TVtrip has recently gotten coverage from TechCrunch FR and TechCrunch US on its recent announcement of second round financing. This latest round will help TVtrip accelerate its growth by filming in both in North America and Asia. More news to come!
Fresh from the current string of nominations, it looks like TVtrip might be donning its cyber-tuxedo again. This time we’ve been regaled by the Webby Awards, as an honoree in the travel section for Online Film and Video. We’ve been chosen as the cream of the crop from over 8,000 entries.
“If the Web 2.0 revolution has shown us anything, it’s that the Internet is a proven star-making invention. While Hollywood still produces it’s fair share of blockbusters, the Internet is an increasingly reliable source of quality online content. All of the Online Film & Video Winners, Nominees and Honorees have premiered their work online and are one step closer to stardom”
That’s right guys, we’re one step closer to stardom!
Keep your eyes peeled as TVtrip gets it next facelift….
Stay tuned into the TVtrip blog for all the news before it hits the gossip columns!
Red Herring today announced that TVtrip was named a Finalist of Red Herring 100 Europe, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region each year.
“This year’s impressive list of submissions from companies demonstrates Europe’s growing role as a major center of innovation in the global technology sector,” said Red Herring Editor-in-Chief Joel Dreyfuss. “The exceptional accomplishments of European technology startups and entrepreneurs are a testament to the rapid advancements being made in building the European innovation ecosystem.”
Red Herring’s lists of top private companies are an important part of the publication’s tradition of identifying new and innovative technology companies and entrepreneurs. Companies like Google, eBay, and Skype were spotted in their early days by Red Herring editors, and touted as leaders that would change the way we live and work.
So TVtrip is indeed in good company. So, in addition to our victory at the TravelMole awards in Asia, it just goes to show that the buzz around TVtrip is growing all over the world!
Some great news for TVtrip: today we received our first award, winners of “Best Web 2.0 Mash up site” at the TravelMole Web Awards for Asia. TVtrip has an office in Singapore headed by our VP Asia, David Chambat. The award was presented at the Suntec Convention Centre in Singapore in conjunction with the EyeforTravel Summit.
http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1127290.php
http://www.travelmole.com/webawards_asia2008.php
Dubbed the “Moscars”, these awards are handed to online companies that excel in the travel sector. The feat is even more impressive given that Tvtrip is based in Paris and Brussel far away from Asia and Australia!
Roving reporter Dan Meththananda managed to grab a few words with the charming and charismatic David Chambat, who was on hand to pick up the award. Based in Singapore, David is our VP of Asia and also our resident superstar.
DM: “How does it feel to have won this prestigious award?”
DC: “I’m over the moon. It’s awards like these that make you realize, even far from our home base in Paris, the excitement around TVtrip is growing… we will continue our commitment to building our partnerships with hotels all over the world. Also, it’ll be nice to bring something shiny for the mantel piece in Paris!”
TVTrip would like to thank our production teams, publicists, (hotel) partners, lovers, make-up artists but most of all our fans in making this award a reality.
To become part of the TvTrip story in Asia or become a partner hotel e-mail: dc@tvtrip.com (David also accepts fan mail at this address)
We are very pleased to announce the winners of the TVtrip game that had been running on the site until January this year as Filippo Rinaldi, Martine Segers and Malika Bejaoui. The winners chose holidays to Paris, Rome and Barcelona as their prizes- special congratulations to them.
The TVtrip team proudly announces we have reached the milestone of 1000 hotels. I, TVtrip’s resident “Anglais en formation” and newest recruit, Dan Meththananda, interviewed Vanessa Burgain. Miss Burgain is our Video Product Manager and recently celebrated her birthday at the Tvtrip offices.
How do you feel now there’s 1000 hotels working with TVtrip?
Vanessa Burgain “Its a fantastic achievement, it’s the best birthday present I could ask for!”
What was the hardest thing about this target?
VB: “Perhaps, the speed at which we worked to get so many hotels. Getting a thousand hotels over 2 years would have been easy, we did it in a few months! Of course, I didn’t do it alone, we wouldn’t be anywhere without my “Dream Team”, Vanessa Gaté and Flora Jacomino, who have worked so hard for this achievement.
So what was crucial in reaching this momentous milestone?
VB: “Being persistent yet also patient and understanding to our hotels”.
Congratulations to Vanessa and her Dream Team, and here’s to 1000 more hotels on TVtrip!
We are delighted to announce that TVtrip has been chosen as one of 20 finalists for the European Start-Ups Rally, a competition for the most exciting internet start-ups in Europe. The competition is taking place at Plugg, a one day conference for start-ups in the Web/Mobile 2.0 field taking place in Brussels on 19 March 2008. According to the competition’s organizers:
“The quantity and quality of registered start-ups has been simply amazing … we received no less than 66 submissions from very exciting start-ups coming from all over Europe. In fact, we achieved what we were aiming for: getting start-ups from all over the continent to enter the competition. We received profiles from 18 different countries, which is really a sign that a lot is happening in Europe and the entrepreneurs doing it are ready to show it to the world.”
We are very proud to introduce you to the new version of TVtrip. We have made a number of changes to help finding the right hotel for you even easier, including:
A brand new hotel video player that includes all the relevant hotel information inside it, including the hotel overview and facilities, guest reviews and an easy way to jump between videos
A new search toolbar to help you choose exactly what you are looking for
A unique video gallery function which means you can view all the videos for the hotels you are interested in on the same page
We have improved the My Trips section where you can now save your searches and easily compare hotels. You can also now vote for which hotels you would really like us to film.
Our list of hotels and destinations filmed is growing every day. We hope you like these new changes and would love to have your feedback
Only two months after our launch, TVtrip has been picked up by the New York Times !
Thank you to the NYT for this article. (You can find it on the second page of last sunday edition).
It is a great honour for us !
TVtrip is a young start-up. And the team is growing day by day. You already know our “Dream Team” 
Let me introduce you a part of the rest of our team: our developers, without whom we would be nothing! You can see each of them on the photo below:
I will talk about the others next time, the TVtrip team keeps growing: 3 TVtrip boys and girls just arrived. And we will be in our new offices in a few days!!!
Good mood, motivation, hard working, and a lot of FUN! The TVtrip adventure is only beginning 