Travel Innovation: The State of Startups 2005-2012

Summary

While travel's established players usually dominate industry news and research numbers, it is the startups that often strike out on new paths and inspire change in the industry. The influx of startups in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry – and investment in startups – has continued and grown in spite of the recession and global financial crisis that ravaged travel in 2008 and 2009.

This spotlight examines more than 500 startups founded and funded since 2005, tracking and analyzing companies and investments by region and segment.