Secret Escapes
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Travel |
| Founded 📆 | 2010 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , London , United Kingdom |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Tom Valentine Alex Saint Alliott Cole Benjamin Holmes Laurent Laffy Thomas Hulme Eirik Pettersen William Reeve |
| Services | Flash deals |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 400+ |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Secret Escapes is a members-only British travel company selling heavily discounted luxury hotel stays and trips through its website and mobile app. Secret Escapes operates in Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States.
History
Secret Escapes Ltd was co-founded in 2010 by the founders of DealChecker.co.uk (Alex Saint, Troy Collins and Andrew Bredon) and William Reeve. In early 2011 the business raised money and launched its luxury travel website, with Tom Valentine at the helm.[1][2][3]
In 2014, the company acquired the German mobile hotel booking application Justbook to compete with other last minute hotel mobile apps.[4]
In July 2015 the company secured an additional $60m in funding from existing investor Octopus Investments as well as Google Ventures to fund further expansion and acquired UK based mycityvenue in an all-cash-and-stock deal, adding another 1200 venues and 1.4 million members to its portfolio.[5][6][7][8] According to IBT, the company has over 19 million members and has sold 2 million room nights.[9]
In October 2015, Secret Escapes continued its expansion in Germany by acquiring flash deal site Travista.[10]
In 2017, Secret Escapes acquired Slevomat Group, Central and Eastern Europe's leading travel deals and experience company.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ "SECRET ESCAPES LIMITED – Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- ↑ "Secret Escapes needed customers before it had a product".
- ↑ "The Secret Escapes 'nerds' who found success with hotel luxury on cheap".
- ↑ "Luxury Travel Site Secret Escapes Buys Germany's JustBook To Square Up To Jetsetter And Hotel Tonight".
- ↑ Barber, Lynsey (2015-07-26). "Secret Escapes gets $60m Google Ventures backing for global expansion". City AM. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
- ↑ Lomas, Natasha (2015-07-26). "Google Ventures Joins $60M Round For Members-Only Travel Site, Secret Escapes". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
- ↑ Primack, Dan. "Term Sheet – Friday, July 25". Fortune. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
- ↑ O'Hear, Steve (2014-07-24). "Secret Escapes Acquires My City Venue To Add More Events To Luxury Travel Club". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
- ↑ Sembhy, Ravender. "Google invests in Secret Escapes as online travel firm secures $60m funding". IBT.
- ↑ "Google-backed luxury-trip site Secret Escapes buys german rival". hotelmarketing.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 2015-10-06. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Secret Escapes acquires Slevomat Group to become biggest travel player in Central and Eastern Europe". Retrieved 2019-12-27.
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