Travel Recommendation Business

Travel Recommendation Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: September 26th, 2024

Want to turn your passion for travel into a business? A travel recommendation service might be the right choice. This business involves curating personalized travel itineraries and recommendations tailored to your clients' unique preferences and interests.

Your role would focus on researching destinations, lodging, activities, and dining options, taking the hassle out of trip planning for your customers. You get to leverage your knowledge and experience to craft unforgettable travel experiences, whether it's a weekend getaway or a month-long adventure.

Travel recommendation is a growing niche, especially for those who value bespoke, expert insights over generic travel guides. You could start small by helping friends and family, then expand through social media marketing and partnerships with travel influencers.

If you’ve ever dreamed of making money while sharing your love of travel, this idea might just be your ticket to success.

In this list, you'll find real-world travel recommendation business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a travel recommendation business that makes money.

1. Planit ($600/year)

Billy, a 20-year-old math student from Brisbane, Australia, came up with the idea for PlanIt after struggling to plan adventures in the physical world. Drawing on his experiences in designing cutting-edge recommender systems at venture-funded startup Atmos, he applied his knowledge to create a seamless travel search and planning experience. PlanIt has since expanded its database coverage and user growth, positioning itself as a platform for travel and lifestyle businesses to list their details and generate revenue.

How much money it makes: $600/year
How much did it cost to start: $1.5K
How many people on the team: 0

On Building A Travel Recommendations Platform

PlanIt is a travel recommendation and planning platform that has seen compelling growth in database coverage and user growth, covering every country in the world with several thousand users and a large SEO focus as well as a growing interest from travel and lifestyle businesses to list their details.

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