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Ask HN: How did Hipmunk integrate AirBnB rentals?
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?
- benatkin 15y agoIt would seem that they know each other: http://blog.hipmunk.com/post/6493889280/your-guide-to-a-private-island-vacation-hipmunk http://blog.hipmunk.com/post/6493889280/your-guide-to-a-priv... http://blog.airbnb.com/your-own-private-island-from-airbnb-hipmunk-a http://blog.airbnb.com/your-own-private-island-from-airbnb-h...
- kn0thing 15y agoYep. YC Mafia :) Airbnb has a rudimentary (MVP) referral api that we've got access to.
- njstartups 15y agoThanks! Saw you speak at the Under30CEO-NYC meetup a few days ago... very inspiring!
- kn0thing 15y agoHuzzah! Thank you.
- ahsanhilal 15y agoThey are both YC companies so I am pretty sure they know each other.
- mtt05001 15y agoSame 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.