Oliver Dlouhý Explained

Birth Date:1988 1, df=yes
Nationality:Czech
Education:Newton College, Brno
Occupation:CEO of Kiwi.com

Oliver Dlouhý (born 7 January 1988) is a Czech entrepreneur, founder and CEO of the online travel agency Kiwi.com. The Forbes business magazine included Oliver to Forbes Czech "30 under 30".[1] On 30 May 2016 NBC News invited Oliver to explain how the unique searching algorithm works.[2] In August 2017 the company provided access to over 700 airlines and served over 50 million searches daily.[3] For the 7165% growth the company was ranked 7th in Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Awards, category Fast 500 EMEA in 2017.[4]

In May 2017 Oliver said he expects to double the company's sales to 700 million euros and in 2018 to grow faster due to expansion of database connections and adding the ground transport.[5]

On 3 March 2020 the Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš gave him the award 'Podnikatel roku' (Entrepreneur of the Year) 2019, in which the turnover of Kiwi.com exceeded 30 billion Czech crowns.[6] [7]

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  1. News: CEO Talk: Oliver Dlouhy, Co-founder and CEO, Skypicker . Lan Anh . Vu . . February 22, 2016.
  2. Web site: 2016-05-30. How Kiwi.com differs from the likes of Expedia. 2020-09-30. CNBC. en.
  3. Web site: Getting to know you: Oliver Dlouhy, Founder & CEO, Kiwi.com. 1 August 2017. Bmmagazine.co.uk. 7 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Kiwi.com je nejlépe umístěnou českou firmou v desítce nejrychleji rostoucích technologických společností Evropy, Blízkého východu a Afriky. 8 December 2017. Feedit.cz. 7 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Kiwi.com in talks to raise funds for next leg of travel. 23 May 2017. Reuters.com. 7 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Ocenění Podnikatel roku získal zakladatel Kiwi.com Oliver Dlouhý. 2020-09-30. E15.cz.
  7. Web site: 2020-03-03. Našel lepší a levnější cestu. Podnikatelem roku je zakladatel Kiwi.com. 2020-09-30. iDNES.cz.

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