In November 2016, the team at Rome2rio began experimenting with ways in which we could ask users of Rome2rio about…
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Here at Rome2rio, we’re proud of our close relationships with major transport operators, which have resulted in on-site bookings for Spanish rail operator Renfe, and National Express, Europe’s largest coach operator. BOOK YOUR TRIP NOW Users searching for transportation options between hundreds…
The great American train journey speaks to the romance of the traveller’s soul. From the stunning scenery of the Coast Starlight, from Seattle to Los Angeles, to the iconic red rock formations and desert views seen when riding the Southwest…
Rome2rio is pleased to announce some changes in its executive team. Co-founder Michael Cameron is stepping into the CEO role, taking over the reins from Rod Cuthbert, who becomes Executive Chairman. Co-founder Bernie Tschirren becomes Chief Architect, and Kirsteene Phelan…
Life at Rome2rio is busy and the last few months have been no exception as we work on key product improvements to our desktop and web experiences in our effort to make travel easier for everyone. Part of this means…
Earlier this month I gave a talk at the PauseFest conference about Australian start-ups and how they differ from their US counterparts. The talk was based on a piece I wrote for The Australian newspaper last year. I explain how…
One of the main UX challenges we have at Rome2rio is explaining the concept of multi-modal, door-to-door search and route- planning to new visitors. Many independent travellers are familiar with the idea of searching from station to station or airport to airport.…
Running a tech company doesn’t give you much time to stop and review all the great things your team has achieved; the past always seems less important than the work you’re doing right now. However, 2016 was such a banner…
Colour does not add a pleasant quality to design – it reinforces it. – Pierre Bonnard The team at Rome2rio have spent the past seven years building a product that helps you when travelling large distances; from Rome to Rio…
“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson One of the most wonderful side effects of travel is the unfettered feeling…
It’s natural to pay attention when you discover one of the ads on your site has a click-through rate eight times higher than average. That’s what we discovered as we reviewed advertiser reports a few weeks ago, so we decided…
It was a warm night in March and I was going over my research for the unified booking experiment to prepare a presentation for the Rome2rio team the next day. The results had been really great, and I was in a…
How we used experimentation principles to revamp the flight booking process on Rome2rio.
Rome2rio is expanding in every direction; launching onsite ticket bookings, introducing our Global Flight Pricing Ranking and now, welcoming new people to our team. We are pleased to introduce Katie, Tim, and Alex. Katie joins us after completing her BSc in…
When Rome2rio first wrote about this topic, back in December 2012, we didn’t realise how much interest our analysis would generate. Tnooz also carried the post as a guest article, and between them, the two pages attracted thousands of readers:…
The team at Rome2rio enjoy hearing from the people who use our product. We get plenty of feedback that helps us to improve all part of the site and the app. We also get lots of fun stories from people…
Today’s post come from Christopher who has recently joined our team as a work experience developer – Enjoy! My name is Christopher, and in June 2016 I was lucky enough to have the wonderful experience of doing work experience for…
Rome2rio is pleased to be able to support the next generation of computer science talent from home and abroad. We are delighted to introduce two special new members to our team; Christopher and Phoebe. Phoebe joins us as an intern in our…
After months of development and experimentation, we’re proud to release a new and improved user experience for searching for train, bus and flight bookings on Rome2rio. We’re calling it Unified Bookings. It’s a part of our goal to make the…
Rome2rio, with its comprehensive database of global routes and transport information, is a very attractive tool for the casual traveller and globe trekker alike. We’ll help you get from A to B by any means that we can find. (including…