Ask HN: How did Hipmunk integrate AirBnB rentals?

Posted by njstartups on Tuesday October 04, 2011 @11:08PM
from the ask-hn dept.

If you check out Hipmunk's hotel search you'll notice that not only do they feature hotels but they also feature AirBnB rentals. How did they do that?

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Re:Ask HN: How did Hipmunk integrate AirBnB rentals? by benatkin on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @01:54AM (#3074419)

It would seem that they know each other:

http://blog.hipmunk.com/post/6493889280/your-guide-to-a-priv... http://blog.airbnb.com/your-own-private-island-from-airbnb-h...

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Re:Ask HN: How did Hipmunk integrate AirBnB rentals? by kn0thing on Sunday October 09, 2011 @09:27PM (#3091903)

Yep. YC Mafia :) Airbnb has a rudimentary (MVP) referral api that we've got access to.

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Re:Ask HN: How did Hipmunk integrate AirBnB rentals? by njstartups on Thursday October 13, 2011 @12:40AM (#3106112)

Thanks! Saw you speak at the Under30CEO-NYC meetup a few days ago... very inspiring!

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Re:Ask HN: How did Hipmunk integrate AirBnB rentals? by kn0thing on Thursday October 13, 2011 @12:50AM (#3106138)

Huzzah! Thank you.

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Re:Ask HN: How did Hipmunk integrate AirBnB rentals? by mtt05001 on Sunday October 09, 2011 @01:51AM (#3089787)

Same way other (orbitz, kayak etc) do it. There is very little money in airline ticket sale cuts. A much bigger market and ultimately how these companies make a majority of their money is thru hotels.

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Re:Ask HN: How did Hipmunk integrate AirBnB rentals? by ahsanhilal on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @04:57PM (#3077554)

They are both YC companies so I am pretty sure they know each other.

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