Omio Explained

Omio GmbH
Founder:Naren Shaam
Type:Travel website
Hq Location:Berlin, Germany

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 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]

Notes and References

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