Articles tagged “tripping”

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HomeToGo Buys a Near-Death Tripping in Vacation Rental Rollup

The acquisition of once-high-flying Tripping.com as a distressed asset was a losing deal for investors. It's not clear what the payoff will be for HomeToGo acquiring a Silicon Valley rival at vacation rental price-comparison. HomeToGo faces daunting expectations now, having raised $150 million.

Sean O'Neill and Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

HomeToGo Buys a Near-Death Tripping in Vacation Rental Rollup

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Tripping Sheds Most Staff After ‘Ugly’ Conflict Between Founders and Board

Vacation rental metasearch isn't necessarily ahead of its time, although it certainly isn't easy given the complexity of the inventory and the required backend technology. Still, any company needs to execute to make a go of it, and that appears to have been a quality in short supply at Tripping.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 6 years ago

Tripping Sheds Most Staff After ‘Ugly’ Conflict Between Founders and Board

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Vacation Rental Search Site Tripping Lays Off 15 Employees and Restructures

Metasearch is hard, and comparison-shopping for vacation rentals and apartment shares is even harder. Tripping and others are having a hard time building their brands in the face of competition from larger players with more ample resources.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 6 years ago

Vacation Rental Search Site Tripping Lays Off 15 Employees and Restructures

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Vacation Rental Site Tripping Secures Series A Funding

Metasearch has plenty of potential and hard work to do in vacation rentals as the wide swath of owners and other hosts are really just beginning to come online. Tripping could be part of the next generation of such metasearch sites.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Vacation Rental Site Tripping Secures Series A Funding