to compete against other vacation…
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Hopper Lays Off Several Montreal Staff After Finally Launching
It’s been a long road for Hopper, the (now) Boston-based startup that was founded in Montreal over six years ago, building…
Hopper, the Startup That’s Been in Stealth for Six Years Finally (soft) Launched This Week
It’s been six years since a bunch of ex-Expedia and TripAdvisor engineers started working on Hopper, a Montreal and Boston-based…
Online Travel Mag Startup Releases “Canada’s Top 20 Streets”
Toronto-based online travel magazine Vacay.ca, an online offshoot of Elevation Media Solutions, has released its list of Canada’s…
HotelTonight Extends Coverage to Six Canadian Cities, Adds Vancouver and Whistler
HotelTonight, the San Francisco-based hotel booking application, is now offering deals in Vancouver and Whistler. The “made…
GoEuro Adds $4M, Looks To Be Go To Trip Planning Aggregator for Europe
Berlin-based GoEuro, an online travel search platform that lets travelers search and compare air, bus, train, and car travel…
MediaGraph Expands DIY Public Relations Platform to the Travel Industry
BetaKit covered DIY public relations platform MediaGraph when it launched and demoed its platform for SMBs at the SeedStartup…
Airport Chatter Snags 10,000 Users To Aid Air Travellers Discover While Waiting
The air travel industry is increasingly becoming a hot target for startups looking to improve the overall experience by making…
Busbud Revamps Platform to Be the Go-To Tool for Global Bus Travelers
Although the travel industry has largely moved online when it comes to browsing and booking everything from flights to hotels,…
GuidePal Reaches One Million Users, 60 Cities for Mobile Travel Guides
Stockholm-based GuidePal announced today it has reached one million registered users for its social travel guides. Previously,…
Trover Launches Web Companion to Mobile Travel Discovery Apps
Seattle-based Trover announced today the launch of their new website, which complements their free iOS and Android apps that…
Treovi Does Away With Commissions for New Hotel Booking Service
Swiss startup Treovi today launched its hotel booking service in public beta, and the company offers a key difference that…
Skift Launches B2B Travel Site to Provide News and Insights to Industry Insiders
Skift, a new startup launching today from former paidContent founder Rafat Ali, is that unique beast in the startup world:…
DealAngel Goes International With Value-Based Hotel Search Engine
Some hotel search sites are focused on the best prices, regardless of whether a low price is the norm for that hotel or just…
Fotopedia Partners With Expedia to Add Hotel Booking to Travel Photography Apps
Fotopedia, the company founded in 2008 by former Apple application architect Jean-Marie Hullot, today unveiled a new direct…