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Tom Marchant, James Merrett and Matt Smith&rsquo;s business creates bespoke holidays for travellers looking for the inside track on how to experience destinations as the locals do. In just four years it has grown from a back-room start-up into a &pound;7m firm taking 1,000 bookings a month, poised for expansion in the US and scooping the coveted Observer\/Guardian Best Travel Website accolade two years running. The business is about to launch its first ecommerce platform.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Marchant James Merrett and Matt Smith, all 30 Company: Black Tomato Web: www.blacktomato.co.uk If you&rsquo;re the kind of person whose idea of a perfect holiday is hunting anaconda in the Brazilian jungle, or going to the hippest bar in town that&rsquo;s only just opened, then Black Tomato is the place to go. 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