November 13th, 2012

Hipmunk Launches Improved Hotel Search, Complete With Neighborhood Guides Written By Locals

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Travel startup Hipmunk is launching a big redesign of its hotel search feature today, one that should help travelers find a hotel in the neighborhood that best matches the type of trip that they’re looking for.

The company first launched hotel search in early 2011, but co-founder Steve Huffman told that at first, Hipmunk brought the wrong approach to the problem. The company’s flight search… → Read More

October 6th, 2010

How Hipmunk Almost Became BouncePounce.com And Other Strange Tales

Located on a nondescript block in San Francisco’s Mission district is HipMunk HQ, a simple townhouse with a dark green trim. The travel startup’s operations are concentrated in just the first two rooms on the first floor— the rest is living space for Hipmunk’s co-founders, Adam Goldstein and Steve Huffman, formerly of Reddit. The approximate 300 square feet is more than enough space for the… → Read More