SkiftSeedlings: Five early-stage travel startups offer niche travel experiences

Each of this week's SkiftSeedlings targets a different consumer and sector of the travel industry, but their execution reaffirms the trend towards local, specific experiences. Tour booking platforms are becoming more specific in an effort to offer consumers exactly what they want, but with so many small niche sites out there few travelers know where to find these local offerings and potentially amazing experiences. This makes user acquisition their largest hurdle to success in the crowded travel market. » Get your daily dose of Skift: subscribe to our newsletter, RSS, Twitter or Facebook. For all of our SkiftSeedlings collection, check out our archives here. LiveTrekker -- an app for capturing, sharing