GoEuro Travel GmbH, doing business as Omio, formerly known as GoEuro, is a German online travel comparison and booking website based in Berlin, Germany.[1] It was founded in 2013 as GoEuro by Naren Shaam.[2][3]

Omio GmbH
Company typeTravel website
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
FounderNaren Shaam
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
Websiteomio.com

Omio employs more than 300 people and is active in 37 countries globally.[4]

The website is available in 21 languages.[5] It offers travelers the ability to organize transportation requirements such as trains, planes, buses, etc by using their easy-to-use platform.[6] It covers 207 European airports, over ten thousand central bus stations, and over twenty thousand train stations.[2]

In 2019, the website rebranded itself as Omio and acquired the Australian travel website Rome2rio.[7]

In January 2020, Omio expanded to Canada, and the United States.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Jet set: the seven best travel apps". The Week UK.
  2. ^ a b Hirschauge, Orr (August 27, 2014). "Inter-City Travel App GoEuro Raises $27 Million Funding Round" – via www.wsj.com.
  3. ^ Peterson, Barbara. "This New App Will Plan Your Transportation Across Europe—So You Don't Have To". Condé Nast Traveler.
  4. ^ Fiala, Klaus. "Omio's Journey To Connect Europe". Forbes.
  5. ^ "A Travel App Raises Fresh Funds to Expand to 30 Countries". Fortune.
  6. ^ Arsenault, Bridget. "Meet The Founder Of The Latest Must-Have App". Forbes.
  7. ^ a b Turk, Victoria (July 9, 2020). "Inside the messy mission to make train travel as easy as flying" – via www.wired.co.uk.