Airbnb Acquires HotelTonight to Expand Last-Minute Travel Options
Airbnb signs an agreement to acquire HotelTonight, a last-minute hotel booking service, to enhance its end-to-end travel platform. The acquisition aims to serve spontaneous travelers and bring more boutique hotels to the Airbnb community.
Airbnb signs an agreement to acquire HotelTonight as part of its ongoing effort to build a complete end-to-end travel platform. HotelTonight operates as a popular hotel-booking service that focuses on making last-minute trips easy by offering seamless, on-demand reservations for boutique and independent hotels.
This acquisition allows Airbnb to serve every type of guest, regardless of whether they plan their trips a year or just a day in advance. With same-day bookings currently growing at twice the rate year over year, integrating HotelTonight gives Airbnb a powerful tool to accommodate spontaneous travelers when regular home hosts are already booked.
By welcoming more boutique and independent hotels onto its platform, Airbnb provides guests with greater choice and authentic local experiences. The leadership of HotelTonight expresses excitement about joining forces to connect their unique hotel partners with a massive global audience of travelers.