Trivago

trivago is a German hotel search platform. Its stock is largely owned by Expedia.
==History==
trivago was founded in January 2005 by Rolf Schrömgens, Stephan Stubner, Peter Vinnemeier, and Malte Siewart in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Shortly after launch, Stubner left but the three other founders remained.https://www.businessinsider.de/gruenderszene/allgemein/trivago-rolf-schromgens-ranking-2015/ Initially, it received from €1,000,000 from investors, including the Samwer brothers, Florian Heinemann, and Christian Vollman. In December 2012, Expedia purchased its stake in the company for $632,000,000 American dollars. The deal was completed in December 2013.
==Trivia==
*By April 2016, it had over 1,000 employees and by 2022, the count dropped to 800.https://dpogroup.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-trivago/https://www.google.com/search?q=trivago
*In August 2018, trivago was sued by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission for making misleading representations about hotel room rates on its website and in television advertising.https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/trivago-to-pay-447-million-in-penalties-for-misleading-consumers-over-hotel-room-rates
==Gallery==
TrivagoCampus.jpg|trivago's campus
==References==
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