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Articles tagged “hopper”

Coronavirus

Why 2021 Is the Year of the Travel IPO

So far this year, a dozen travel companies went public or made plans to do so. A couple of them may shine. But the odds are stacked against this year's IPOs, on average, over the long term. Find out why.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 2 years ago

Why 2021 Is the Year of the Travel IPO

Online Travel

Online Travel’s Localization Quandary

Traveloka knows how to go local in Indonesia and some other countries in the region, and that's one element of its traction in these markets. But can local ever be too local when online travel agencies mull international expansion?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 2 years ago

Online Travel’s Localization Quandary

Online Travel

Online Travel Hopper’s Metamorphosis From Flight Selling to Fintech

Travel startup Hopper has raised $175 million in additional investment, underscoring the potential of its financial services products and offering an interesting case study in new appetites in travel for fintech. It seems very much in the cards that the company will go public by, say, 2022.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 2 years ago

Online Travel Hopper’s Metamorphosis From Flight Selling to Fintech

Online Travel

Amadeus Will Deploy Hopper’s Upsell Products to Airlines and Agencies

Amadeus will distribute Hopper's upsells, such as trip cancellation protection, for consumers to add when buying from airlines and agencies. Seems like B2B2B2C is the new business-to-consumer (B2C).

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 2 years ago

Amadeus Will Deploy Hopper’s Upsell Products to Airlines and Agencies

Airlines

Hilton Grand Vacations’ Timeshare Test and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift’s top stories this week, United sees a potential full recovery in 2022, Kayak launches Kayak for Business, and Canada reopens its borders for fully vaccinated U.S. travelers.

Angel Adegbesan, Skift | 2 years ago

Hilton Grand Vacations’ Timeshare Test and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

Online Travel

Hopper Sells Travel But Its Fintech Hedging Drives the Growth

Hopper makes more money on add-on, fintech-oriented services than on selling travel — even the usually juicy hotel business. The business isn't profitable but who cares when grabbing market share is on the agenda.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 2 years ago

Hopper Sells Travel But Its Fintech Hedging Drives the Growth

Online Travel

Is Airbnb’s Big Ad Blitz a Dud?

The impact of Airbnb's new ad campaign seems to be underwhelming to date. But if the idea is to broaden awareness about hosting, Airbnb may be willing to play the long game.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Is Airbnb’s Big Ad Blitz a Dud?

Online Travel

Hopper’s New $170 Million Financing Led by Capital One Will Expand Online Travel Loyalty Biz

More blurring of the lines between travel technology and financial services, and the latest example of investors seeing potential in the sector's return.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Hopper’s New $170 Million Financing Led by Capital One Will Expand Online Travel Loyalty Biz

Online Travel

Hopper Raises $100 Million More for Airfare and Hotel Rate Prediction

Hopper's survival is a testament to the perseverance of its founders, though it's an understatement to say it takes them a long time to scale their products up. The startup is also now overpriced, based on its funding, for most potential acquirers — except maybe for Airbnb.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

Hopper Raises $100 Million More for Airfare and Hotel Rate Prediction

Online Travel

Airbnb Mulled Integrating Skyscanner for Flights and Buying Hopper

Airbnb has sold investors on a growth story based, in part, on adding flights and other products. But selling flights is extremely complicated.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

Airbnb Mulled Integrating Skyscanner for Flights and Buying Hopper