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The company's most ambitious recruiting campaign to date has finished a year ahead of schedule, highlighting the company's impressive ability to attract top tech professionals.
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In just over two years, the company has added 635 new team members.
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The hiring target, set in November 2021, was originally scheduled to be reached in March 2025 as part of a broader strategy to bolster the company's Prime subscription platform.
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Prime continues to grow, with membership exceeding 6 million
London, 5 June 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–eDreams ODIGEO (“the Company” or “eDO”), a leading global travel subscription company and one of the largest e-commerce companies in Europe, today announced that it has completed its largest ever recruitment campaign one year ahead of schedule. Originally scheduled to end in March 2025, the initiative has increased the Company's total employee headcount to 1,685, up from 1,050 at the time of the 2021 expansion announcement.
The 3.5-year strategy outlined in 2021 has proven a huge success, with the subscription business now a major driver of the Group's profits and eDreams ODIGEO effectively transformed into a subscription-centric business. The new hires will support the further expansion of Prime, which surpassed 6 million members in May 2024.
A highly skilled team behind a world-class technology platform
eDreams ODIGEO operates innovation and technology hubs across Europe, including Barcelona, Madrid, Porto, Milan, Mallorca, Alicante and Budapest. These centers play a pivotal role in driving the company's growth and innovation, particularly in strengthening its subscription business model.
Embodying the international nature of business and its mission to connect the world, the company employs professionals from 68 countries who speak 45 languages. An astounding 87% of the team are millennials or younger, with an average age of 36. Notably, 99% of employees are on full-time contracts, with an average tenure of 4.2 years, a figure that has increased by 6.3% in the past year alone.
Employees are continuously developed in-house, with over 50,000 hours of training delivered in the past year, and the team operates under an industry-first hybrid, flexible working system designed to increase flexibility and boost employee creativity.
The positive impact of eDreams ODIGEO's people culture is clear, with an astonishing 9 in 10 “eDOers” recommending the company as a great place to work. Similarly, eDreams ODIGEO has been named one of Spain's “Best Companies to Work for in 2024” by Forbes magazine, an honor it has received for the third year in a row.
“We are thrilled to be working with eDreams ODIGEO to bring our team of professionals together to help shape the future of our company,” said Lindsay Auty, Chief People Officer at eDreams ODIGEO. “With the early conclusion of our largest ever hiring drive, we can boast a stronger and more diverse team than ever before. This milestone not only underlines our position as a European tech powerhouse, but also highlights our attractiveness as a leading tech company. It will enable us to continue to push boundaries, drive cutting-edge innovation and continue to revolutionize the travel industry, not least by accelerating our expansion as a subscription platform.”
About eDreams ODIGEO
eDreams ODIGEO is the world's leading travel subscription platform and one of the largest e-commerce businesses in Europe. With four well-known online travel agency brands – eDreams, GO Voyages, Opodo, Travellink and metasearch engine Liligo – it serves more than 21 million customers annually in 44 markets. Listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange, eDreams ODIGEO works with around 700 airlines. The company launched Prime, the travel industry's first subscription product, which has gained more than 6 million members since its launch in 2017. The brand offers top-quality products, including scheduled flights, budget airlines, hotels, dynamic packages, car rentals and travel insurance, making travel easier, more accessible and more rewarding for consumers around the world.
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