Eight travel startups fighting for top accolades at SXSW

Samantha Shankman

March 6th, 2013 at 4:33 AM EST

Photo Credit: Tech Cocktail SXSW 2011 presented by LiveShare from Cooliris at Republic Live in Austin. Flickr / Tech Cocktail

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Nascent travel startups look to Hipmunk’s 2011 win in the innovative technology sector as a sign that getting a SXSW pat on the back is clear path to success, but in reality, it’s a small victory among the many obstacles.

Hundreds of app developers, startup CEOs, and tech reporters will descend on Austin's SXSW this week to share companies and technologies that want to do everything from solve world hunger to organize saved reading lists. Of those, only 64 finalists and alternatives will be showcased at the SXSW Interactive Accelerator. We've picked out the following eight finalists from the news, social, mobile, and innovative web categories with the potential to impact the way we travel: Meograph is a storytelling tool that makes

Eight travel startups fighting for top accolades at SXSW

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