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Sojern

Sojern

Sojern helps travel brands reach in-market travelers with precision using real-time intent data, driving direct bookings and measurable ROI across digital channels.

sojern.comSan Francisco, California, United StatesFounded 2007

Last updated May 23, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated May 25, 2026

Industry
Travel AdTech / Vertical DSP
Business Model
SaaS / Managed Service
Target Market
Mid-Market and Enterprise
Employee Count
501-1000
Funding
$120M+
Revenue Range
$100M–$200M
API Available
Yes
Market Position

Leading vertical-specific digital marketing platform for the global travel industry, competing with both general-purpose DSPs and travel-focused marketing tools

Overview

Sojern is a leading digital marketing platform purpose-built for the travel industry, founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company leverages billions of traveler intent signals — including flight searches, hotel lookups, and booking behaviors — to help travel brands reach in-market travelers at the right moment across display, social, video, and connected TV channels. Its platform serves hotels, airlines, cruise lines, destinations, attractions, and car rental companies seeking to drive direct bookings and maximize marketing ROI. Sojern's core technology combines a proprietary traveler data graph with programmatic advertising capabilities, enabling highly targeted campaigns that go beyond traditional demographic targeting. The platform offers solutions spanning demand-side advertising, metasearch management, website personalization, and guest experience tools, making it a comprehensive marketing stack for travel brands of all sizes. The company has processed data from hundreds of millions of traveler profiles and works with thousands of travel marketers globally. In the AdTech ecosystem, Sojern occupies a distinctive niche as a vertical-specific demand-side platform (DSP) and data platform focused exclusively on travel. This specialization gives it a competitive edge over general-purpose DSPs when it comes to travel audience quality and campaign performance. The company has raised significant venture funding and expanded its product suite through acquisitions, including the purchase of VenueLytics to strengthen its hotel guest engagement capabilities. Sojern is widely regarded as one of the top travel marketing technology providers globally.

Products & Features

Travel Marketing Platform

Core programmatic advertising platform leveraging traveler intent data for targeted campaigns across display, social, video, and CTV

Hotel Marketing Suite

End-to-end marketing solution for hotels including metasearch management, direct booking campaigns, and audience targeting

Destination Marketing

Tools for destination marketing organizations (DMOs) to attract visitors using traveler intent signals and multi-channel campaigns

Traveler Insights

Analytics and audience intelligence tools providing visibility into traveler behavior and campaign performance

Guest Experience Platform

Hotel guest engagement and CRM tools (enhanced via VenueLytics acquisition) for pre-arrival, on-property, and post-stay communication

Metasearch Management

Bid management and optimization tools for hotel metasearch channels including Google Hotel Ads, Tripadvisor, and Trivago

Website Personalization

Dynamic website personalization for travel brands to convert visitors into bookers based on intent signals

Key Features
Real-time traveler intent data from billions of travel signalsProgrammatic advertising across display, social, video, and CTVMetasearch bid management and optimizationHotel guest experience and CRM toolsMulti-channel attribution and reportingAudience segmentation based on travel intentDirect booking optimization for hotelsDynamic creative optimization for travel ads
Use Cases
Hotel direct booking campaigns targeting in-market travelersAirline ancillary revenue and seat upgrade advertisingDestination marketing to drive visitation and tourismCruise line prospecting and retargeting campaignsAttraction and activity marketing to nearby and arriving travelersCar rental and ground transportation targeted advertisingHotel guest pre-arrival upsell and communicationRetargeting website visitors who did not complete a booking
Customer Segments
Independent hotels and boutique propertiesHotel chains and management groupsAirlines and aviation brandsDestination marketing organizations (DMOs)Cruise linesCar rental companiesAttractions and theme parksOnline travel agencies (OTAs)

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