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Bo Jing recently joined our ever-growing team as our new Head of Product.
Flexible, hybrid working is what teams want. At the same time it's crucial to build connection so that companies, and their people, thrive. Rome2Rio CEO, Yesh Munnangi, shares some of his experiences and rising in fostering connected teams.
In a hot job market it can be difficult to know what is the best next career move. Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Angelo Neves, shares some advice to software engineers and developers who are looking for a new role.
We are excited to welcome Julien Coste on board as our new Head of Commercial. Julien joins Rome2rio’s leadership team and brings deep industry experience from working with travel partners across the globe. A seasoned traveller, Julien brings a wealth…
Working remotely is a relatively new concept for many of us, especially here in Melbourne where our Rome2rio head office is based – we’ve been working from our homes since March 2020. However, for our global freelance team working remotely…
As our longtime users know, the Rome2rio experience has always been about offering an easy to use and comprehensive travel planner. This is exactly what we had in mind when developing some exciting new features to make planning your next…
World Tourism Day 2020, celebrated on September 27th, is themed the Year of Tourism and Rural Development. This year the UNWTO (The World Tourism Organization) and other tourism organisations around the world are coming together to shine a light on…
The outbreak of COVID-19 has created a major shift in day to day operations for the Travel and Transport industry. Many companies are now scrambling to find quick solutions to ensure passengers are still able to get from A to…
A challenging time demands strong, considered leadership. As the travel industry faces unprecedented challenges globally due to the impact of COVID-19, we are fortunate to have a steady hand at the helm. At the end of last year Rome2rio was…
Take a peek at the algorithms that drive Rome2rio. This article was co-written by Rome2rio and our new parent company Omio, and demonstrates how we solve the challenge of mapping the world's transportation routes so that our travellers can better…
We at Rome2rio had an opportunity last week to take time out of our week, head away from the office, and spend some time in Hepburn Springs planning and strategising our future. In this three day “offsite”, we got to…
We are excited to announce that Rome2rio has been acquired by Omio, the Berlin-based travel booking platform. Rome2rio will remain independent and based in Melbourne. The Rome2rio product, technology, brand and team will continue to operate as a separate entity…
Exciting news at Rome2rio HQ: we recently recruited Craig Penfold as our Chief Technology Officer. Craig has a wealth of technical and product experience, and a passion for growing people and teams. After a successful career at companies like ABC,…
One of the many initiatives currently underway on at Rome2rio is the mysterious-sounding Engineering X. This cross-team project, which aims to standardise engineering processes and procedures, improve the engineering culture and unite engineering across disciplines, kicked off in February 2019.…
Last month, Rome2rio’s Social Club (those fine purveyors of food and frivolities) upped their game. This time, instead of entertaining us, they set their minds to helping others – specifically by supporting and celebrating our local refugee community. As part…
We’ll always be a travel planning site, but we’ve recently made an exciting move into the world of ticketing. We’ve built a lot of trust with our users over the last 7 years and wanted to be able to offer…
If you’re a longtime user of Rome2rio, you may already have our app on your iOS or Android device. You may also have recently noticed some changes to the look and functionality. For those of you who haven’t yet downloaded…
We are pleased to announce the appointment of former Google Maps Vice President Hugh Williams to our board, with our founder Michael Cameron named new Chairman of the Board. Hugh has extensive experience as an entrepreneur and technical executive, particularly in…
We are very excited to announce that Rome2rio now offers ticket bookings for ALSA’s extensive network of buses and coaches in Spain, with connections into France. As part of our commitment to better, broader coverage and giving travellers another way…