🎾 Our META team usually quietly finds you the easiest way to compare flight and hotel prices, but this week they’ve been making a “racquet”. They joined the other 4 million people (and growing) on the planet in playing Padel at a specially created doubles META team tournament in Como. The focus was on being a team player, so following a Round-Robin format, the eventual winner, and all their partners on the way to victory, were rewarded. 🙌 Everyone in the team, no matter their ability got the chance to take part (and even had a pre-tournament lesson). The only requirement is being prepared to have a go, and take on the challenge. This is all just part of life @lastminute.com
Today we announced our unaudited results for the first half of 2024. Our core product, Dynamic Holiday Packages (DP), remains the primary engine of our Group, counterbalancing a softer-than-expected H1 2024. As our CEO Luca Concone commented: “The results of the first half of 2024 confirm our strategic decision to focus on our core product, Dynamic Holiday Packages. Our proprietary DP technology - paired with a vast inventory and supply, exclusive Fintech solutions, and the regulatory advantage of being one of the few fully licensed European Tour Operators - makes us stand out in the competitive OTA sector. Although we experienced a slower start to 2024, we expect to improve our performance in the second half of the year, bolstered by the implementation of our strategic actions, the summer peak period and the effects of our new Ryanair partnership”. 👉🏼We pulled together the highlights of our financial results in the slideshow below. 👉🏼You can read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/dbSSWbsC
🌳 Plant Today, Protect Tomorrow Our colleagues in India recently teamed up with our friends at India Cares Foundation for a tree plantation drive at the beautiful Itagalpura Lake near Bangalore, our India hub. The area was once renowned for its lakes before many disappeared due to climate change and urbanisation. 40 of our passionate hashtag#PinkPeople volunteered to spend the day learning about the lake’s unique habitat, planting trees along its scenic bed, and supporting the long-term vitality of the lake and its ecosystem. And, of course, they created amazing new memories together. Preserving biodiversity is essential for our planet’s health and the well-being of future generations—and companies should lead the way in this effort. Playing an active role in protecting the local communities where we operate is a crucial aspect of our Group's sustainability strategy.
Our first-ever commercial deal with Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline has been signed. This agreement allows our customers to seamlessly access Ryanair's flights, enjoying a wide range of travel options, whether as part of a package holiday or a stand-alone flight, while benefiting from lastminute.com’s perks, such as deferred payment plans and package protection. As our CEO Luca Concone commented: “We have been working towards this for a long time in safeguarding consumer choice in the travel industry and protecting our Company. As the European Travel-Tech leader in Dynamic Holiday Packages, we know this partnership with Ryanair will grant flexibility, choice, and value for customers looking for the best holidays and flights.”
When we tasked our Learning & Development team with creating a bespoke hashtag#trainingprogram that would work for new and existing People Managers and Leaders - we were intrigued to see what they would come up with. 🌟 They developed "The Leader Within" - a course created entirely in-house. Based on 15 essential traits for effective leadership identified by our team, this gamified learning experience is available 24/7, allowing participants to follow it at their own pace. With over 400 participants, it's proved a huge success!
