13 Travel Tech Startups and Companies Calling Colorado Home

Sure, plenty of people come to Colorado to ski or hike, but the state’s travel technology ecosystem doesn’t limit itself to serving just the outdoorsy crowd. Key players in Colorado travel tech include hotel booking and vacation rental providers, trip planning tools and smart luggage companies. Here are a few worth checking out: 

 

AirDNA is a self-serve platform that aids Airbnb and other short-term rental hosts with tracking and forecasting revenue potential of their properties. Its AI and machine learning technology provide property-specific data for customized reports that help its clients invest their time and money strategically. The company’s headquarters are in Denver. 

 

Lighthouse (formerly OTA Insight) provides tech solutions for hotels, bringing them a platform that delivers relevant, actionable insights about their performance and the industry. It’s designed to help hospitality businesses achieve “smarter revenue, distribution and marketing outcomes.” The company was established in 2012 and today serves thousands of hotel properties in 185 countries.

 

FareHarbor makes software for tour guides and other activity-based companies. Their software makes it easy for companies to set up booking forms on their websites and can even process payments from customers.

 

Evolve works with homeowners to create attractive vacation rental listings on sites like Airbnb and VRBO. They also handle customer service, responding to inquiries 24/7.

 

Travelers Haven — and its sister company Hotel Engine — help businesses manage every aspect of short-term employee housing with a tech-driven, full-service booking platform.

 

The scavenger hunt isn’t a new concept, but it’s certainly one ripe for tech disruption. Going beyond a mere checklist of things to do or see, Let’s Roam uses its mobile app to help people create genuine connections — both to the places they visit and the people they meet along the way. Through Let’s Roam’s scavenger hunts, users are guided from landmark to landmark in cities all around the world right through their phones, allowing them to move at their own pace or pause and spend time in a given area, as well as meet up with other hunters near them. From Denver to Dublin, Boulder to Brisbane, there’s a scavenger hunt for nearly everyone thanks to this fresh-out-of-stealth-mode company.

 

Engine offers products to simplify booking corporate travel accommodations and arranging hotel stays for groups of more than nine people. Its business travel management solutions cover flights, hotels and car rentals, and the technology lets finance personnel consolidate invoices and access real-time expense insights.

 

Inspirato is a membership-based luxury travel club where members have exclusive access to accommodations and experiences around the world. They have destinations on all seven continents, in places like Brazil, Oman and even Antarctica. And Inspirato recently started hosting experiences, where they plan the whole trip for you and your family, allowing you to experience events like the Kentucky Derby and a cultural expedition in Myanmar.

 

InvitedHome is like if you combined Airbnb and a five-star hotel. Choose from dozens of luxury vacation rental homes, and you’ll also get access to stellar customer service and in-person teams on location in all of their destinations. Most of their destinations are in Colorado, but you can also use InvitedHome to visit Hawaii or Lake Tahoe.

 

Trip30 lets users easily plan out and organize the details of their upcoming trips. Users can create a “timeline” showing exactly how much time elapses on your flight (regardless of time zones), enter lodging details, and plan out daily activities. After entering all the details, Trip30 creates an itinerary users can access or send to other people.

 

Simply text OneRooftop your vacation rental preferences and, through a combination of machine intelligence and their expansive network, they’ll respond with three options for you to choose from.

 

Another membership-based travel club, Exclusive Resorts takes it to the next level by offering 5-year and 30-year memberships — and the 30-year membership can even be inherited. They strive to provide excellent customer service to their customers, who also have the opportunity to meet and join a community of fellow members.

 

eBags sells thousands of travel products from brands like Kate Spade, Eagle Creek and The North Face. From luggage to wallets and even connected travel devices, eBags is a one-stop-shop for anyone looking to stock up on travel gear.

 

Gogo Business Aviation provides the business aviation market with broadband internet connectivity. Travelers can stay connected through its features that include smart cabin systems for in-flight entertainment and integrated connectivity. The company has its Colorado office in Broomfield.