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The last-minute hotel booking service/mobile app HotelTonight just got some fresh money to expand to new mobile platforms, add new functionality, support marketing campaigns and expand into new markets. The company secured a $3.25 Million Series A investment in a round led by Battery Ventures and also included participation from Accel Partners, First Round Capital, and travel industry veterans Rich Barton, Erik Blachford, Brad Gerstner and Hugh Crean.
Since its launch in January 2011, HotelTonight’s mobile app has been downloaded more than 300,000 times and was named one of Time Magazine’s 25 Essential Apps for Travelers along with OpenTable, Yelp and The Weather Channel.
HotelTonight has established long term relationships with nearly 200 of the most acclaimed hotels across the country with recent additions including Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas, The Talbott Hotel in Chicago and Ellis Hotel in Atlanta.
HotelTonight is available as a free download from the App Store for iOS-based devices and new customers receive a $25 credit toward their first booking.
HotelTonight (FREE) [iTunes link]
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
