Byway has secured the funding from Innovate UK’s Sustainable Innovation Fund, which invests in “clean growth” projects to help tackle climate change.
The operator has Abta membership and plans to launch once current lockdown restrictions are eased following trials this summer. The initial backing for Byway came from Founders Factory, a start-up studio co-founded by Lastminute.com founder Brent Hoberman.
Cat Jones, Byway founder and chief executive said: “I raised a few eyebrows in March when I left a wonderful job to found a travel startup the week lockdown was announced – but now is actually the perfect time for Byway.
