lastminute.com is the UK’s leading online travel & leisure retailer with over 1.65 million visitors per week.
Whether it’s planning an exotic escape to the Maldives, jetting off to Marrakech, or maybe planning a great night out in the UK, lastminute.com has it all and at great value prices.
lastminute.com offers its customers the opportunity to book flights, tickets, hotels and more through a one stop shop. From adventuring in the mountains to relaxing beach breaks, spa stays, theatre trips and dining, there really is something for everyone. Essentially, lastminute.com encourages you to do ‘good stuff’ in your free time…
Founded by Brent Hoberman and Martha Lane-Fox in 1998, lastminute.com has grown to over 1000 staff in the UK and has local sites in 9 European countries.
Speedy Facts
lastminute.com is a very busy website! A theatre ticket sells every 26 seconds. The fastest selling show on lastminute.com was Robbie Williams in 2005, 12,000 tickets sold in 9 minutes.
lastminute.com has also sold 750,000 airline tickets to 1300 destinations worldwide in the last year – that’s the equivalent of packing off the whole of Glasgow abroad.
Green Travel
An average of 15% of lastminute.com customers offset their carbon footprint through the double award-winning carbonwise scheme, which equates to nearly 50,000 tonnes. This is equivalent to every household in the UK turning its lights off for more than 71 minutes.
Going Mobile
lastminute.com are constantly thinking of new and innovative ways to use technology. lastminute.com labs is a small team working in London trying out new ideas and seeing what happens! In the last year they’ve been working on mobile applications to help customers find activities in cities. For instance the nru (“near you”) application shows you restaurants, bars and pubs in different directions using a science-fiction-style scanner interface that updates as you move the phone around your body. Click here for more information on all their projects in travel innovation.
Sector: e-commerce
Website: www.lastminute.com