© JP Silva 2020
J. SilvaStartups in Actionhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5787-6_10

10. Year One of HotelTonight

JP Silva1  
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Toronto, ON, Canada
 
HotelTonight (www.hoteltonight.com) is an online service that allows users to find and book hotel accommodation (Figure 10-1). It was founded by Sam Shank, Chris Bailey, and Jared Simon. In March 2019, when it was sold to Airbnb for an undisclosed amount, it was estimated that it had surpassed $100 million in annual revenues.

A screenshot of the hotel tonight's home page with the text incredible last-minute hotel deals, as well as its related applications, reviews, and locations.

Figure 10-1

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