Video: @Hotel - Phocuswright Conference Launch innovator

Tripscout owns and operates over 100 social media brands in travel, covering every major destination.

In June the company launched @hotel , an Instagram account for discounted hotel bookings that now has more than one million followers.

The launch of the Instagram account coincided with the startup’s latest fundraising, a round of nearly $14 million in Series A funding and venture debt.

CEO Konrad Waliszewski says @hotel offers rates that are up to 75% off standard rates.

He presented the company during the Launch competition at The Phocuswright Conference and won the People’s Choice Award.

The Launch presentation is below.

And later Waliszewski stopped by the PhocusWire studio.