Hipmunk scraps old hotel search, builds new one from scratch (updated)

Hipmunk completely revamped its hotels product today, adding in new ways to understand the neighborhoods you're staying in, so you don't get stuck in the family zone, when you really want a fun nightlife.

HotelTonight opens shop in London, offers last-minute hotel options for Olympics

Tourists who find themselves stranded in London without a hotel room will have a new friend in last-minute stay startup HotelTonight, which has made its mobile hotel-booking apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android available in the UK today.

“Ultimately, we …

Hipmunk packs $15M to take even more agony out of traveling

Travel planning service Hipmunk just closed a new $15 million round of funding that will help it move into the international market, the company announced today.

For those who have never used the service, you’re missing out. Hipmunk aggregates ticket …

Hipmunk launches mobile app for booking hotels

Finding a hotel in a place you’ve never been, or at the last minute, can be a stressful experience. Hipmunk, known for its visual flight search, launched a mobile application today, with a really pretty way of booking those overnight …

HotelTonight books swanky hotels on the cheap (video)

More times than not, hotel booking is a last minute affair, and it’s usually not much fun. But with a $15 billion hotel market, there’s a great opportunity for an app-maker that can make this process seamless and fun. HotelTonight …

Exclusive: TrustYou brings semantic analysis to US hospitality industry, acquires Review Analyst

You’re a US hotel and you need to know what customers think of you. Are bed bugs a bad thing? Did they like the bidet?

German Radian6 competitor TrustYou purchased Review Analyst and received a $5 million first round of …

Airbnb competitor Wimdu scores $90M

Wimdu, a startup that offers a social marketplace for travel accommodations, has scored $90 million in funding from European investors Kinnevik and Rocket Internet, reports TechCrunch.

Wimdu’s service allows anyone to offer their personal space, like a house or spare …