TravelLocal.com, the innovative, global tailor-madeholidays brand and managed marketplace, has today announced it has been selected to join Tech Nation's prestigious Future Fifty group for 2024.
Alumni of Future Fifty include Skyscanner, Bloom & Wild, Monzo, Starling and Wise.
Long recognised as the UK’s most respected growth programme for promising tech companies, the Future Fifty represents the largest network of pre-IPO companies in the country, with alumni collectively raising more than £16.3bn. The programme is limited to only the most promising series B+ ventures.
TravelLocal.com is a tech-enabled managed marketplace for global tailor-made holidays, with customers in more than 100 countries worldwide. The company is revolutionising the tailor-made holidays segment of the huge global travel industry, by connecting travellers directly with handpicked, trusted local experts based in more than 90 destinations, from Argentina to Zanzibar. These local experts know their countries better than anyone and are the ‘hidden stars’ of travel, helping TravelLocal's customers explore the world more sustainably, and support local economies in the process. The company's powerful bespoke tech platform combines the benefits of real human expertise with the convenience of booking online.
Commenting on the Future Fifty selection, Executive Chairman Mark Hudson said: "We're enormously excited about joining Future Fifty in 2024. It reflects our stellar growth since 2016 in one of the last segments of travel to be disrupted by technology. We are a global company, brand and team, but the UK is in our DNA. We are proud to have the support of Future Fifty and our existing investors as we drive our rapid global growth."