Breaking Down the Forbes 400 to Find the Richest People in Travel
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Investing in travel isn't such a gamble after all, except if you're referring to gaming -- which appears to be a sure bet when it comes to wealth creation.
Jack Taylor, the elderly founder of Enterprise Rent A Car, is the richest travel investor in the U.S. with a net worth of $11.4 billion, according to the just-released Forbes list of the 400 "Richest People in America," but when it comes to bragging rights, it's all about the Pritzker family of Hyatt fame.
We've identified 30 people among the 400 (see the table below) who are involved in travel, including Liberty Media chairman John Malone ($6.7 billion) who owned a chunk of Expedia and TripAdvisor and now is a member of the Expedia board, Carnival chairman Micky Arison ($5.9 billion), and Marriott chairman Bill Marriott Jr. ($1.95 billion).
The family most widely represented on the list of the richest travel investors is the Pritzker family, with 10 m
