6 Travel Destination Success Stories [2024]

Updated: November 1st, 2023
Start A Travel Destination

Here are some real life success stories of starting a travel destination:

1. CuddlyNest ($2.8M/year)

Ritesh Raj, the co-founder and COO of CuddlyNest, came up with the idea for the accommodation booking platform after years of traveling to over 100 countries and realizing the pain points of finding diverse types of accommodations. Alongside his co-founder, they decided to create a centralized platform that offers all kinds of properties for all types of travelers. Since its launch, CuddlyNest has raised over $14 million in funding and has plans for continued growth and expansion.

How much they make: $2.8M/year
Current team size: 72

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How We Solved A Major Pain Point With Travelers And Built An All-In-One Booking Platform [$21M Sales in 2022]

CuddlyNest has become the only online travel agency that offers all types of accommodations in one platform, with inventory currently including over 4 million properties of all types in 80k+ cities, and is expecting to hire more than fifty new employees in the coming months.

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Ritesh started CuddlyNest about 7 years ago
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Ritesh grew the business to $233K/month
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2. Go

Where they're located: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Website traffic: 65M/month

Learn more about starting a travel destination:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a travel destination?
-> Pros and cons of a travel destination

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established travel destination
-> Marketing ideas for a travel destination

Other resources

4. Expedia

Where they're located: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Website traffic: 93.7M/month

5. Orbitz

Where they're located: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Website traffic: 10.2M/month

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