Best Travel and Hospitality Companies in Spain
The 340 best Travel and Hospitality companies in Spain in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Azvi.
Spain's Travel and Hospitality sector is one of the most closely watched in Europe right now, and this directory ranks the 340 companies we track here by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Total disclosed funding sits at $907M across those companies, with Vueling Airlines ($283M), Azvi ($287M), and Volotea ($266M) accounting for the lion's share before the field drops sharply to names like bnetwork ($35M) and Kampaoh ($8M). No unicorns yet, but the capital concentration at the top tells you where institutional conviction lives. The global market, projected to reach $1,731.4B by 2025 from $889.7B in 2020 at a 14.2% CAGR, gives that funding context a serious tailwind.
So what's moving the needle this quarter? App installs across 614 hospitality and travel apps are up a median of +19% YoY, which tracks with what 2016 research on digital engagement in tourism pointed toward years ago. I'd also flag that the sector's hot themes right now skew unexpectedly operational: severe weather warnings and flood-stage forecasting are driving product decisions, a signal that resilience infrastructure is becoming a differentiator. Coverage breadth is otherwise flat, meaning the companies that grab attention are the ones solving real friction, whether that's guest experience versus brand standards or climate-related disruption. Investors like Lanzadera and BBVA are watching closely. You should be too.
Ranked: Best Travel and Hospitality companies in Spain
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | App-install YoY | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7Pines | — | — | Unfunded | 161 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Abama Hotel Resort Operator of resort offering real estate, hotel, golf, and other services | — | — | Unfunded | — | — | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 3 | AC Hotels Owner and operator of hotels. The company provides facilities like corporate programs, dining, accommodation… | — | — | Acquired | 1,087 | — | +42% | — | — | — |
| 4 | Acciona Airport Services Provider of airport ground handling and support services. | — | — | Acquired | 567 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | ACCIONA Cultura ACCIONA Cultura is a leading company in developing and applying immersive narratives and interactive… | — | — | Private | 200 | — | +66% | — | — | — |
| 6 | Acttiv Provider of entertainment services, shows, and activities for tourist establishments | — | — | Unfunded | 379 | Carmen Lopez CEO de Personas/Socia Fundadora | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | ADH Hotels & Resorts Operator of a hotel company that specializes in the international multi-brand management and operation of… | — | — | Private | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | aeronova Aeronova is an air transport company with services to create regular lines, air taxi, sanitary, cargo and… | — | — | Acquired | 37 | — | — | — | — | 1 job opening |
Top 12 Travel and Hospitality companies in Spain
#1
Funding Raised · Seville, Andalusia · founded 2002$287.1Mraised▾
Provider of real estate and rail transport management services
- Apr 2026Conventional Debt$286.9M
- Sep 2017Grant (prize money)$222.8K
#2
Series B · Castrillon, Asturias · founded 2011 · 1700 employees$265.9Mraised▾
Volotea is an online platform for travelers to discover flight tickets, hotels & car rentals. Travelers are also allowed to book the services by making an online payment through the platform. Other services include check-in, flight status, onboard entertainment, flight cancellation & more.
- Jul 2020Conventional Debt$175.9M
- Jun 2018Series B—
- Feb 2012Series B$90M
- 2011Seed—
#3
Acquired · El Prat de Llobregat, Catalonia · founded 2004 · 4296 employees$283.5Mraised▾
Vueling Airlines is a low-cost airline carrier in Spain. Operates from its hubs in Barcelona–El Prat Airport and Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Rome. Serves over 100 destinations in Africa, Asia and Europe, as of Oct 2016. Claims to have carried over 17M users in 2014.
- May 2020Conventional Debt$283.3M
- Oct 2016Grant (prize money)$141.8K
- 2004Seed—
#4
Series A · Bilbao, Basque Country · founded 2021$6.4Mraised▾
Operator of hotels
- Sep 2023Series A$6.4M
#5
Series A · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2017 · 140 employees$7.6Mraised▾
Provider of hiking camping & adventure tour
- Jan 2023Series A$1.6M
- Jan 2023Conventional Debt$13.5M
- 2021Seed$5.7M
- Apr 2021Seed$361.4K
#6
Late Stage · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2005 · 97 employees$34.6Mraised▾
Provider of accommodation management services
- Jan 2019PE$34.6M
- 2015Grant (prize money)$123.7K
#7
Series A · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2020 · 39 employees$4.6Mraised▾
Developer of an electric vehicle leasing and turnkey fleet management platform intended for renting electric vehicles to companies. The company aggregates and filters all offers and vehicles on a single platform adds a service layer that makes everything easy and offers a SaaS solution that facilitates multi-provider management of leasing contracts for last-mile operators, enabling companies to adopt electric mobility solutions for its activity and its employees and save financial, administrative and operational costs.
#8
Seed · Pamplona, Navarre · founded 2019 · 8 employees$926.8Kraised▾
MainRail is a high-tech startup focused on railway infrastructure maintenance digitalization. They provide IT-based solutions to optimize infrastructure maintenance operations, including a modular platform for maintenance management. Their team consists of experts in software and AI.
- Dec 2023Seed$926.8K
- Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$44.8K
#9
Funding Raised · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2019 · 11 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Developer of artificial intelligence applications and digital assistants designed for the aviation industry. The company develops digital assistants for operations in aviation by investing in infrastructure, data management, and machine learning solutions, thereby helping the aviation industry compete in the digital era.
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$53.8K
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$1.8M
#10
Acquired · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2004$2.9Mraised▾
Provider of engineering services specialized in the field of railway facility
- Sep 2019Grant (prize money)$1.1M
- Oct 2017Grant (prize money)$745.2K
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$666K
- Mar 2016Grant (prize money)$56.6K
#11
Series A · Arguedas, Navarre · founded 2003 · 38 employees$3.8Mraised▾
Operator of an adventure theme park intended for family leisure. The company's park consists of giant zip wires, funfair rides and animals including lions, tigers and bears, enabling visitors to enjoy a combination of attractions, nature and shows.
- Feb 2020Series A$3.8M
#12
Series A · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2013 · 70 employees$3Mraised▾
Operator of hotels
- Dec 2019Series A$3M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Travel and Hospitality coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
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Common questions
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