Private company
Logo: Hotel Tonight, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
Online travel agency
HotelTonight is a travel agency and metasearch engine. It serves for users to book last-minute lodging in the Americas, Europe, Japan and Australia.3 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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HotelTonight is a travel agency and metasearch engine. It serves for users to book last-minute lodging in the Americas, Europe, Japan and Australia.3
HotelTonight was founded in December 2010 by Sam Shank, Jared Simon, and Chris Bailey. It first launched in January 2011, in the US on the iPhone App Store. The app later launched on Google Play in July 2011 and serves cities in Europe, Canada, Central America and South America.
From Wikipedia’s article on HotelTonight, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6
In October 2014, HotelTonight expanded from same-day only bookings to allowing users to book rooms up to 7 days in advance. In September 2018, they began allowing bookings through the website.
In March 2019, HotelTonight was acquired by Airbnb for approximately $450 million in cash and stock.
From Wikipedia’s article on HotelTonight, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6
How Hotel Tonight is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.
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