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.
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]
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