TravelLocal started life in 2008 as an idea shared by our founders, Tom and Huw. At the time, both were fully immersed in other areas of the travel industry and couldn’t help but feel that something was missing. Big tour operators were dominating the market and the local experts that planned the trips were treated as a “trade secret”. They started TravelLocal to change that.
Since 2012 we have scoured the globe to find travel experts from Argentina to Zanzibar and anywhere in between, enabling travellers to plan their holidays direct with the people who know their destination best. You get a better, more authentic holiday experience and our local experts get a fairer deal. For peace of mind, we are members of ABTA, ASTA and ATOL and your booking is 100% financially protected.
Since 2012 we have scoured the globe to find travel experts from Argentina to Zanzibar and anywhere in between, enabling travellers to plan their holidays direct with the people who know their destination best. You get a better, more authentic holiday experience and our local experts get a fairer deal. For peace of mind, we are members of ABTA, ASTA and ATOL and your booking is 100% financially protected.
Location: United Kingdom, England, Bristol
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +44 117 325 7898
Total raised: $10.24M
Founded date: 2012
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Gresham Ho... | greshamhou... |
| - | Active Par... | active.par... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 27.09.2023 | Series B | $10.24M | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 06.10.2023 | Habyt Raises $42 Million for Home and Hotel Rental Platform: Startup Funding Roundup | Twelve travel tech startups announced more than $147 million in fundraises in the past two weeks. >>Habyt, an apartment and short-term rental manager and booking platform, has raised $42.4 million (€40 million) in series C funding. Th... |
| 27.09.2023 | TravelLocal secures €9.7M Series B for sustainable, personalised travel | Today holiday booking and planning company TravelLocal announced it has raised €9.7 million in a Series B funding round. TravelLocal is a world-to-world B2C platform focusing on tailor-made private itineraries for mid-to-high-end clients, p... |
| 27.09.2023 | TravelLocal Raises £8.3M in Series B Funding | TravelLocal, a Bristol, UK and Berlin, Germany-based holidays brand and managed marketplace, raised £8.3m in Series B funding. The round was led by Puma Private Equity with participation from existing investors Active Partners and Gresham H... |
| 01.02.2023 | These Walking And Hiking Tours Educate And Inspire | Scenic walking and hiking trips are on the rise.TravelLocal |
| 13.08.2021 | TravelLocal Raises $3 Million in Play on Tailored Trips: Travel Startup Funding This Week | This week TravelLocal and Trip.me raised funding for using digital tools to make travel agents more efficient, XOKind raised for its travel booking app Una, and MyBeezBox raised to help hospitality companies with online cross-sells. — Sean ... |
| 22.08.2019 | Channel 4 invests airtime in a Bristol-based holiday marketplace TravelLocal | TravelLocal, the Bristol-based B2C online marketplace for tailor-made holidays has announced that Channel 4, the British TV broadcaster, has just invested in the company, via its Commercial Growth Fund. Channel 4 joins existing investment f... |
| 05.09.2017 | Could the secret to a long and healthy life be hidden in a remote part of Costa Rica? We set out to meet the tribespeople who live beyond 100 years old |