The delta between what's growing in travel vs. what's getting VC funding
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On the consumer side, you'd only recognize Kayak & Kimpton as brands, others are either parent holding companies, hotel management companies, tour companies, or B2B services companies.
More on our favorite subject: the huge delta between what's growing/working in travel, versus what gets funded by VCs, this time via the 2012 Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies list:
More on that list here.
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