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Travel risk intelligence is evolving. And like constantly changing destination rules and restrictions, keeping up can be hard.
But there are a few trends starting to emerge as borders reopen and corporate travel agencies look to guide hesitant business travelers.
The so-called “duty of care” part of travel management has always been one of its priorities, but it’s shot up the agenda over the past 18 months or so.
In a recent survey, 31 percent of respondents said their company was developing new safety resources or information for travelers, working on developing a timeline for resuming travel, or updating travel policies, according to the Global Business Travel Association poll.
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Each week we round up travel startups that have recently received or announced funding. Please email Senior Travel Tech Editor Sean O Neill at
so@skift.com if you have funding news.
This week, travel startups announced more than $24 million in funding.
Sherpa, a travel tech startup, raised $8.5 million in venture equity funding.
Narrative Fund and True Ventures led the round. Relay Ventures, TSVC, Globalive Capital, N49P, Plug and Play Ventures, Golden Ventures, Stuart MacDonald (founder of Expedia.ca), and LP Maurice (founder and CEO of Busbud) also invested.
Today in funding: Botpress, Sherpa, Kinetyx, Realize Medical, G2V Optics, Solvera Solutions
Six Canadian startups have recently announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised, how much, from whom, and what they’ll be putting the new funds toward.
Botpress lands $15 million Series A
Botpress, a Québec City-based startup that aims to help developers build conversational-based apps, has raised a $15 million Series A round of funding.
The round was led by venture firm Decibel with participation of Inovia Capital, Panache Ventures, Real Ventures, Hike Ventures, One Way Ventures, Fonds Innovexport, and Boxone Ventures. Decibel’s Jon Sakoda will join Botpress’s board of directors as part of the deal.
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Map Features Global Entry Requirements and COVID-19 Testing and Quarantine Rules for Stress-Free Travel
TORONTO, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Leading travel tech company sherpa˚ powers the return to travel by expanding its product offering with their Travel Reopening Map. Travel providers and customers are eager to start traveling again but what was once familiar is now complex due to the rapid pace of change in travel rules. Through sherpa s map-based UI, partners, such as airlines, online travel agencies and cruise lines, can ease their customers hesitancy to book by enabling them to search for destinations open to travel and COVID-19 testing and quarantine rules for both outgoing and return routes.
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