Hotwire.com

Hotwire
Company typeSubsidiary
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
FoundersKarl Peterson
Eric Grosse
Gregg Brockway
Spencer Rascoff
American Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Continental Airlines
America West Airlines
United Airlines
Headquarters,
United States
ProductsAirline travel
Car rental services
Hotel reservation
Vacation packages
RevenueUS$ 35 million (2018)
Number of employees
300+
ParentExpedia Group
Websitewww.hotwire.com

Hotwire is a travel website that offers airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, and vacation packages. It operates by selling off unsold travel inventory at discounted prices. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Hotwire, Inc. is an operating company of the Expedia Group, which also operates the website ClassicVacations, Expedia, Hotels.com, Orbitz, Travelocity and Egencia.[1][2]

  1. ^ Rosenbloom, Stephanie (2015-02-25). "Booking Flights and Hotels: Online Agents or Direct?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  2. ^ "Washington Post: The frugal traveler's essential list of budget travel hacks".