Airbnb acquires travel planning tool Vamo

Airbnb, the peer-to-peer accommodation platform, has acquired the trip-planning tool Vamo for an undisclosed amount. Under the deal, Airbnb will take on the staff and technology of Vamo, but will shut down by October 1 the tool that uses Big Data to help travelers find deals for multi-destination trips. "So much has changed since we started, but our vision to make travel better has always been the same," said founder and chief executive Ari Steinberg, who launched Vamo after leaving Facebook.