Full-Time
Posted on 12/4/2025
Tech-driven travel price-prediction platform
No salary listed
Boston, MA, USA + 2 more
More locations: Austin, TX, USA | Miami, FL, USA
Remote
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Hopper is a travel and fintech platform that helps people save money on flights, hotels, and car rentals by using big data and algorithms to forecast price changes. Its mobile app and website analyze billions of prices daily to predict when prices will rise or fall and advise users on the best times to book, potentially delivering significant savings. The product works through a combination of price predictions, booking options, and a user-friendly interface that shows recommended booking times and alert signals. Revenue comes from commissions on bookings made through the platform and a premium subscription that unlocks extra features and benefits. Hopper differentiates itself by focusing on price forecasting and savings guidance at the individual traveler level, backed by a global support network and flexible work model. The company’s goal is to help consumers consistently secure better travel deals while growing via commissions and paid premium services.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$766M
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
2007
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Competitive salary
Stock options
Unlimited PTO
WeWork All Access Pass OR Work-from-home stipend
Open communication with management
Small, dynamic teams = massive impact
Medical, dental, vision, disability & life insurance plans
401k
RBC and HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions) come together to elevate the travel booking experience for Canadians français. Mar 30, 2026, 06:01 ET RBC taps HTS to power Avion Rewards Travel, bringing innovative travel offerings to the Canadian market; new travel booking portal to launch later this year for all Avion Rewards members, including Avion credit cardholders TORONTO, March 30, 2026 /CNW/ - RBC and HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions) today announced a long-term collaboration to provide an enhanced travel loyalty experience for all Avion Rewards members, bringing together the country's largest proprietary loyalty program and one of Canada's leading travel technology platforms. This offering not only delivers a world-class travel booking platform for Canadian travelers, it also significantly enhances the value and benefits available to RBC credit cardholders, including Avion cardholders. An enhanced Avion Rewards Travel platform will be seamlessly integrated into the Avion Rewards ecosystem, allowing members to use their Avion points across all travel categories, providing them with greater capabilities for booking flights, accommodations, car rentals, activities and packages. Beyond the core booking capability, flexible booking options and elevated loyalty features will be introduced, driving greater value and engagement for members. This includes a new service that will provide price insights on the optimal time to book flights based on historical and predictive data. Avion credit cardholders will continue to enjoy exclusive fixed-points pricing on any airline, any flight, any time-with no blackout dates or seating restrictions, even during peak periods. The transition will be frictionless for all Avion Rewards members. "RBC's collaboration with HTS represents a significant milestone in transforming travel loyalty, delivering smarter, industry-first features for our Avion Rewards members to enjoy," says Vinita Savani, Executive Vice President, Cards & Loyalty, RBC. "By combining HTS' technology with Avion Rewards' unparalleled loyalty expertise, we're creating a seamless, personalized travel booking experience that puts the needs of our members and credit cardholders first. This exciting shift underscores our dedication to innovation and reinforces Avion Rewards' position as Canada's leading loyalty program." "As a proudly Canadian company, we're thrilled to team up with RBC, Canada's leading bank, to bring next-generation travel innovation to Canadians and deliver a more dynamic, personalized, and rewarding experience for Avion Rewards members," said Dakota Smith, President and Co-Founder of Hopper & HTS. "RBC continues to set the standard for what clients expect from a world-class bank, and this venture underscores our shared commitment to redefining travel and loyalty through best-in-class technology." About RBC Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 101,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 19 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at rbc.com/peopleandplanet. About Avion Rewards Avion Rewards is a loyalty and consumer engagement platform that provides Canadians with the flexibility to shop, save, earn and redeem for everyday merchandise, aspirational rewards and experiences. Its exclusive shopping companion, Avion Rewards ShopPlus, enables members to access offers seamlessly, saving them time and money right where they shop online. Additionally, as one of the largest travel providers in Canada, Avion Rewards makes it possible for members to benefit from the program's market-leading "any airline, any flight, any time" travel offering, as well as its flagship Avion credit cards and concierge service. About HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions) HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions), a leading global travel technology platform, uses its data advantage and AI-driven travel technology to help partners address modern traveler needs. The company has developed several unique fintech ancillaries that address everything from pricing volatility to trip disruptions. Working with the world's leading banks, airlines and travel providers, HTS supercharges its partners' direct channels with its travel fintech, AI, and e-commerce products. To find out more about HTS, visit hts.hopper.com. SOURCE RBC Royal Bank
Capital One has invested $96 million to acquire Hopper's core travel software and hire key talent, marking a strategic shift from partnership to proprietary control. The deal values Hopper at over $5 billion and follows Capital One's earlier Series F investment. The transaction secures the technology powering Capital One Travel, which is driving record bookings. Hopper's platform is pacing towards 330% revenue growth, with fintech offerings now representing the majority of its revenue. The capital-light structure allows Capital One to internalise this high-margin B2B engine whilst maintaining financial flexibility. The move positions Capital One competitively against other major banks pursuing travel capabilities, including JPMorgan's acquisition of Frosch and US Bancorp's purchase of TravelBank. Success hinges on integrating Hopper's hotel and engineering teams and accelerating direct hotel relationships.
HTS' new APAC partner. AI shakes up saas. Outdated airports aplenty. Uber and zoox making robotaxis. 12/03/2026 by WiT Hundreds of airports may need new safety management systems in 2026, OneReg warns. OneReg CEO Clinton Cardozo says a significant wave of Safety Management System (SMS) replacements is quietly building across European airports and beyond, with dozens, potentially hundreds, of operators signaling through tenders, RFPs, and direct conversations that their existing platforms are reaching end-of-life or failing to meet modern cybersecurity and operational standards. Many legacy systems, some built decades ago, were never designed for today's cyber-threat landscape or real-time operational needs, forcing airports into accelerated full-system transitions, sometimes with only months' notice. Cardozo notes that airports aren't simply seeking like-for-like replacements; they're increasingly moving toward unified, cloud-native platforms with real-time visibility and cross-functional capability. Given that SMS platforms underpin reporting, investigations, risk assessments, audits, and regulatory compliance, transitions affect every department and carry significant operational risk if mismanaged. Gother integrates HTS disruption tool across thai travel and banking platforms. Thailand-based travel platform Gother has partnered with Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) to launch Flight Disruption Care, a rebooking tool based on HTS' Disruption Assistance For Any Reason product, on its app, website, and partner banking channels including K PLUS, Krungthai Next, and Paotang. The optional add-on automatically notifies travellers of eligible disruptions and offers rebooking on any airline up to a set cap; if no options are satisfactory, customers receive a full refund of their original ticket value while still being able to take their disrupted flight. The product has posted high single-digit attach rates and strong customer satisfaction scores. The deal marks HTS' first launch in Thailand and is part of its broader APAC expansion. Hilton launches AI trip-planning tool as hotel chains race to adopt conversational search. Hilton has launched a beta version of its generative AI-powered "Hilton AI Planner" on Hilton.com, allowing travellers to use natural language to search its global hotel portfolio, compare properties, and explore amenities. Currently live for a small subset of site traffic, the tool will expand to more users over time. The launch reflects a broader industry trend. Marriott is rolling out natural language search across its website and Bonvoy app this year, while also collaborating with Google and OpenAI on AI-driven booking and advertising initiatives; IHG has similarly partnered with Google on AI trip-planning capabilities, describing it as a key step toward conversational search on its platforms. TripWorks warns travel industry faces saas consolidation reckoning in 2026. AI-driven booking and automation platform TripWorks is sounding the alarm on unsustainable tech fragmentation across the travel sector, citing research showing 91% of travel agencies operate with four or more booking systems, more than half use seven or more, while 34% of global travel leaders identify technology fragmentation as the industry's single biggest challenge, ahead of demand or competition. TripWorks CEO Aaron Fessler argues that AI is accelerating a long-brewing shakeout, exposing the inefficiencies of bloated tech stacks and forcing operators to consolidate around integrated, AI-native platforms. "The winners in 2026 will be the platforms that unify the workflow, automate the busywork, and actually improve margins," he said. Fessler predicts 2026 will be the year operators aggressively consolidate technology, shifting toward platforms that centralize operations, payments, marketing, and customer engagement, and that this trend will define the next decade of travel tech. He was careful to note, however, that full automation isn't the answer. While AI is essential for efficiency and scale, human judgment remains critical in the tours and activities sector. "AI should eliminate repetitive work and surface better decisions, but it can't replace the people who understand the nuances of running experiences in the real world," he said. Uber partners with Amazon-owned zoox to bring robotaxis to its app. Zoox, the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company, has partnered with Uber to offer robotaxi rides through the Uber app, its first deal with a third-party platform. The companies plan to launch in Las Vegas this summer, with Los Angeles to follow by mid-2027. Zoox's purpose-built vehicles, which have no steering wheel or pedals, are currently available for free in Las Vegas and parts of San Francisco, though commercial deployment depends on pending federal safety exemptions. The deal is part of Uber's broader AV push. The company has existing robotaxi partnerships with Wayve, Waabi, Baidu, WeRide, Nuro, and Lucid, and recently launched Uber Autonomous Solutions, an arm designed to help partners build and commercialize AV technology.
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Travel has become an essential part of financial services, and the UK's Lloyds Bank has partnered with travel technology company Hopper to integrate travel booking functionality into the bank's mobile app.