Boston’s travel tech ecosystem blends consumer apps and enterprise platforms aimed at simplifying how people move around the world. Companies in the region use big data, payments infrastructure and booking software to streamline everything from airfare to expense management. Tools for trip planning, reservations and travel insights are becoming more personalized and efficient. Startups and established players alike are building solutions for both individual travelers and businesses. Together, they’re helping redefine how trips are researched, booked and managed end-to-end.
Top Boston Travel Companies
- Hopper
- FareHarbor
- TripAdvisor
- Lola
- Wanderu
- Perk
Boston Travel Companies to Know
For many travelers, where they stay is half of the experience. TripCraft offers the first mobile commerce destination for hotels. Their platform features content management, booking engines and mobile payments. TripCraft ensures a smooth experience for guests and hotels alike.
Hopper is an app that uses big data to predict and analyze airfare so travelers have the info they need to get the best deals on flights. Hopper also notifies them when prices for their flights are predicted at their lowest points.
TripAdvisor is a massive free travel guide and research website that provides reviews of travel-related content and features interactive travel forums. TripAdvisor also offers a personalization tool that helps users save hotel, restaurant, and attraction reviews so you can remember what you did or didn’t like.
Perk is a corporate travel management platform that enables both travelers and their companies to book transportation, including flights, trains and car rentals. The integrated portal efficiently oversees, tracks and generates reports. In addition to customer support and group booking features, Perk’s SaaS platform includes an optional add-on called FlexiPerk. This feature allows for an 80 percent refund on travel arrangements up to two hours prior to the scheduled travel time.
Lola provides real, human travel agents on-demand through a smartphone app. The company researches vacations, books flights and hotels, and anything else you may need for your trip.
Flywire offers a global payments platform with capabilities for the travel industry. Businesses can accept payments from customers in their local currency, and then Flywire’s platform takes care of the foreign exchange and disbursing the funds. The company says its solutions give travel businesses a secure way to simplify their payment processes and cut down on back-office work.
Wanderu provides bus, train and city travel guides, in addition to details of any routes you may need on your U.S. trips. Travelers can book train or inner-city bus tours all over the country.
Navan provides an all-in-one corporate travel and expense software company designed to simplify the booking process for frequent travelers. The company’s technology allows businesses to arrange team offsites, find flights and hotels and automate expense reconciliation. Navan is currently hiring for various positions at its new office in Boston.
FareHarbor is a comprehensive online booking software that allows businesses in the tour, rental and activity industry to grow and manage their online reservations. The founders of FareHarbor crafted their platform from experience working side by side with a catamaran charter company in Oahu’s, Haleiwa Harbor.
