TripAdvisor and Grubhub Announce Agreement to Bring Restaurant Delivery Service to TripAdvisor Consumers throughout the United States
NEEDHAM, Mass., May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor® (NASDAQ: TRIP), the world's largest travel site, and Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB), the nation's leading online and mobile takeout food-ordering company, today announced an agreement integrating Grubhub's restaurant network into the TripAdvisor desktop website, mobile web and mobile app experiences. Consumers browsing TripAdvisor restaurant listings in the U.S. will now have the option to order food from tens of thousands of Grubhub's restaurant partners in 1,100 cities. By clicking the "Order Online" button, consumers are brought to Grubhub's online or mobile platforms to quickly and easily place an order.
"With more than 4.2 million restaurant listings currently on TripAdvisor, we have evolved into a global leader in helping travelers and locals find or reserve a table at the perfect restaurant," said Bertrand Jelensperger, Senior Vice President, TripAdvisor Restaurants. "Through our new agreement with Grubhub, we're demonstrating another example of how TripAdvisor has become the site for anyone looking to find their perfect meal, now providing consumers with access to food delivery from tens of thousands of restaurants."
"We're always looking for ways to make it easier for our diners to find and order the type of food they want -- whether they're at home or traveling -- from the broadest, best set of local restaurants," said Sudev Balakrishnan, Senior Vice President of Product for Grubhub. "We're excited to connect Grubhub diners with TripAdvisor's massive, active mobile and desktop audience so that these people can enjoy the convenience of delivery wherever they may be."
Terms and length of the agreement will not be disclosed.
About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor® is the world's largest travel site*, enabling travelers to unleash the potential of every trip. TripAdvisor offers advice from millions of travelers, with 500 million reviews and opinions covering 7 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions, and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features — checking more than 200 websites to help travelers find and book today's lowest hotel prices. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, reaching 390 million average unique monthly visitors** in 49 markets worldwide. TripAdvisor: Know better. Book better. Go better.
TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP), through its subsidiaries, manages and operates websites under 23 other travel media brands:
www.airfarewatchdog.com, www.bookingbuddy.com, www.citymaps.com, www.cruisecritic.com, www.familyvacationcritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.thefork.com (including www.lafourchette.com, www.eltenedor.com, www.iens.nl and www.dimmi.com.au), www.gateguru.com, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.holidaywatchdog.com, www.housetrip.com, www.independenttraveler.com, www.jetsetter.com, www.niumba.com, www.onetime.com, www.oyster.com, www.seatguru.com, www.smartertravel.com, www.tingo.com, www.travelpod.com, www.tripbod.com, www.vacationhomerentals.com and www.viator.com.
*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, worldwide, November 2016
**Source: TripAdvisor log files, Q3 2016
About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation's leading online and mobile takeout food-ordering marketplace with the most comprehensive network of restaurant partners and largest active diner base. Dedicated to moving eating forward and connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, the company's platforms and services strive to elevate food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub is proud to work with more than 50,000 restaurant partners in over 1,100 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, AllMenus, and MenuPages.
To find takeout restaurants available in your area, check out Grubhub.com. If you are interested in becoming part of the Grubhub Delivery team, please visit driver.grubhub.com. To find out how your restaurant can join Grubhub, check out get.grubhub.com. To learn more about Grubhub and its portfolio of brands, please visit newsroom.grubhub.com.
SOURCE TripAdvisor
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