2011 | The first TV campaign launches in the US and Brazil. Spain becomes the strongest market. trivago hits the 100 employee mark.
2010 | trivago airs TV campaigns in 5 European countries. Every second person knows the trivago brand in Germany and Spain. More than 100 websites are included in the price comparison. 45 employees move from the overcrowded con-sum office to the new office in the "Four Elements" building.
2009 | The first TV spot airs on German television. After two years of investing into growth, trivago breaks even and becomes profitable. The y-o-y growth rate is close to 400%.
2008 | trivago enforces its international expansion by launching platforms in Poland and Sweden. More than 15 employees sweat in three rooms without air conditioning. trivago gets further funding by Hugo Burge and his Howzat Media fund.
2007 | trivago Spain, France and UK go live. Instead of offering a booking functionality for hotels, trivago compares the rates of 5 different websites. The price comparison is born. trivago gets initial funding from a group of entrepreneurs including the Samwer Brothers, Daniel Wild, Cyril Jaugey, Florian Heinemann, Lukasz Gadowski and a few others.
2006 | trivago develops out of the project stage. Malte, Peter and Rolf found the company and move into their first real office: A locally famous party place called con-sum.
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2005 | A first beta version of trivago goes live. The focus is mainly on community features to build up travel content. Nevertheless, by the end of the year trivago reaches close to 150.000 visitors a month. The temporary office is
under a garage located next to Peter's father's office in Düsseldorf.
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2004 | The trivago idea is born. Stephan, Peter and Rolf meet in Tresznjewski in Munich, have Weißwurst for lunch and discuss the initial concept.
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