signaling the dawn of a new age of travel products and services after the birth of the Internet and modern-communication systems. Not only has the industry itself benefited from recent technological advancements such as with GPS in rental cars, Wifi on airplanes, and computerized hotel door locks, just to name a few, but consumers have as well through the rise of countless travel websites and apps devoted to enhancing the customer experience from beginning to end.
is one of the fastest growing hotel booking websites on the Internet and part of MakeMyTrip
Limited (NASDAQ:MMYT), India’s most popular travel portal and the largest e-commerce business in the country. HotelTravel.com's fast growing global network includes more than 140,000 hotels worldwide. The company uses the latest technology to deliver best value hotel rates and promotions to leisure and business travellers with a strong focus on Asia’s most popular destinations.The company's multilingual teams of highly trained native language speaking Customer Service Experts provide first-rate reservation assistance that anticipates the needs of each individual customer.
In 2008, Airbnb was virtually unknown. The company was strapped with $40,000 in debt with seemingly no way out. Their idea just hadn't caught on. But, after coming up with an inventive way to raise the money to pay off their debt by creating custom cereal boxes, they eventually blazed a trail into the mainstream.
Today, the company needs little in the way of an introduction. With over 1.5 million listings in 34,000 cities in 190 countries, a recent $20.1 billion valuation, and 19 offices around the world, the company has most certainly infiltrated the far-reaches of the world with its concept.
Airbnb manages the rental experience to a degree, connecting renters with owners and property managers. Here, you'll find anything from a shared space, a mobile home, a beach house and a castle, with authentic reviews based solely on rental interactions, which are verifiable by the company.
An alternative to the Airbnb experience is HomeAway, a company that existed years before Airbnb saw its explosive growth. HomeAway's own growth started in the mid-2000's when it began aggregating vacation rental websites by acquiring some of the most popular ones on the market such as VRBO and VacationRentals.com.
Today, this company owns 40 Websites operating in 22 languages with over 1 million listings. The difference from Airbnb, however, is that HomeAway doesn't control the rental experience. While it does offer the option to process payments, the service acts more like a rentals classified system rather than an overseer of the vacation-rental experience.
ith everything under one roof, you can use Kayak to scour the Web to find deals on flights, hotel rooms, and rental cars. One of the best features about this travel Website are the pricing trends and the predictive algorithms on where prices are going -- up or down. You can use the information gleaned to assess your options for buying now or holding off.Another great feature? Use Kayak's travel alerts to email you when deals pop up for your intended destination. You can also search using a range of dates (i.e. 3 days before or after your departure and arrival dates) to find the best price on deals.
Momondo is by far one of the best travel Websites for sourcing travel deals with one of the most intuitive meta search engines for pricing flights, hotels, and rental cars. Similar to Kayak, you can also setup travel alerts here to notify you when prices change.
Momondo is by far one of the best travel Websites for sourcing travel deals with one of the most intuitive meta search engines for pricing flights, hotels, and rental cars. Similar to Kayak, you can also setup travel alerts here to notify you when prices change.
While you can't book flights directly on Momondo (whereas you can on Kayak), you'll find the resource to be invaluable. Use it in conjunction with Kayak and other sites to ensure that you're finding the best deals for a particular trip.
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