Trivago is a German based international hotel search and price comparison website. Trivago was the first hotel search engine in Germany. The American travel company Expedia Group owns a majority of the company's stock.
The company was founded in Düsseldorf, Germany, in January 2005. Seeing an opportunity in the hotel search space, the founding team developed Germany's first hotel search engine.
On December 16, 2016, Trivago became publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange. Expedia retains 64.7% of voting rights and 59.7% of economic rights.
Trivago allows travelers to make informed decisions by personalizing their hotel search and providing access to a deep supply of hotel information and prices.
Trivago claims to be the world's largest online hotel search site, comparing rates from over 1.8 million hotels and more than 400 booking sites worldwide. The site includes over 175 million hotel ratings and 19 million photos, and reports over 120 million visitors per month.
Products & Features
1. Hotel Search
Trivago's hotel search engine was the first of its kind in Germany and has websites in 50+ countries.
Trivago's search tool scans hotel booking sites for prices, availability, images and reviews within seconds. When users choose a hotel, they are redirected to a partner website to complete the booking.
2. Trivago App
Trivago offers a free app for its Hotel Search product on both iOS and Android. In addition to the hotel search feature, the app provides interactive maps and displays accommodations in close proximity to the user's current location.
Recognition of Trivago App:
1. Mashable - One of the 25 apps to save you money.
2. USA Today - 10 best apps for booking your stay.
3. Independent.IE - An app to save you time and money
4. News.com.au - One of the top apps to take on holiday.
5. The Guardian - 10 best money-saving apps.
6. Tech Times - One of the must have apps for frequent travelers.
7. Lifehacker - The best price-comparison apps you need to download.
3. Trivago Rating Index (tRI)
The tRI aggregates all ratings for destinations listed on Trivago and ranks them between 0 and 100. The index includes criteria such as location, price, food, internet, room and facilities, and is used to create annual Trivago rankings and awards such as the Reputation Ranking, Island Ranking, Ski Ranking, the Top Hotel Awards, and the Best Value Destinations (based on an algorithm combining the tRI with price).
4. Trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI)
The Trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) displays the average overnight accommodation prices for the most popular cities worldwide. Prices are based on the cost of a standard double room, taken from over 2 million daily price inquiries over the past month.
5. Travel Advice Calendars
Trivago's Travel Advice Calendars show the most affordable and most expensive months to visit the world's top destinations. The calendars feature 45 cities across six continents to provide average monthly hotel prices to advise travellers when to book – saving holidaymakers hundreds of dollars in some cases.
Top 5 Reasons to Use Trivago
1. Compare hotels and find rooms from hundreds of bookings sites worldwide including Expedia, Hotels.com, Holidaycheck, ebookers, AlphaRooms, LateRooms, Travelrepublic, Amoma.com, Booking.com, Priceline, HotelTonight and more.
2. Discover hotels for great prices, find travel discounts, deals & savings from hotels worldwide so you can travel cheaply.
3. Compare hotel prices to find rooms near well-known attractions. Keep your hotel search within budget and easily compare hotels and search by both location and price.
4. Save money on vacation and travel sites so you can book your ideal hotel at your convenience.
5. Hotel search with the trivago Rating Index ® – see the combined online ratings of all available hotel review scores so you feel confident before you book. Additionally, Trivago also utilises artificial intelligence for personalized travel recommendations.
The Bottom Line
If you would like to discover hotels, savings, travel discounts and compare hotel prices for your future holiday bookings.
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Bibliography
Wikipedia. (2018). Trivago. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivago
Trivago Malaysia. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.trivago.com.my/
Trivago Launches New Travel Advice Calendars. (2014). Retrieved from
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trivago&hl=en_US
Trivago. (2017). Hotel Search Trivago Acquires AI Platform Tripl, Expands Travel Recommendations Based on Artificial Intelligence. Retrieved from https://company.trivago.com/press-releases/hotel-search-trivago-acquires-ai-platform-tripl-expands-travel-recommendations-based-on-artificial-intelligence/
Trivago - Global Hotel Search and Price Comparison Platform
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