Secret escapes
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| founding | 2010 |
| Seat | London , UK |
| Number of employees | 400 |
| sales | £ 93 million |
| Branch | Tourism , live shopping |
| Website | secretescapes.de |
Secret Escapes is a UK tour operator offering discounted luxury hotel stays and luxury travel over the internet . Secret Escapes operates in Germany , many EU countries , Switzerland , the United Kingdom and the United States .
history
Secret Escapes was called DMC Cruise Limited until Tom Valentine and Alex Saint renamed it Secret Escapes on November 16, 2010 when they saw demand for luxury travel offers in the UK. In 2014 the company acquired the German booking application Justbook .
In July 2015, the company received 60 million dollars from Octopus Investments and Google Ventures , and acquired My City Venue in the UK; this added a further 1200 venues and 1.4 million members. According to IBT, the company has over 19 million members and has sold 2 million room nights.
In October 2015, Secret Escapes continued its expansion in Germany with the acquisition of Travista .
In 2017, Secret Escapes acquired the Slevomat Group , Central and Eastern Europe's leading travel company. TravelBird was acquired in 2018 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Secret Escapes Limited - Overview, News & Competitors | ZoomInfo.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
- ^ Anna White: Secret Escapes needed customers before it had a product . October 26, 2013, ISSN 0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed March 14, 2020]).
- ↑ The Secret Escapes 'nerds' who found success with hotel luxury on. October 21, 2013, accessed on March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Secret Escapes gets $ 60m Google Ventures backing for global expansion. July 26, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2020 (UK English).
- ↑ Secret Escapes Acquires My City Venue To Add More Events To Luxury Travel Club. In: TechCrunch. Retrieved March 14, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Google invests in Secret Escapes as online travel firm secures $ 60m funding. July 26, 2015, accessed March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Google-backed luxury-trip site Secret Escapes buys german rival. August 30, 2017, accessed March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Secret Escapes acquires Slevomat Group to become biggest travel player in Central and Eastern Europe. In: London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com. August 31, 2017, Retrieved March 14, 2020 (UK English).