09 Mar 12
ITB After Party at Hard Rock Café Berlin
After a long day walking through the endless countries presented throughout the halls at the ITB, the Hard Rock Café Berlin opened their doors to tired world explorers and welcomed them into their glamorous after party. GYG was invited along to the VIP event and even as our tender feet screamed for rest, the party was too good to decline. A mix of live music and a talented DJ provided great background music as delicious finger food was handed around by relaxed, happy waitresses and waiters. Some of the bit size delights included mini burgers, spring rolls, crispy chicken and fresh crème brûlée. Once the food was over it was time to hit the dance floor, which was enjoyed by many late into the night.
GYG would like to say a big thanks to Hard Rock Café for an entertaining and scrumptious evening. We will be coming back to see you soon!
Rock on.
GetYourGuide is cordially inviting all suppliers and partners to come visit us at our office the day before ITB Berlin opens.
When: March 6th, 4pm – 8pm
Where: GetYourGuide Berlin office at Erich-Weinert-Strasse 145c, 10409 Berlin
What: Meet our team in our new Berlin office, socialize with fellow suppliers, and pick up a few Berlin tips from locals. We look forward to explaining our new features to you, learning about your latest products, and discussing ways to improve our cooperation.
If you would like to come, please write us at supplier@getyourguide.com or contact your personal product manager. Please tell us when you would like to come and how many people you would like to bring, so we don’t run out of snacks and drinks.
We look forward to seeing you in Berlin!
19 Jan 12
GetYourGuide Shows Ambitions in Football
Football fever has infected the office and isn’t set to break until the end of the week—or maybe even longer. Why? This Saturday, GetYourGuide will face off against 11 other young startups at the first Startup Cup in Berlin, a new endeavor generously organized by Lieferheld.
This athletic event gives local startups a shot to prove their market value outside of the office—more specifically, on the artificial turf of the BoBo Fuego Fußballarena at Berlin-Weißensee. The following startups will be in competition with GetYourGuide: Absolventa, eDarling, Groupon, Hitfox, Lieferheld, Mister Spex, Möbel-Profi.de, SoundCloud, SponsorPay, tape.tv and Zalando. It won’t be an easy win, that’s for sure, but our team’s motivation is superhuman, and once our players slip into their specially designed football shirts (intentionally too short for air circulation! Seriously!) their sights will be set on winning!
At 10 a.m. all the teams will be introduced and game time is 10:30 a.m. Two groups have been created (A and B) and the best team of each group will have the chance to play in the finals. GetYourGuide was placed in group A, alongside Groupon, SponsorPay, SoundCloud, eDarling and Möbel Profi. The award ceremony is set for 3:30 pm followed by a networking event with beer for everyone, meaning fans and observers are invited to join this event, too. And for very enthusiastic (and very lucky) fans, our players might even throw their patented, top-notch shirts into the crowd. Be sure that you don’t miss the opportunity to take one home!
The New Year has just begun and we’ve already added another 1,000 tours to our product offering. After our last milestone of 8,000 tours in November 2011 we have more than 9,000 products available online now!
But this achievement is only a small step toward hitting a milestone number of tours and attractions and leaping over the five 5-digit mark. 10,000 offerings is almost within reach and our highly motivated product teams in Berlin and Las Vegas are working constantly to extend our portfolio. Clearly, now is not the time to rest: we are going to work even harder.
As 2012 kicks into gear, we have our sights on keeping our current position as the world’s largest online platform for tours and activities while extending our inventory of worldwide offerings even further. Our goal is to connect more and more local suppliers with travelers from all over the world to provide an extraordinary amount of exciting opportunities for vacations and free time. Let’s do this!