Skift Take
We haven't reached the reality of travel hacks such as hourly hotel room rates becoming pervasive. But once booking sites understand this is how to win more business travel and hotels learn that they can fill more rooms this way that would otherwise go unbooked, travel hacking won't be a hack anymore--it will have business plans and more sophistication.
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This week we turn to five startups that represent an ongoing trend of travelers searching for hidden deals, hotel rooms to rent for a few hours, or putting their rewards points or miles to full use.
Hacking travel isn't a novelty, but travelers are definitely more polished in their approaches than years past. In many ways, travel hacking is the lifeblood of travel startups as they believe they're bringing an issue to the fore that travelers struggle with or overcome through a lot of time and research.
These companies present ideas that in some cases have moved beyond hacks into the mainstream, accepted as legitimate by some travel brands and
