Mark Smith
This article showcases our top picks for the best Massachusetts based Travel companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Travel industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Massachusetts Travel Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
TripAdvisor
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TripAdvisor is a travel site that enables travelers to plan and book their trip.
Lola.com
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Lola.com is an easy-to-use travel management tool that makes managing corporate travel easy, fast, and agile.
PlacePass
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PlacePass is a digital marketplace that helps travelers find, compare, and book great things to do in any destination.
Hedron
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Hedron is a satellite communications company based out of Boston that is leveraging hybrid RF-laser communications technology.
SmarterTravel
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SmarterTravel deliver expert travel tips, inspiring destination stories, and timely travel news to feed your passion for seeing the world.
Wanderu
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Wanderu is a developer of a travel meta-search engine used to book inter-city buses and trains.
Tablelist
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Tabelist is a real-time online ticketing, reservations, and venue management software for hospitality, nightlife, and events.
Kuebix, a Trimble Company
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Kuebix provides a transportation management system (TMS)
Samsonite
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Samsonite is a luggage brand with an extensive legacy in trendsetting travel solutions.
CO Everywhere
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CO Everywhere is a research and development lab and investment vehicle focused on building technology products and services.
Groupize
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Groupize helps the hotel industry attract group travelers by providing automated shopping, booking, collaboration, and planning.
iSubscribed
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iSubscribed is building a next-generation SaaS platform to address many of the pain points faced by consumers and SMBs today.
StreetScan
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StreetScan is a company that provides up-to-date, accurate, and cost efficient information on road conditions.
Rejjee
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Lost & Found for travelers world-wide. SaaS platform posting official TSA Lost & Found reports & delivering JIT product replacement ads.
Linear Air Taxi
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Linear Air Taxi links travelers frustrated with airline service and tedious driving with commercial operators of air taxi aircraft.
Awayr A.I.
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Awayr A.I. develops software solutions for HMI development in automotive, defense, space and other applications.
Uplift Ventures
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Uplift Ventures is a body clock management and health optimization company providing solutions for Shift Work and Jet Lag.
GasBuddy
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GasBuddy is a travel and navigation app that is used by more North American drivers to save money on gas.
Cognius
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Cognius is an internet company that specializes across diverse content industries.
Sheprd
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Sheprd provides transportation for students in its fleet of safe, fully-insured, and licensed SUVs.
Achvr
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Achvr offers a mobile app that enables users to discover, track, and share their entertainment experiences and activities.
Trace Matters Scientific
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Trace Matters is a technology startup focused on developing next generation of mass spectrometry technologies for a variety of applications.
Dashbell
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Dashbell is the OpenTable for Independent Accommodations
MyTineraries
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Platform to create, collaborate, organize, book, & share travel itineraries.
WheresTheBus
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WheresTheBus is an app for the iPhone and iPad to track buses on a map in real-time.
Helio Vision
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Helio Vision develops a therapy for rare, fibroproliferative disorders that lead to abnormal scarring and blindness after retina surgery.
The Molasses Flood
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We are a company of AAA refugees, with veterans of places like Irrational, Harmonix, and Bungie.
The Welcoming Committee
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The Welcoming Committee is a movement of LGBTQ folks who believe in broadening the spectrum of gay life.
HopJump
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HopJump is a travel company that offers personalized travel recommendations and targeted travel content to US consumers.
FlipKey
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FlipKey is a vacation rental marketplace that enables users to find and book a place to stay through its web platform.
FCM Travel Solutions
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FCM Travel Solutions is one of the world’s leading corporate travel and expense management consultancies.
HomeExchange
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HomeExchange is the first global home exchange community. We offer the most authentic way to travel, changing the way you explore the world.
MassMarketplace
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MassMarketplace is a technology-driven e-commerce marketplace for local, domestic and international trade and services.
National Leisure Group (NLG)
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National Leisure Group is an online and offline travel company that provides cruises and vacation packages directly to their customers.
Structural Health Systems
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Structural Health Systems is a Technology based company.
ITA Software
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ITA Software is an airline IT and services provider helping travel companies reduce costs and improve customer service.
MobileSuites
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MobileSuites is an app for apple and android phones to find the hotels nearby and the services offered.
StudentUniverse
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StudentUniverse is an online travel agency providing college students with exclusive discounted deals on airfares and experiences.
Tingo
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Best Hotel Prices. Free Upgrades. Price Drop Refunds.
Travizon Travel
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Travizon Travel is a travel management company headquartered in Boston.
Heirloom
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Heirloom offers luxury accommodations for large groups across the United States.
World Travel Holdings
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World Travel Holdings — the world’s leading cruise agency and award-winning leisure travel company
Optiontown
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Optiontown is a company that specializes in post-ticket purchase technologies and travel options for various airlines.
ingollow
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Ingollow is a community-based travel app that focusses on helping businesses and travelers in a geographic area connect in real time.
Explorica
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Explorica is a travel & tourism company that provides educational travel and tours services.
Grand Circle Corporation
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Grand Circle Corporation is a travel agency specializing in small ship and river cruising trips.
EF Go Ahead Tours
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EF Go Ahead Tours is a travel and tourism company.
Blockskye
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Blockskye provides inventory booking and transaction management solutions for the travel and entertainment industrie
BostonCoach
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The Bostoncoach booker identification system helps for travel.
Sportody
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Sportody is an outdoor sports network for web and mobile, enabling adventurers to find and share new outdoor experiences.
Hospitality Properties Trust
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Hospitality Properties Trust is a lodging and travel center real estate investment trust, or REIT.
Viageur
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SaaS travel tech solution for city destinations that provide live planning content and safety analysis
BookingBuddy
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Booking Buddy travel search tool designed to save time & money by allowing travelers to search of their favorite travel websites at once.
FlightView
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Flightview Inc. produces innovative apps for mobile devices to allow users the ability to track upcoming and in-air flights on their phone.
SHOFUR
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SHOFUR is an online marketplace for charter bus reservations and inter-city bus tickets across North America.
Passkey
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Passkey is the travel industry’s most recognized group reservation and optimization technology provider.
Clever Layover
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Hack travel. Book differently. Save money.
Beeyonder
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A virtual travel startup on a mission to foster memorable travel experiences.
iSeeCars
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iSeeCars offers an online platform that enables its users to find information and compare prices of new and used automobiles.
GotoBus.com
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Book bus tickets online to hundreds of destinations throughout the United States and internationally. Visit us at https://www.gotobus.com/
EF Ultimate Break
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EF Ultimate Break is a travel and transport company that provides online group travel services for anyone.
Tripism
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Tripism users store and exchange travel hacks with contacts whose opinions they value.
Smart Destinations
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Smart Destinations is a provider of an unlimited amount of admission attraction passes for tour destinations in North America.
Cape Air
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Cape Air is an airline providing service throughout New England to various destinations.
Atlas Travel – Global Travel Management
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Atlas Travel is a travel & tourism company that offers travel and account management services.
Otalo
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VACATION RENTAL SEARCH. Search all the different vacation rental sites in a single click! Find your perfect rental from over 1.
Road Scholar
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Road Scholar provides tourism, education, learning, retirement, adventure services.
Travel One
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Travel One Inc is an independently owned and operated Travel Management Company, managing business, group & meeting travel.
Luggage Forward
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Luggage Forward embarked on a strategy of consolidation of the then-fragmented luggage shipping industry.
GuestBook
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A Short-Term Rental Industry Platform For Property Management, Communication & Guest Experiences
Vacation Home Rentals
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Vacation Home Rentals is a peer-to-peer house rental service that allows owners to rent out their homes.
Buggl
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Buggl is a trip itinerary planning platform that connects travelers with local experts.
SeatGuru
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SeatGuru is an online application and website that enables its users to view seating arrangements on a flight and access flight schedules.
Villy
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Villy is a travel agency that provides personalized neighborhood and hotel recommendations to travelers.
RideGuru
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RideGuru is the trusted resource, tool, and community for everyone engaged in ridehails, rideshares, limos, and taxis.
ACIS
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American Council for International Studies is leader in quality educational travel for middle and high school students and their teachers.
Panraven
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Panraven provides an end-to-end web-based service for travel operators and guests.
McCollister’s Transportation Group, Inc.
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McCollister’s Transportation Group is a transportation company providing relocation and logistics solutions.
RealAdventures
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RealAdventures offers information on accommodations, unique vacations, relaxing getaways and travel options in 210+ countries.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority provides commuter rail and inter-district bus services in the greater Boston area.
Magellan Jets
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Magellan Jets is an aviation company providing private jet membership and jet cards.
DUVINE CYCLING & ADVENTURE CO.
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DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co. designs and leads luxury bike trips in the world’s most amazing places.
Goby
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Goby is a travel website that searches selected databases and other web sources for things to do while traveling.
Massachusetts Port Authority
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Massachusetts Port Authority is an airport that processes air travel.
Assurance Technology Corporation
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Assurance Technology Corporation Providing Space Systems Research and Development, and Reliability and Quality Assurance Consulting.
Tripbod
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Tripbod is an online resource for tourists to receive help planning their trips.
Overseas Adventure Travel
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Overseas Adventure Travel is a travel & tourism company that provides travel, adventure, and discovery services.
Live Lingua
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Live Lingua is an online language schools that helps users learn languages from around the world.
Peter Pan Bus Lines
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Peter Pan Bus Lines offers express service throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region in the United States.
Keolis Commuter Services
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Keolis Commuter Services is a transportation company providing passenger transportation services.
Vantage Deluxe World Travel
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Vantage Deluxe World Travel discovers global wonders large and small when you set out on your next adventure.
EF Explore America
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EF Explore America educational tours help prepare students for the future by teaching them more about the world, themselves, etc.
