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AI series part 3 Hopper
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AI analysis, part 3: The brains behind Hopper
By Mitra Sorrells | April 16, 2018
In part three, we talk to Fred Lalonde, founder and CEO of Hopper. Read More
Hopper opens door to hotel bookings with immersive experience
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Hopper opens door to hotel bookings with immersive experience
By Kerry Medina | January 3, 2018
Hopper, the flight booking application that offers predictive pricing analytics, has launched Hopper Hotels, a new component to the that allows users to book accommodation. The service will also of Read More
Travel apps need a data-centric approach to marketing
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Travel apps need a data-centric approach to marketing
By Viewpoints | July 18, 2017
It’s a case of good news/bad news for the travel app industry. The good news is that people are using apps to book travel more often than ever. The bad news is that the travel app space is highly comp Read More
Hopper raises about $50 million more, as it now sells $1 million a day in plane tickets
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Hopper raises about $50 million more, as it now sells $1 million a day in plane tickets
By Sean O'Neil | December 15, 2016
For years the conventional wisdom has been that people won't research and buy a complex product like airfare on smartphones. But that assumption may no longer be true. Hopper, the airfare predictio Read More
Hopper, the mobile app for flight booking, claims hockey stick growth
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Hopper, the mobile app for flight booking, claims hockey stick growth
By Sean O'Neil | July 22, 2016
Hopper, a mobile app for tracking and booking cheap airfares, says it has been enjoying rapid growth. Hopper's apps for Apple and Android have been downloaded 4.5 million times since December, brin Read More
Hopper raises $16 million (CAN) and reports flights app strength
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Hopper raises $16 million (CAN) and reports flights app strength
By Sean O'Neil | March 28, 2016
Travel search startup Hopper has raised $16 million (CAN), in an investment round led by BDC Capital IT Venture Fund. Past investors OMERS Ventures, an investment arm of one of Canada’s largest pen Read More
Apple picks Hopper as one of 2015's best apps
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Apple picks Hopper as one of 2015's best apps
By Sean O'Neil | December 9, 2015
Today Apple released its picks for the best apps of 2015, and the only travel app to make the list was Hopper. Hopper's app ranked seventh on the list, up there with apps from HBO Now and Instagram Read More
Hopper, the cheap flights app, adds instant booking, shifts platform from Hadoop to Spark
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Hopper, the cheap flights app, adds instant booking, shifts platform from Hadoop to Spark
By Sean O'Neil | September 2, 2015
At the start of the year, Hopper unveiled an iOS app with data-driven flight predictions. This product, which featured airfare forecasts and ticket price tracking, has gained traction with users. T Read More
Work with the developer community to REALLY understand what makes them tick
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Work with the developer community to REALLY understand what makes them tick
By Viewpoints | June 24, 2015
Sabre Dev Studio is one year old. It is an open developer platform for those in and outside of the industry to easily access and integrate travel into their solutions via Sabre technology. Sabre ha Read More
Hopper's new flight search app streamlines discovery of cheap flights
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Hopper's new flight search app streamlines discovery of cheap flights
By Nick Vivion | February 2, 2015
After several years in stealth, Hopper launched a little over a year ago with the "world's largest structured database of travel information." The startup quickly discovered soft consumer interest in Read More
Reshaping online travel - hurdles and opportunities
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Reshaping online travel - hurdles and opportunities
By Sean Arena | December 22, 2014
Over the past few years, I’ve read numerous articles from various industry pundits lamenting the lack of innovation in the online travel landscape.  While some of their points are valid, I think we sh Read More
Startup pitch: IBM's Watson powers new travel advice tool WayBlazer
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Startup pitch: IBM's Watson powers new travel advice tool WayBlazer
By Sean O'Neil | October 7, 2014
It’s only been a few years since IBM's Watson technology beat Jeopardy! champions on US national TV. Now Big Blue's supercomputer is taking on an even tougher challenge: coming up with trip-plannin Read More
The Flight Tonight app aims to bring spontaneity to the masses
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The Flight Tonight app aims to bring spontaneity to the masses
By Sean O'Neil | July 28, 2014
Last-minute airfare search app Flight Tonight -- which operates like a HotelTonight for plane tickets -- has debuted in the Apple App Store. Flight Tonight helps travelers search for the cheapest r Read More
Hopper officially flies new route as users not interested in aggregated destination search
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Hopper officially flies new route as users not interested in aggregated destination search
By Nick Vivion | June 5, 2014
Travel startup Hopper was announced nearly 3 years ago with $8 million in funding to fuel a stealth-mode build of a full-text search tool for travel. Three years, in addition to the time since being f Read More
Hopper opens to all, also fires up data research service
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Hopper opens to all, also fires up data research service
By Sean O'Neil | January 13, 2014
Last week saw the soft launch of Hopper, the long-awaited consumer trip planning engine that claims to be powered by the "world's largest structured database of travel information". Since last summ Read More
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