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Best Travel Agencies Companies in United States

The 515 best Travel Agencies companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings.

515companies tracked
$948.9Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
32have raised

Among the 515 Travel Agencies companies tracked across the United States, Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings leads the funding pack at $625M, with the full directory carrying $949M in disclosed equity. That's a real capital base, and it tells you something about where serious money has been willing to go.

The market itself is moving. Global travel agency software sits at roughly $1.7B and is forecast to hold pace at a 15.22% CAGR through 2026, driven by OTA consolidation and smartphone penetration. App installs across travel and tourism categories are up a median 18% YoY, so consumer appetite isn't slowing. What I find telling is how operational pressure is reshaping the sector in real time: flight disruption spikes are forcing agencies to invest harder in customer support infrastructure, and regulators are watching closely too, with the U.S. tightening visa restrictions on agencies flagged for compliance failures. Hot coverage themes right now skew heavily toward weather disruption and emergency preparedness, which tracks with who the most active investors are: FEMA and the U.S. Department of Transportation are both in the mix here.

Sources & further reading
  • Technavio
  • ResearchAndMarkets.com

Ranked: Best Travel Agencies companies in United States

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings
Online travel company
$625M62 mo agoAcquired3,1001991——
2Great Wolf Resorts
Operator of indoor water parks
$127M44 mo agoAcquired—1997SentryAnimate.cssVue.js+182 internships
3Kent Outdoors
Provider of travel agency services
$100M25 mo agoFunding Raised3612007Squarespace CommerceCart FunctionalitySquarespace+25—
4Wasatch Peaks Ranch
Private community and club offering exclusive access to alpine terrain and adjoining public lands
$47M54 mo agoSeries C—2015DNNTypeScriptparticles.js+15—
5Shermans Travel
Publisher of top travel deals and vacation destination advice
$14M—Funding Raised242002ContentfulTurbopackNode.js+34—
6New Mexico Tourism Department
Provider of resources for planning travel and tourism-related activities
$14M163 mo agoFunding Raised—2010PHPElement UIBootstrap+33—
7Apple Leisure Group
Provider of travel, hospitality, and leisure management services
$12M159 mo agoAcquired1,0042007JavaAmazon Web ServicesAzure+6—
8iTherX
Tour and travel service company
$3M176 mo agoDeadpooled—1992——
9El Camino Travel
Provider of travel agency services
$1M39 mo agoSeed82014Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+26—
10Discoveratlanta
Provider of tourism and convention services for a city.
$1M185 mo agoEarly Stage67
67 → 125 (+87%)
—WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+32—
11Crash Pad
Provider of travel accommodation services
$904K41 mo agoSeed92020——
12Campfire Ranch
Provider of camping and backcountry huts, offering a rustic camping
$680K15 mo agoSeed32019WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27—
13CMB Regional Centers
Provides migration services
$550K114 mo agoSeries A481997WordPressMySQLPHP+32—
14AirTreks
Provider of travel services
$500K201 mo agoAcquired181987YouTubestyled-componentsVue.js+15—
15Abercrombie & Kent
Online platform for booking multiple categories of travel services
$450K358 mo agoAcquired2071962Amazon WebstoreSentryTypeScript+27—
16Hornblower Group
Global leader in experiences and transportation, providing unmatched maritime industry expertise
$394K189 mo agoAcquired5,0001980WordPressMySQLPHP+321 award
17Virtual Tours
Provider of tour services
$350K48 mo agoSeed—2014——
18Hope inc Denton
Provider of travel planning and management services
$333K145 mo agoFunding Raised251986——
19NUOVO
Provider of travel services
$250K88 mo agoDeadpooled12015——
20Yankeetrails
Premier travel agency offering bus tours, cruises, and vacation packages
$246K177 mo agoFunding Raised382000JavaWindows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NET+19—
21Island Dairy
Producer of dairy products from grass-fed cows
$160K169 mo agoFunding Raised232012——
22EasyPoint
Owns & operates travel agency
$100K70 mo agoSeed—2017——

Top 12 Travel Agencies companies in United States

#1
Funding Raised · Pottsboro, Texas · founded 2007 · 361 employees
$100Mraised
▾

Provider of travel agency services

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Conventional Debt$100M
Founders & team
Ken MeidellCEO
Investors
Eclipsebuscap, Focus Strategies Merchant Investments, Goldman Sachs, Comvest Partners
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Browser Insights
#2
Acquired · Englewood, Colorado · founded 1991 · 3100 employees
$625Mraised
▾

Online travel company

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2021Post IPO$300M
  • Mar 2020Post IPO$325M
Investors
Certares
#3
Seed · Las Vegas, Nevada · founded 2017 · 4 employees
$20Kraised
▾

Developer of a travel agency platform intended to offer traveling-related information to customers. The company's platform provides vacation ideas that are packed with fun activities and luxury details, enabling customers to get a desired vacation experience.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 81 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Seed$75K
  • Sep 2023Conventional Debt—
  • Sep 2023Seed$20K
Founders & team
Tobias WachtelCo-FounderRickard AntbladCo-FounderThomas SchneiderCo-Founder
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#4
Seed · Gunnison, Colorado · founded 2019 · 3 employees
$680Kraised
▾

Campfire Ranch offers camping and backcountry huts in Colorado, providing a base camp for adventure in the Gunnison-Crested Butte Valley. They offer unique camping experiences and make dispersed camping in Crested Butte easier.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Seed$404K
  • Mar 2024Seed$680K
Founders & team
Sam DegenhardFounder & CEO
Investors
GRP
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBrowser-Update.OrgCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsCrisp Live Chat
#5
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1997
$127Mraised
▾

Operator of indoor water parks

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 38k LinkedIn followers — 21.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Conventional Debt$127M
Investors
VICI Properties
Tech stack
Animate.CssCloudflareCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#6
Series C · Morgan, Utah · founded 2015
$47Mraised
▾

Wasatch Peaks Ranch is a private community and club located in Utah's Wasatch Mountains, offering exclusive access to alpine terrain and adjoining public lands for helicopter, backcountry, and snowcat alpine activities.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Series C$47M
Founders & team
Ed SchultzManaging Director
Investors
Ten Eighty
Tech stack
AngularBootstrapDnnFont AwesomeGodaddyGoogle Font Api
#7
Funding Raised · Santa Fe, New Mexico · founded 2010
$13.7Mraised
▾

Provider of resources for planning travel and tourism-related activities. It offers information regarding events, destinations, and recreational opportunities. The organization facilitates access to industry news, research, and cooperative marketing programs. It also manages visitor information centers and provides tools for tourism-related businesses.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2012Grant (prize money)$43.6K
  • Mar 2012Grant (prize money)$18.6K
  • Oct 2011Grant (prize money)$465K
  • May 2011Grant (prize money)$550K
Founders & team
Edward GravesCEO
Investors
HHS, Ojp, National Endowment for the Arts
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAmazon AdvertisingAudioeyeAzureBasis TechnologiesBootstrap
#8
Funding Raised · New York City, New York · founded 2002 · 24 employees
$14Mraised
▾

Operator of a travel media platform intended to offer travel deals and vacation destination advice to customers. The company's platform offers e-newsletters and bulletins on travel deals including deals on flights, hotels, vacation packages, and cruises as well as offers trip ideas and money-saving vacation destination advice, enabling travelers to compare multiple travel packages and hotel providers while planning for trips.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Post IPO$14M
Investors
Adams Street Partners
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentful
#9
Seed · Washington, DC, District of Columbia · founded 2014 · 8 employees
$1.1Mraised
▾

Provider of travel agency services

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2023Seed$1.1M
Investors
Slauson, Trip Ventures
Tech stack
AccessibeAngularCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementConvertkit
#10
Acquired · Newtown Square, Pennsylvania · founded 2007 · 1004 employees
$12Mraised
▾

Provider of travel, hospitality, and leisure management services

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2013Conventional Debt$12M
  • Jan 2013PE—
Founders & team
Alejandro ZozayaCEO
Investors
Prospect Capital, Bain Capital Private Equity
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAzureCdnjsCloudflareCore-Js
#11
Seed · Denver, Colorado · founded 2020 · 9 employees
$903.8Kraised
▾

Developer of on-demand hospitality management application designed to offer an unusual guest experience. The company's application allows searching for and reserving hotels and accommodations without compromising the luxuries of location, comfort, or privacy, enabling clients to have seamless and experiential hospitality exposure.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2023Seed$903.8K
#12
Deadpooled · San Diego, California · founded 1992
$3.2Mraised
▾

Tour and travel service company

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2011Series A$3.2M
  • Sep 2009Grant (prize money)$153.2K
Founders & team
Jeffrey McKelvyCEO & President
Investors
HHS

Funding & investor landscape

$948.9Mtotal disclosed funding
23companies funded
47disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
FEMA8 rounds
U.S. Department of Transportation8 rounds
Certares4 rounds
Hud Exchange3 rounds
Ojp3 rounds
3i Group2 rounds
HHS2 rounds
National Endowment for the Arts2 rounds
United States Department of Agriculture2 rounds
64K Asset Management1 rounds

Notable founders

Ken Meidell
CEO · Kent Outdoors
Tobias Wachtel
Co-Founder · Trip Concierge
Rickard Antblad
Co-Founder · Trip Concierge
Sam Degenhard
Founder & CEO · Campfire Ranch
Ed Schultz
Managing Director · Wasatch Peaks Ranch
Edward Graves
CEO · New Mexico Tourism Department
Alejandro Zozaya
CEO · Apple Leisure Group
Jeffrey McKelvy
CEO & President · iTherX
Samuel Sackett
CEO · Virtual Tours
Sean Keener
CEO · AirTreks
Mark L
CEO · AirTreks
Kevin Rabbitt
CEO · Hornblower Group
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 13,231,663 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Travel Agencies coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many Travel Agencies companies are there in United States?
Radar tracks 515 indexable Travel Agencies companies headquartered in United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Travel Agencies companies in United States?
The Travel Agencies companies in United States on this list have raised a combined $948.9M in disclosed equity funding across 23 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Travel Agencies company in United States?
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings is the highest-funded Travel Agencies company in United States, with $625M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Travel Agencies companies in United States are funded?
23 of the 515 Travel Agencies companies in United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Travel Agencies unicorns are there in United States?
None of the Travel Agencies companies in United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United States Travel Agencies companies?
The most active investors in United States Travel Agencies companies on this list include FEMA, U.S. Department of Transportation, Certares, Hud Exchange, Ojp.
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