Liftopia elevated by $1M for real-time ski lift discounts
Liftopia, a web site that provides a pricing and discount directory for ski lift tickets at various resorts, has taken in $1 million in a second round of funding just in time for winter. The San Francisco, Calif. company tracks prices as they rise and fall depending on the time of year, time of week, popularity of resorts and quality of snowfall — that way users will be able to find the most affordable prices… Continue Reading
Liftopia slaloms into funding for niche ski-ticket site
While large companies like Ticketmaster do a pretty good job of tying up the major event ticket sales market, there’s plenty of industry interest in smaller markets, most notably for secondary event ticket sites like Viagogo and Seatwave (coverage here and here). Another possibility is niche ticket sales, which is what Liftopia does with discounted lift tickets for ski resorts.
The site, which was founded in 2005, partners with resorts and allows them to make adaptive… Continue Reading