Tripping (website)

Tripping logo

Tripping is the world's largest search engine for vacation rentals. It currently aggregates over 2.5 million listings in more than 100,000 cities worldwide.[1] Tripping partners with major vacation rental sites such as HomeAway, Wimdu, VRBO, FlipKey, Housetrip, Interhome, Roomorama, Booking.com and more, allowing users to easily compare vacation rentals across providers.

Company description

Tripping was founded in 2009 by Nate Weisiger and Jen O’Neal, both former employees of StubHub.[2] It is based in San Francisco.

Tripping has a business partnership with AARP.[3]

In 2011, Quest Venture Partners invested USD 450,000 in Tripping, bringing total investment to over USD 1,000,000 in seed money and bringing Tripping out of beta version.[4] In 2012 Tripping pivoted into being a metasearch site for vacation rentals.[5]

On May 19, 2014, the company closed its Series A funding round with an undisclosed amount. Business Insider reports the round was in the $5 million to $10 million range.[6] Kk

Model

Tripping is an aggregator which allows users to search and compare vacation and short-term rentals from a host of major suppliers. Tripping currently partners with HomeAway, VRBO, FlipKey, Housetrip, Interhome, Roomorama, Booking.com, Wimdu, ZenRentals, Bedycasa, WayToStay, Gloveler, HolidayVelvet, 9Flats.com, AlwaysOnVacation, RedAwning and Housetrip. Users can search by price, ratings, location and a long list of features and amenities.

References

  1. ↑ Tripping (7 May 2014). "About Tripping". Tripping. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Perlroth, Nicole (11 July 2011). "When A Couchsurfing Startup Gets A Million In Funding". Forbes. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  3. ↑ Edward C. Baig (23 September 2011). "AARP teams with Tripping hospitality social network". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  4. ↑ Meghan Kelly (11 July 2011). "Tripping Officially Exits Beta, Uses $1M for Cultural Immersion". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  5. ↑ Liz Gannes (16 May 2012). "Tripping Becomes a Kayak for Home Rentals". AllThingsD. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  6. ↑ http://www.businessinsider.com/tripping-closes-funding-round-2014-5

External links

Official website