Hotel-Booking Startup Roomer Raises $5 Million in Funding
Photo Credit: Roomer says it will ensure that guests don't run into problems at check-in when they buy nonrefundable reservations from other travelers. Flickr.com / Alan Light
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Beyond the trust issue, Roomer's challenge is to publicize the service, scale it and to provide meaningful discounts off published rates in myriad markets on an everyday basis.
Roomer, a hotel-booking site that enables travelers to sell nonrefundable-hotel reservations they no longer want to other travelers at a discount, picked up $5 million in a Series A round.
Founded in 2011, Roomer has to prove to buyers that they can nab substantial discounts and when they arrive at the hotel everything will be in order with their reservation.
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