Meet trivago people #4: Muhilan, Brand Marketing Team

1. Introduce yourself  
My name is Muhilan. I am 26 years old – a middle aged man in trivago. India is my home country- I am the first Indian in trivago, so I’ve already made history! I work as an intern for video advertising in the brand marketing team.


2. Tell us something about your job 
Online video advertising, as the name suggests, is reaching the target audience with video ads through the internet medium. The video advertising spectrum is experiencing fast growth and is touted be to be the next big thing in online marketing. At trivago, we want to keep up with the latest trends and be the early adopters of new technologies in marketing. So, it is not a surprise that we ventured into video advertising a few months earlier. Our target audience is moving towards the internet and the time they spend online is increasing. So, we have to be in all online marketing channels and advertise our services in a very effective way. Obviously, video is more engaging than just audio or text, so we are trying to retain our existing ‘netizen’ user base and acquire a new ‘netizen’ user base by video ads. Video advertising is another addition to our portfolio of online marketing channels.

Meet trivago people #3 – Lisa Kallenberg, Head of HR

1)     Present yourself 
My name is Lisa Kallenberg, I am 25-years-old and I am the responsible of the Human Resources Department at trivago. I have been with the company since January 2008.

2) What do you remember of your first day in trivago?
Hmm…that was a long time ago. I do not remember anything specific from my first day, I just remember the time in the old office when we were only a couple of employees in total.

Tip of the month #3: how to find a hotel close to the beach

Santorini Island - Greece

As many of you are already looking for a hotel for the summer holidays, we’re here to help answer the common question, “How do I find a hotel which is very close to the beach on trivago?” The help out you, we explain below, step by step, how to go about finding your ideal beach hotel: 

Hotel of the month #3: the half graffiti hotel room

In many a hotel, history and freedom of style are not mutually exclusive—Au Vieux Panier Hotel is proof of such.

In the historical center of Marseille, this old building from the XVIIth Century is now a modern, urban accommodation that offers five unique hotel rooms each designed by well-known artists.

Meet trivago people #2: Alberto Calcerrada, Communication Spain

1) Introduce yourself

My name is Alberto and I come from Spain. I am 30 years old and I am part of Communication Spain.

2) How would you describe your job?

I care about the relationship between trivago and the Spanish Media. I especially like it because I have a direct relationships with the journalists and they are  always wanting to stay informed about everything. For this reason, it is very enriching for me to work with in this area.

Tip of the month #2: distance filter

The second most frequent question we get at trivago is about how to find a hotel which is very close to the city center. To help make your research easier, we have explained below how to go about figuring this out, by choosing from among several options:

Let´s start with an example! Imagine you want a hotel which is very close to a specific hot spot or to the city's center. To start, type into the trivago search the name of the destination you wish to travel to, for example, “Barcelona” and choose your dates for checking-in and checking-out-- and then click “search”.

Hotel of the month - #2: The hotel with over 1000 fountains

Did you know that the hotel with the largest number of fountains in the world is in The City of Sin – Las Vegas? The Hotel Bellagio, with over 1000 fountains, is one of the most visited attractions in the city.