
Travel and Hospitality Software Landscape of the United States
1,921 Travel and Hospitality Software companies in the United States, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Travel and Hospitality Software in the United States
Shows 1,921 U.S. Travel and Hospitality Software firms, highlighting which are hiring, best funded, and most covered; 121 are hiring now and 383 have disclosed funding.
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Airwallex13last posted Aug 2026
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Emburse12last posted Jul 2026
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Virgin Voyages11last posted Jun 2026
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Vacatia10last posted Jul 2026
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Expedia Group10last posted Jul 2026
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Kasa10last posted Jul 2026
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Avelo Airlines10last posted Jun 2026
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Navan10last posted Aug 2026
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Ramp$3.1BSeries E · Nov 2025
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Airbnb$3.1BConventional Debt · Apr 2020
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Navan$2.1BSeries G · Oct 2025
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Brex$1.8BConventional Debt · Jan 2025
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Airwallex$1.6BSeries G · Dec 2025
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Expedia$1.2BPost IPO · Apr 2020
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Virgin Voyages$1.1BPE · Sep 2023
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Wright Express$1.1BGrant (prize money) · May 2025
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Expedia$3.4BFY2021 filing
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Wright Express$462.2MFY2024 filing
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Lindblad Expeditions$208MFY2023 filing
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Marqeta$165.8MFY2024 filing
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Travelzoo$91.7MFY2022 filing
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Expensify$34MFY2023 filing
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Navan$7.2MFY2023 filing
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Jurny$1.2Msnapshot Dec 2023
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Expedia17,100tracked employees
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Wright Express6,100tracked employees
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Virgin Voyages2,743tracked employees
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American Express Global Business Travel1,894tracked employees
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Airwallex1,400tracked employees
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Lindblad Expeditions890tracked employees
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Navan847tracked employees
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Marqeta771tracked employees
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Expedia17.3%262 tracked events
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Airwallex12.2%185 tracked events
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Marqeta6.2%94 tracked events
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Hotwire5.2%79 tracked events
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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts4.7%72 tracked events
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Navan4.5%68 tracked events
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Wright Express3.9%59 tracked events
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Lindblad Expeditions3.6%54 tracked events
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Vrbotop 5kvrbo.com
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Expediatop 5kexpedia.com
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Furnished Findertop 50kfurnishedfinder.com
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Streamline VRStop 50kstreamlinevrs.com
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Ramptop 50kramp.com
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Worldpackerstop 50kworldpackers.com
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Reservation Desktop 50kreservationdesk.com
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Travelocitytop 50ktravelocity.com
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How the Travel and Hospitality Software ecosystem in the United States grew, 2016–2025
Displays the number of companies founded each year from 2016 to 2025, with a peak of 115 startups in 2016 and 14 in 2025.
Where Travel and Hospitality Software companies in the United States are based
Lists the cities with the most companies in the sector, led by New York City (181) and San Francisco (143).








The Travel and Hospitality Software market map of the United States: what these companies actually do
Breaks down product sub‑categories and revenue models, noting the largest groups such as consumer digital (1,141) and subscription revenue (1,176).
The biggest kinds of Travel and Hospitality Software company, by how many we track.








- Consumer Digital1,141 companies · $13.3B raised · 59 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce909 companies · $9.6B raised · 50 hiring
- Enterprise Tech865 companies · $18.9B raised · 65 hiring
- Marketplaces665 companies · $9.7B raised · 33 hiring
- Enterprise Software624 companies · $16.1B raised · 47 hiring
- SaaS496 companies · $13.2B raised · 37 hiring
- Travel and Hospitality SaaS345 companies · $1.3B raised · 20 hiring
- Vacation Rentals299 companies · $7B raised · 14 hiring
- Fintech246 companies · $15.4B raised · 23 hiring
- Gig Employers224 companies · $6.2B raised · 10 hiring
- Cfo Stack161 companies · $13.3B raised · 17 hiring
- Sharing Economy154 companies · $4.5B raised · 9 hiring
Monetization
How Travel and Hospitality Software companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Travel and Hospitality Software in the United States
Counts 833 corporate events over the past two years, including key people moves (227) and earnings releases (173).
- M&ALong Lake has agreed to acquire American Express Global Business Travel for USD 6.3 billion...2026-05-05
- M&AThe CWT acquisition in September 2025 diluted it further to 14.3 percent.2026-05-04
- M&ABetween 2024 and 2025, the Italian app developer purchased California’s MileIQ Inc.2026-04-22
- M&AJuniper Group has acquired a majority stake in DerbySoft, a developer of distribution management software, in a tech M&A deal aimed at expanding its software investments.2026-04-16
- M&ACompletion of Brex buyout strengthens Capital One’s digital payments and AI‑driven business‑payments strategy2026-04-13
- M&AZone & Co announced it has acquired Sudozi, an AI-powered procurement and vendor management platform.2026-04-10
- FundingLola Raises $3 Million to Expand Custom Cake Platform Across GCC ... The round was led by Vision Ventures, with participation from Aljazira Capital, Seedra Ventures and Plus VC.2026-04-08
- FundingPEX Card, a corporate card and spend management platform for businesses, has raised $9.7M in funding according to a recent SEC filing.2026-03-17
- FundingWheel the World – $11.0M2026-03-02
- FundingPerk reached annualized revenue of USD 360m and revenue growth of 48 percent in 2025, after raising USD 200m in new growth capital.2026-02-03
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Travel and Hospitality Software company in the United States was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| Long Lake Management | $6.3B | Announced | 2026-05-05 | |
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-05-04 | ||
| Amex GBT | undisclosed | — | 2026-05-04 | |
| undisclosed | — | 2026-04-22 | ||
| $5.1B | Completed | 2026-04-21 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-16 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Details specific event types like IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches, and contract wins.
Wright ExpressLauren Taylor Wolfe · Appointment → Board MemberMay 2026
Wright ExpressMelissa Smith · Resignation — was Board ChairMay 2026
Wright ExpressEllen Alemany · Appointment → Board MemberMay 2026
Key DataDustin Downing · Appointment → Chief Executive OfficerMay 2026
Key DataJason Sprenkle · Retirement — was Chief Executive OfficerMay 2026
HotwireHeather Craft · Promotion → North American CEOApr 2026
HotwireGrant Toups · Appointment → Global Chief ExecutiveApr 2026
HotwireLaura Macdonald · Appointment → President of Hotwire AmericasApr 2026
AirwallexPOS productApr 2026
Airwallexpoint-of-sale product (Payments)Apr 2026
MarqetaReal-Time Decisioning (RTD) offering (risk services)Mar 2026
Key DataDex AI (Artificial intelligence tool for property management)Mar 2026
ReadyBidApexAI™ Sourcing Intelligence Platform (AI-enabled procurement platform)Feb 2026
GreyGrey Business (Multi-currency payments platform)Feb 2026
NavanNavan NDC integration with Qantas (API)Feb 2026
Navanupgraded New Distribution Capability (NDC) integration (API Integration)Feb 2026
Navanwon pcl constructionApr 2026
Travelportwon akasa airFeb 2026
Navanwon darktraceFeb 2026
Travelportwon fox world travelFeb 2026
RSEwon scottish waterDec 2025
Canary Technologieswon kerten hospitalityDec 2025
AirwallexAudit ordered — Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)Jan 2026
American Express Global Business Travelcleared — UK Competition and Markets AuthorityJan 2026
Airwallexnew licenses secured in 12 marketsDec 2025
AirwallexApproved for payment licence — Central Bank of the UAESep 2025
- United States Department of Justice v american express global business travelantitrust lawsuit to block purchase of CWT · FiledDec 2025
- u.s. department of justice v american express global business travelblock acquisition of CWT · DismissedAug 2025
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +8.8%, half slower.
Who is building Travel and Hospitality Software in the United States
Profiles 912 founders and CEOs across 675 firms, showing common alma maters and prior employers such as Cornell (19) and Goldman Sachs (5).
Brex, Ivy · Ex-Forma, Revolut, Fluidly, FTV Capital, Silicon Valley Bank · California State University-Sacramento BA 1991
Ex-Hohen International, National Australia Bank, Aviva · University of Melbourne BE 2007
Expedia, ex-The Adecco, ex-Trivago, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, 2000
Ex-The World & Disney Cruise Line. Florida State University BSc 1981, University of Miami Business School MBA 1990
Ex-News America Marketing, The Clorox Company. Stanford University BA 1988
Ex-Co-Founder Hotel Ninjas, Vice-President budgetplaces.com, EL AL Israel Airlines…
University of Utah BS 2007
Ideator, Northern Nights Music Festival, ex-Founder Generation SF, FUTR, Heighten, Morgan Stanley, Filmzu. University of California BS 2006…
Vacasa, ex-Rented Com, ex-Interhome, MIP Politecnico di Milano, 2005
- flagged as repeat founders11
- no repeat-founder flag774
- women104
- men726
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Who funds Travel and Hospitality Software in the United States
Summarizes 748 funding rounds since 2016 from 1,057 investors, with a typical round size of $5 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Y Combinator | 35 | 12 | Jun 2025 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 13 | 7 | Jul 2023 |
| Greenoaks | 12 | 7 | Oct 2021 |
| General Catalyst | 11 | 4 | Jul 2025 |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | 11 | 3 | Nov 2025 |
| Thayer Ventures | 11 | 2 | Jun 2025 |
| Techstars | 10 | 6 | Jan 2023 |
| Coatue | 10 | 4 | Oct 2025 |
| Thrive Capital | 10 | 3 | Jul 2025 |
| Spark Capital | 10 | 2 | Feb 2022 |
The typical round is $5M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Travel and Hospitality Software funding rounds in the United States
Highlights the largest disclosed round—Airbnb’s $1.5 billion Series E—and lists ten other large recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Emega-round | $1.5B | Dec 2015 | Tiger Global Management, General Atlantic, Hillhouse +1 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $1B | Apr 2020 | Silver Lake, Sixth Street, BlackRock +3 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $900M | Jan 2014 | Certares, Qatar Investment Authority | |
| Series Emega-round | $514.1M | Jul 2025 | Iconiq Capital, Founders Fund, D1 Capital Partners +19 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $500M | Feb 2022 | Saluda Grade | |
| Series Amega-round | $450M | Apr 2014 | TPG, Dragoneer Investment Group, T. Rowe Price +1 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $425M | Apr 2021 | Tiger Global Management, TCV, Baillie Gifford +11 more | |
| Series Fmega-round | $362M | Oct 2021 | Greenoaks, Base Partners, Elad Gil | |
| Series Cmega-round | $350.7M | Aug 2021 | Founders Fund, Redpoint Ventures, Thrive Capital +6 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $339M | Aug 2023 | Thrive Capital, Sands Capital, General Catalyst +3 more |
110 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Series A$7.2MApr 2026
Series C$85MFeb 2026
Series B$40MFeb 2026
Series D$9.7MFeb 2026
Series A$3.5MFeb 2026
Seed$1.5MFeb 2026
Travel and Hospitality Software jobs in the United States: who is hiring and what they ask for
Reports 4,153 job postings in the last year from 174 employers, with median pay of $92 k and top skills including Salesforce, Python, and React.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Travel and Hospitality Software employers in the United States put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- salesforce154▲
- python128▲
- react119▲
- excel115▲
- sql90▲
- typescript88▲
- netsuite68▲
- ai66▲
- outlook65▲
- crm65▲
- Manager$95k/yr (n=186)
- Senior$115k/yr (n=56)
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60 Travel and Hospitality Software-relevant internships in India were advertised over the same 12 months.
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