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.

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.

Tips of the month #1: How to book a triple room

The most frequent question we get is about how to find a triple room on trivago. To help out our users, today we would like to explain to you how to go about finding it, step by step.

To start, on our search engine you can only select either “single room” or “double room.” In order to make the interface of trivago much easier to navigate through, we have only included these 2 options as the first choice, so as to help our user have a good understanding of the prices available. Not to worry! With a little research, you will have the possibility to find and book a room for more people. 

trivago loves handball!

      World Championship bronze medalists Spain have reached the semi-final in Belgrade

Did you recognize the trivago logo on the shirts of the French, Spanish and Czech teams during the European Handball Championship in Serbia? Due to our international and team-oriented spirit, we decided to support these 3 teams during the big sport challenge. After 10 exciting days, it’s now the last week of the 10th edition of the European Handball Championship – and possibly the last day for some of the teams… So don’t miss the next game, today at 16:10, France against Island and again at 18:10, Spain against Slovenia ! After France’s win in 2010, who will be the next? The answer will be found out next Sunday, January 29th!

“Life at trivago” #1: events

trivago is the largest hotel price comparison in the world, with more than 100 booking sites and over 500,000 hotels working to find your  ideal hotel for the best rate available. To make sure this happens, we have a hard-working team of more than 140 young, creative individuals, from over 27 countries around the world. On our facebook page under, “life at trivago" you can have the first glimpse of what happens in the office – and day-by-day we'll tell you even more via our blog. A large brand can sometimes be mistaken as a very serious, intimidating, money-making machine— but at trivago, this philosophy could not be further from the truth! Below, you can see some examples of how hard work and fun can live together and in turn create one successful company. 

Top Deals for European Hotels

If you missed our “Top Deals” over the weekend, have no fear! We have found even more great deals for you, for hotels right across Europe at less than €60 per night in a double room. Start the week right: find your next great holiday!

Don’t find your ideal destination or hotel? Feel free to ask on our wall – we will always be more than happy to help! Alternatively, just keep an eye on our Top Deals area, for new offers every 2 hours!

“trivago: water for all”: the final donation

It’s time to celebrate the success of the “trivago: water for all” project! We raised $8,362 and we would like to take this opportunity to say a big Thank You to all those who helped by liking our fan page: You have helped us to provide clean drinking water to an entire community!

The Top 10 Hostels in Europe

Staying at a hostel doesn’t always mean having to sacrifice quality and comfort; there are many hostels across Europe whose service and standards easily rival the conditions of a four star hotel. Whether it’s a city stay in one of Europe’s capitals or a breath of fresh air in the countryside; from Spanish Valencia to the Swiss city of Interlaken, through Krakow and Dublin; www.trivago.co.uk has found the best hostels Europe has to offer.

Here are the ten best rated hostels in Europe, ranked according to the ratings given by travelers from the trivago travel community and other review sites.

"trivago: water for all": help us to help others!

As you know, trivago is always on the go, and with the start of the new season, we present the latest news: "trivago water for all"!

From 30th September until 31st October, for each new "like" of our new official fan page, trivago will donate $1 to "Charity: Water": a non-profit organization that supplies clean water to developing countries.

This association, in just 5 years, has already helped to complete many projects that have guaranteed over 2 million people access to clean, safe water.

A warm welcome to the trivago fans!

It’s a great pleasure and honour for us to welcome you to the new trivago official Facebook fan page. Well… we are not really new here, as someone of you may have noticed - we had more than 15 local, semi-official and unofficial profiles already open, but until now not yet the ONE. We are in FB version 1.0 and have a lot still to come (challenges & more...), but we hope you already like this new layout!
In a period of new and big challenges (google+ is ready to be launched, as well as other social networks and mobile apps yet to come...), we thought it was the right time and place to open a direct channel of communication with our users, who we don’t yet know directly because trivago, as a Hotel price search, doesn’t have a direct customer relationship with them.