Q2 Travel Startup Funding and M&A Highlights: WeRoad Raises, Expedia Acquires CarTrawler

Q2 2026 saw muted travel startup funding but active M&A. WeRoad raised $58M Series C led by Airbnb, Smartness raised €47M Series B. M&A highlights: Expedia acquired CarTrawler, Juniper acquired Deem, Lighthouse acquired Hotelrank.ai. Amex GBT acquired by Long Lake for $6.3B, easyJet agreed to $5.7B takeover by Apollo.