The problem
Becoming a travel advisor means clunky GDS tools, gatekept supplier access and years of apprenticeship
What they do
Host agency platform giving independent travel advisors booking tech, training, supplier perks and AI
Traction $3B+ lifetime bookings; latest $1B took 5 months vs 3 years; 15,000 advisors
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 36
- Ops roles
- 4
- Headcount
- ~250 corporate (plus 15,000+ independent advisors)
Corporate staff ~200 (Apr 2026) → ~250 (Jul 2026); 36 open roles, all NYC
Glassdoor
4.1 ★ 22 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- $60M
- Stage
- Series D
- Date
- Jul 2026
Led by Forerunner, Tactile Ventures
- Hiring+236 open roles on the live job board (30+ roles = +2)
- Funding recency+1.5Series D · $60M, Jul 2026 (3 months ago): 6 months or less = +1.5
- Traction+1.5Strong growth: $3B+ lifetime bookings; latest $1B took 5 months vs 3 years; 15,000 advisors
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total5.02 + 1.5 + 1.5 − 0 = 5.0 → Sprint (4.75 or more)
Distance (Half) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Half · edge: grows with users
Fastest-growing modern host agency with broad adoption (15,000 advisors, $3B+ booked, 5,000+ supplier partners in a three-sided network), but advisors can switch hosts with their book, legacy networks (Virtuoso, Internova, Travel Leaders) are far larger, and DIY AI planning is a long-run threat
Sources: Fora, Jul 2026: $60M Series D, $3B+ bookings, 15,000+ advisors ↗ · Skift, Jul 2026: 250-person team; churning advisors and AI DIY planning as risks ↗ · Fora, Jul 2026: 70/80/90% splits, 5,000+ preferred partners ↗
Last checked Oct 13, 2026