Skift Take
Startup fever gives rise to new entrants that believe they have a chance to compete and while some do, most have to fight hard to wrestle any market share away from major travel companies.
For travel startups, it's been a year of validation and concern as companies are merged and acquired because of strength or weakness in certain sectors.
These deals have given hope to entrepreneurs that their ideas may be on the right track but that they also may not be big enough to compete. Yet startups like FindMyStay (see below) in India still carry on while some have a shot at survival and others won't be able to compete with scale.
This week we look at startups that are entering crowded markets and sectors across the travel industry where competition is fierce. From hotels to altern
