Articles tagged “hoteltonight”

Hotels

HotelTonight CEO Says Travel Industry Always Ripe for A Shakeup

If HotelTonight is really attracting incremental demand -- travelers who otherwise would have gone home or slept on the street for the night -- then that's testament to the staying power of same-day hotel apps -- and disposable income.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Hipmunk New Tonight-Only Deals for Mobile Devices Goes Big

Do you want great hotel rates for tonight, or do you want all the rates for tonight that are available on mobile? Hipmunk is banking on its belief that travelers will go for the latter so they don't have to hop around from app to app.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Priceline’s CEO questions long-term viability of online hotel booking startups

As one of Google AdWords' best customers, of course Priceline knows what it's talking about when it cautions potential competitors about the limited effectiveness of SEO, SEM, or any other search- or advertising-dependent ways travel booking sites get their traffic

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Fending off global copycats: Lessons from HotelTonight’s story

HotelTonight blazed a trail in the U.S. as a first-mover in same-day, mobile hotel bookings. Although it has strong financial backing, achieving the same rate of success abroad may be a lot more problematic.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Interview: HotelTonight’s CEO on user photos, copycats and Priceline

As a first-mover, HotelTonight is in an enviable position. The company faces competition from imitators, including big brands, but there absolutely will be more than one winner in the same-day booking sector. There is a whole big world out there.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Five travel startups hack HotelTonight and taxi apps in the U.S. and abroad

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

How three companies are hacking the way to cheaper hotel stays

Technology is getting better to capitalizing on rate changes, but in turn, customers are encountering higher amenity fees on location whether or not they’ve used price-tracking and last-minute booking sites.

Scott Mayerowitz, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Hotels

HotelTonight expands into Germany and Switzerland as it tops 4 million downloads

This announcement comes just one month after HotelTonight’s first expansion into continental Europe, but the new countries don’t come as a surprise to users who may have already seen the German and Swiss versions of the app.

Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

Skift global trend for 2013: Last minute hotel booking

Curated last-minute mobile hotel bookings, and then crossing over to other sectors like car rentals, and perhaps eventually air tickets, is where it is going.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

HotelTonight expands in Europe and Mexico with localized language capabilities

Shank doesn’t reveal where the service will launch next, but Asia – a popular destination for both business and leisure travelers – seems like the smart next step after Europe.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago