CheapTrip (Chiptrip)

Assets

For November, 2014 the company had 5 offices in Moscow and 1 in St. Petersburg.

Performance Indicators

2011

In 2011 about 100,000 people became clients of the company - it is about 4% of everything which bought foreign tours in Moscow and^[1].

History

2004: Creation of community about cheap travel to LJ

In 2004 Irina Mamay (at that time the journalist-freelancer) creates community on a blogging platform of LiveJournal (LJ) for exchange of news about inexpensive tours and last-minute travel offers. At first it spread information which found in search of options of cheap travel for itself. Then purposefully browsed the websites of travel agencies, trying to discover special offers and publishing links to them in the film of community. Later half a year Irina understood that she wants the full-time employment connected with tourism. Through the friend she agreed about lease of two desktops at office of one Moscow travel agency — for herself and the first employee. So there was a Chiptrip company.

At first in Chiptrip hired only participants of community. The people who are earlier not connected with tourism came. Studied therein. The agency also found volunteers — the experienced travelers spreading useful information in a tape of community.

2007: Obtaining license for tourist services

In 2007 Irina Mamay understood that she does not want to be engaged only in last-minute travel offers. First, you depend on operators, secondly, last-minute tours can become irrelevant in several hours if they are sold by other agencies. Irina noticed that many travelers aim to purchase air tickets on sales, but can not always reserve budget hotel for the same dates and issue the visa. The idea — "join" aviasales and hotels from the Chiptrip database and to sell such tourist's packets was born (if necessary with the visa). Irina Mamay, having founded separate firm, obtained the license for operator activity and began to sell own tours. The new direction of business called Special project of H. If nothing suits the client from the available options, he can order a tour specially under himself. Chiptrip even undertook to organize expeditions with guides on exotic corners of the planet. The club and the system of club armoring begins to work (membership in club is provided with the mortgage amount, club armoring happens by e-mail).

In May, 2008. By company management it was stated the fact of commission of capture of Internet resources of the agency. 6 days the staff of the company could not use LJ community, the website. Also the personal blog and a mailbox of the owner of the company Irina Mamay were blocked^[2].

In 2008 the partner Andriy Zack joined Irina Mamay. He undertook a part of work on business scaling.

In 2009 turnover of the company grew four times. "Such is our specifics: when in the country the welfare decreases, our works arrives because all look for a tour cheaper", - Irina Mamay said.

In 2010. There was the first application version for the Chiptrip mobile phones.

In 2012 Chiptrip the community won first place on number of participants in the Russian-speaking sphere of LiveJournal — nearly 80,000^[1].

In 2013 the Coral Travel company for the 11th time held an annual event of Starway Tourism Awards – rewarding of the most successful and reliable agencies with the highest sales volumes. ChipTrip took the third place among 400 network agencies across all Russia.

On June 08, 2014 according to representatives of the company, communities of Chiptrip travel agency on the social^[3] were cracked^[3].

In 2014 to anniversary of the company there was a Chiptrip. Index. Prilozheniye application for monitoring, planning and purchase of tours. Developer: Moitrip OOO

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