Tripnow
Tripnow is a Mexican online travel agency headquartered in Cancún that aggregates 10,000+ hotels across 100+ destinations, primarily Mexican beach markets. It sells hotel reservations, travel packages, flights, car rentals, and cruises to Mexican leisure travelers via website, phone, WhatsApp, and a Mexico City point of sale, earning commissions on transactions.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersCancún, Mexico
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What Tripnow does
Tripnow is a Mexican online travel agency operating under the legal entity Grupo Consolidador de Reservas S. de R.L. de C.V., founded in 2016 and headquartered in Cancún, Quintana Roo. Its core product is a hotel reservation platform aggregating 10,000+ hotels across 100+ destinations, predominantly Mexican beach markets including Cancún, Riviera Maya, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, Huatulco, and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo. The product portfolio extends into bundled travel packages (Paquetes de Viaje) combining flights, accommodation, transfers, and tours under a 'Todo Resuelto' full-service model, plus standalone airline ticketing, car rentals, cruise bookings, and a premium sub-brand called Tripnow Plus for curated exclusive deals. The platform also offers Circuits (Circuitos), which are promotional tour packages with bundled transfers.
The underlying technology is a standard online hotel booking platform with reservation management integrating hotel inventory, pricing, and customer booking flows; no APIs, SDKs, or proprietary AI capabilities are disclosed. Tripnow makes money primarily through travel agency commissions on hotel reservations, flight bookings, vacation packages, car rentals, and cruises, using a transaction-fee model with unit-level pricing ranging from $799 MXN/night for budget hotels to $5,000+ MXN/night for luxury all-inclusive resorts, plus months-without-interest payment plans. Distribution spans a self-service website (tripnow.mx), a phone contact center with toll-free 800 numbers, WhatsApp messaging support, and a physical point of sale at Pabellón Cuauhtémoc in Mexico City. Customers are predominantly Mexican domestic leisure travelers across beach vacationers (primary), families, and couples/solo adults segments, with no B2B or enterprise accounts disclosed.
Tripnow firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Tripnow
- Legal name
- Grupo Consolidador de Reservas S. de R.L. de C.V.
- Website
- https://tripnow.mx
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Tripnow is a Mexican online travel agency headquartered in Cancún that aggregates 10,000+ hotels across 100+ destinations, primarily Mexican beach markets. It sells hotel reservations, travel packages, flights, car rentals, and cruises to Mexican leisure travelers via website, phone, WhatsApp, and a Mexico City point of sale, earning commissions on transactions.
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- akta.pro rank
Tripnow industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Online Travel Agency
- NAICS
- Travel Agencies (56151)
- akta.pro industry
- Island, Beach & Resort Travel AgenciesTravel & Hospitality/Travel Agencies, Tour Operators & OTAs/Specialty/Niche Travel Agencies (Luxury, Adventure, Honeymoon, etc.)Inbound/Local Retail Travel Agencies (Destination Booking Offices)
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Where Tripnow is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Cancún
- HQ country
- Mexico
- HQ region
- Latin America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Tripnow business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Travel Agency Commissions: Tripnow operates as an intermediary travel agency, earning commissions on hotel reservations, flight bookings, vacation packages, car rentals, and cruises. They charge transaction fees and markups on travel services booked through their platform.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Budget hotels from $799 MXN/night |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Mid-range hotels from $1,000-$3,000 MXN/night |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Luxury hotels from $5,000+ MXN/night |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
Tripnow product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Tripnow is a Mexican online travel agency that aggregates and resells hotel inventory and related travel services through its website, phone contact center, WhatsApp, and physical point of sale. Its core business is intermediating hotel reservations, vacation packages (hotel + flight + transfers), flight tickets, car rentals, cruises, and airport transfers, primarily focused on beach destinations across Mexico.
Product overview
Tripnow is an online travel agency platform operating as a Mexico-based travel intermediary, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Cancún. The core platform is a hotel reservation engine offering access to over 10,000 hotels across Mexico and international destinations, supported by a search and booking interface with filtering by destination, star rating, meal plan, and hotel category. The product portfolio extends beyond hotels to include bundled travel packages ('Paquetes de Viaje') combining flights, accommodation, tours, and airport transfers under a 'Todo Resuelto' (fully resolved) service model, plus standalone airline ticketing, car rentals, and cruise bookings. The platform also features a premium sub-brand called Tripnow Plus for exclusive hotel promotions, and dedicated circuit/tour packages. Customers can book through the website, via telephone contact center, WhatsApp, or at physical sales points in Cancún and Mexico City. Payment is accepted via credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express), debit cards, bank deposits, transfers, and convenience store payments (OXXO).
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Companies that use Tripnow
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Tripnow technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
Tripnow partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Bluebay HotelsminorHotel chain partnership providing inventory access for Bluebay Grand Esmeralda and other Bluebay properties. Listed as part of Tripnow's hotel partner network.
- Princess Mundo ImperialminorLuxury hotel chain partnership providing access to Princess Mundo Imperial properties in Ixtapa and other destinations.
- Riu HotelscoreMajor international hotel chain partnership providing Riu Lupita All Inclusive and other Riu properties across Mexican destinations.
- Hyatt HotelscorePartnership with Hyatt including Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara properties in Cancun and Huatulco for all-inclusive resort inventory.
- Melia HotelsminorMeliá Hotels International partnership providing access to Melia branded properties in Mexico.
- Oasis Hotels & ResortscorePartnership with Oasis chain including Grand Oasis Cancun, Oasis Palm for all-inclusive inventory.
- Secrets Resorts & SpascoreAdults-only luxury brand partnership providing Secrets Huatulco and other Secrets properties for couples and adult travelers.
- Wyndham HotelsminorWyndham partnership providing access to Wyndham branded hotels across Mexican destinations.
- Krystal HotelsminorPartnership with Krystal hotels including Krystal Cancun property inventory.
- Decameron HotelsminorAll-inclusive resort partnership providing Decameron property inventory in Mexico.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Tripnow competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Travelgenio: LATAM-focused OTA offering hotels, flights, and packages to Spanish-speaking markets including Mexico. Comparable customer segment and product mix to Tripnow.
- Despegar: LATAM's largest online travel agency, with significant Mexican operations across hotels, packages, and flights. Competes directly with Tripnow for Mexican leisure travelers' online bookings.
- Viajes Falabella: LATAM-focused travel agency (owned by Falabella) operating in Mexico, offering hotels, packages, and flights. Comparable product mix and Mexican leisure traveler focus.
- Atrápalo: Spanish-origin OTA operating in Mexico with packages, hotels, and activities. Competes in the Mexican leisure travel market with a comparable package-driven value proposition.
- PriceTravel: Mexican online travel agency with broad hotel, flight, and package inventory across Mexican beach destinations. Highly comparable to Tripnow in geography, target customer (Mexican leisure travelers), and product mix.
- Almundo: LATAM OTA with Mexican presence selling hotels, packages, flights, and cruises. Overlaps directly with Tripnow's Mexican leisure traveler customer base and product portfolio.
- Best Day Travel: Mexico-based OTA offering hotels, flights, packages, and cruises focused on Mexican and Latin American leisure travelers. Closest direct competitor in Mexican beach/resort segment with similar product portfolio.
Broad incumbents
- Expedia: Global OTA with major Mexican operations across hotels, flights, packages, and car rental. Competes broadly for the same Mexican leisure travelers, with substantially larger marketing and technology investment.
- Booking.com: Global OTA with dominant position in Mexican hotel search and direct booking. Competes with Tripnow for the same leisure hotel demand, with vastly larger inventory and brand awareness.
Emerging players
- Volaris: Mexican low-cost carrier that bundles flights with hotel and ancillary services. Partial overlap with Tripnow on Mexican beach package demand, particularly for Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, and Los Cabos.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Tripnow social profiles
Digital presenceTripnow compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
Tripnow financial estimates
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Tripnow leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Tripnow funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Tripnow M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Tripnow
What does Tripnow do?
Tripnow is a Mexican online travel agency that aggregates and resells hotel inventory and related travel services through its website, phone contact center, WhatsApp, and physical point of sale. Its core business is intermediating hotel reservations, vacation packages (hotel + flight + transfers), flight tickets, car rentals, cruises, and airport transfers, primarily focused on beach destinations across Mexico.
Is Tripnow a public or private company?
Tripnow is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Tripnow founded?
Tripnow was founded in 2016. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Tripnow based?
Tripnow is headquartered in Cancún, Mexico, in the Latin America region.
How does Tripnow make money?
One revenue line is on record: travel Agency Commissions.
Who are Tripnow's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Travelgenio, Despegar, Viajes Falabella, Atrápalo, PriceTravel, Almundo and Best Day Travel. Broad incumbents are Expedia and Booking.com. Volaris is listed as an emerging player.
Does Tripnow have an API?
No public API is recorded for Tripnow.
What industry is Tripnow in?
Tripnow's product category is Online Travel Agency. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAKAFAL, Island, Beach & Resort Travel Agencies, with a secondary code of THAKABAH, Inbound/Local Retail Travel Agencies (Destination Booking Offices). Its NAICS code is 56151.