Tripping.com
{{Short description|Online search engine}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Tripping.com
| logo = Tripping logo.jpg
| type = Online search engine and review aggregator
| company_type = Subsidiary
| founded = San Francisco, California
| services = Lodging
Hospitality
Homestay
| parent = Hometogo
| commercial = Yes
| launch_date = 2009
}}{{Homestay service}}
Tripping.com, a subsidiary of HomeToGo, is an online search engine and review aggregator for vacation rentals. It aggregates over 10 million listings in more than 150,000 cities worldwide.{{cite web | url=https://www.tripping.com/about-us | title=Find the Perfect Place to Stay}} It is based in San Francisco, California. Tripping.com partners with and displays listings from booking websites including Booking.com, HomeAway, Vrbo, FlipKey, Roomorama, Interhome, Novasol, Wimdu, ZenRentals, Bedycasa, WayToStay, Gloveler, HolidayVelvet, 9flats, AlwaysOnVacation, RedAwning, and Housetrip. Users can search by price, ratings, location and features and amenities.
History
Tripping.com was founded in 2009 by Nate Weisiger and Jen O’Neal, both former employees of StubHub,
{{cite web | title=When A Couchsurfing Startup Gets A Million In Funding | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicoleperlroth/2011/07/11/when-a-couchsurfing-startup-gets-a-million-in-funding/ | work=Forbes | first=Nicole | last=Perlroth | date=11 July 2011}} and Jeff Manheimer, a travel industry professional with experience at Hyatt and Travelzoo.
In 2012, Tripping.com entered into a business partnership with AARP.{{cite news | title=AARP teams with Tripping hospitality social network | url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2011/09/aarp-teams-with-tripping-hospitlity-social-network/1 | work=USA Today | first=Edward C. | last=Baig | date=23 September 2011}}
=Financing=
In 2011, Quest Venture Partners invested $450,000 in Tripping.com, bringing total investment to over $1,000,000 in seed money and bringing Tripping.com out of beta version.{{cite news | title=Tripping Officially Exits Beta, Uses $1M for Cultural Immersion | url=https://www.nytimes.com/external/venturebeat/2011/07/11/11venturebeat-tripping-officially-exits-beta-uses-1m-for-c-86739.html | first=Meghan | last=Kelly | work=The New York Times | date=July 11, 2011 | url-access=subscription}}
In 2012, Tripping.com became a metasearch engine for vacation rentals.{{cite news |url=http://allthingsd.com/20120516/tripping-becomes-a-kayak-for-home-rentals-and-couchsurfing/# | title=Tripping Becomes a Kayak for Home Rentals | first=Liz | last=Gannes | work=AllThingsD | date=16 May 2012}}
On May 19, 2014, the company closed its Series A round in the $5 million to $10 million range.{{cite web | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/tripping-closes-funding-round-2014-5 | title=Tripping, The Kayak Of Vacation Rentals, Just Closed Its Series A Funding Round | first=Karyne | last=Levy | work=Business Insider | date=19 May 2014}}
On July 28, 2015, the company closed its round of Series B funding at US$16 million.{{cite news | url=https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2015/07/28/tripping-com-locates-16-million-for-alternative-lodgings-search-engine/ | title=Tripping.com Locates $16 Million for Alternative Lodgings Search Engine | first=Lora | last=Kolodny | work=The Wall Street Journal | date=July 28, 2015 | url-access=subscription}} Steadfast Venture Capital led the round, which also included 7 Seas Venture Partners, Enspire Capital, Azure Capital, Fritz Demopoulos (founder of Qunar), Erik Blachford (former CEO of Expedia), Monte Koch, Drew Goldman, Brendan F. Wallace, Richard Chen, and former NFL athlete Shawntae Spencer.{{cite web | url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/28/tripping-com-raises-16-million-to-be-the-kayak-for-long-term-rentals | title=Tripping.com Raises $16 Million To Be The Kayak For Long-Term Rentals | first=Christine | last=Magee | work=TechCrunch | date=July 28, 2015}}
In December 2016, the company raised $35 million in a Series C funding.{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2016/12/14/sf-vacation-rental-booking-startup-tripping.html | title=S.F. vacation rental booking startup Tripping.com raises $35M | first=Tessa | last=Love | work=American City Business Journals | date=December 14, 2016}}{{cite news | url=https://www.phocuswire.com/Tripping-com-nets-35-million-as-investors-come-knocking-for-travel-metasearch | title=Tripping.com nets $35 million, as investors come knocking for travel metasearch | first=Sean | last=O'Neill | work=Phocuswire | date=December 14, 2016}}
In December 2018, the company was acquired by Berlin-based Hometogo.{{cite news | url=https://skift.com/2018/12/05/hometogo-buys-a-near-death-tripping-in-vacation-rental-rollup/ | title=Hometogo Buys a Near-Death Tripping in Vacation Rental Rollup | first1=Sean | last1=O'Neill | first2=Dennis | last2=Schaal| work=Skift| date=December 5, 2018}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.tripping.com/}}
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Category:American travel websites
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