Hopper

As the short list of stories below reveals, last week was another quiet week in the online travel world. Enjoy. Hopper Is the Fastest Growing Travel App in 2021(“Hopper outperformed all other OTA apps in 2021,” March 25, 2022 via Phocus Wire)By now, we probably shouldn’t be surprised. This past year has been quite a year for the online booking platform and fintech purveyor. Powered by the popularity of its fintech products (on average, every user purchases two fintech products with... Read further.

Hopper has emerged from the pandemic as the top travel booking app in the United States, surpassing Booking.com, which claimed the leading spot in 2020.According to mobile app marketing intelligence provider SensorTower’s The State of Travel Apps 2021 report, which analyzed travel apps in the Travel category in the App Store and the Travel & Local category on Google Play, Hopper downloads peaked in July 2021 at 1.3 million.Overall, the top travel... Read further.

If the Covid pandemic has proven any axiom, it's that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure — and if you can't prevent or cure, insure.Travelers are taking that lesson to heart and, as they return to cars, planes and cruise ships, they're looking to hedge their bets by insuring trips, locking in prices and more — when, where and as easily as they can. And they're willing to pay for that peace of mind, according to travel app Hopper."There's an enormous appetite for security and... Read further.

Hopper could already tell you the best time to buy tickets for a flight. Now, it can hook you up with the best prices for a hotel stay, as well. After initially only providing prices for hotels in New York City during a beta run, the popular travel app is now applying its powerful prediction engine to hotels around the world. Users will be able to book rooms through the app at the ideal team for more than 270,000 hotels across 230 countries. Here's how Hopper works. When you're getting ready... Read further.

Montreal-based travel app Hopper has acquired Gravy, a company that used data to provide dynamic pricing for restaurant customers. Gravy allowed restaurants to use anonymized customer purchasing data and trend analysis to find upsell opportunities for customers doing digital orders. “To their credit, our investors could not have been more supportive and understanding throughout the process.” In a blog post, Gravy CEO and co-founder Benjamin Walters explained... Read further.

Travel app Hopper is set to significantly increase its hotel listings and launch new services for flyers as it seeks to double bookings to an annual rate of $2 billion by the end of 2019. The Montreal-headquartered company’s moves come as Google and Amazon start to build out their own travel offerings and Airbnb considers a new transportation division. In a sit-down interview with The Logic, Frederic Lalonde, Hopper’s CEO and co-founder, explained how Hopper hopes to... Read further.

To launch the product, Hopper has partnered with airlines like Air Canada, LATAM, Turkish, WestJet, Copa, and Air China flying from various locations in the US to destinations like Barcelona, Tokyo, Paris, and Costa Rica. Beta testers have already saved up to $500 on individual flights, which means if you’re still considering taking that splashy international trip this summer, it’s worth checking out. Read further.

We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Hopper, a startup that uses historical data to tell you the best time to purchase a plane ticket, is teaming up with a handful of airlines to offer discounted flights it says are exclusive to the Hopper platform. Called “secret fares,” the new offering will be delivered in conjunction... Read further.