• Conceived, developed and launched in just five months
• 45 exclusive travel packages across accommodation, tours, cruise and rail
• Best deal guarantee with 10% price beat pledge 

A new consumer-facing online travel booking platform - DealsAway - today announced its launch into the Australian and international tourism market offering travellers a new way to save money on exclusive travel package experiences pledging a 10% price beat guarantee (conditions apply).  

As a new travel brand DealsAway has announced 45 exclusive pre-packaged global travel experiences across accommodation, tours, cruise and rail, DealsAway has partnered with over 70 industry partners to deliver immersive, meaningful travel experiences at unbeatable prices. 

Australian owned and operated, DealsAway is proudly developed by the team behind Global Work & Travel, one of the world's leading and largest e-commerce youth work and travel brands. 

DealsAway was conceived, developed and launched in just five months during the COVID-19 pandemic by industry leaders Jürgen Himmelmann, Jon Tindley and Vahid Ebrahimi - who share over 30 years of travel industry experience between them. 

CEO and Co-founder Jürgen Himmelmann said DealsAway was built with a strong commitment to positively contributing to the recovery of the travel industry during and post-pandemic.

"We recognised a significant opportunity to connect intending travellers hunting for a great value getaway with businesses currently struggling with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.” Mr Himmelmann said.  
 
“We aren't shy to enter a competitive market against online booking juggernauts such as Luxury Escapes and TripADeal, as we are blending the best of both worlds; bringing e-commerce and person-to-person customer service together for the best booking experience possible,” he said. 
 
“We are confident in our world-class technology and Australian-based customer service experience. Put simply, we will provide Aussies with the same service they know and love, paired with the convenience of being able to access everything they need to plan a trip from home.” 
 
Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder Jon Tindley said it's a critical time for the travel industry to proactively collaborate and work together in new ways to survive and thrive. 
 
“We wanted to develop something beneficial to both the customer and the industry during these challenging times. We hope the launch of DealsAway will instil confidence in the Australian travel industry that tourism is still well and truly alive.” Mr Tindley said. 
 
Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder Vahid Ebrahimi said DealsAway has developed a world-class travel booking engine that will make it easy for Australians to experience travel this year. 

“We have an incredibly talented team of developers who have designed the platform to inspire and encourage Australians to holiday locally.”  Mr Ebrahimi said. 

Features and benefits of DealsAway include:

Think Local, Play Global
Every DealsAway package partners with incredible local suppliers so travellers are positively contributing to the local economy to ensure supporting guides and group leaders are well paid and love what they do.
 
Best Price Guarantee
Confident in offering the best value for money packages, DealsAway offers a 10% price beat guarantee to customers if they find the same deal cheaper through another provider. 

Go Deeper
DealsAway trips are designed to go deeper with an immersive itinerary that gives travellers time to explore at their own pace.

DealsAway packages will be available starting 08 February 2021 at dealsaway.com  

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CONTACT 
Nicolette Mewing | PR & Communications Executive 
+61 416 266 944
nicolette@globalworkandtravel.com 
dealsaway.com

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About DealsAway

Founded in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, DealsAway was born from a love of travel. Offering over 50 exclusive pre-packaged global travel experiences across accommodation, tours, cruise and rail, DealsAway partners with over 70 industry providers to deliver immersive, meaningful travel experiences at unbeatable prices. Australian owned and operated, DealsAway is proudly developed by the team behind Global Work & Travel, one of the world's leading and largest e-commerce youth work and travel brands. DealsAway has access to market-leading technology, offers and customer service to guarantee and deliver the best deals in the wonderful world of travel.
 
About the Co-founders 

Jürgen Himmelmann
Jürgen Himmelmann is the Co-founder and CEO at DealsAway. Prior to founding DealsAway, Jürgen co-founded Global Work & Travel at just 19 and has since successfully grown the business in his role as CEO to become one of the world's leading and largest e-commerce youth work and travel brands. Global Work & Travel offers over 60 world-leading and culturally educating travel experiences to over 30 countries and counting. Partnering with over 1,200 established organisations worldwide that share the same vision of making working overseas more accessible, affordable and easier - Global Work & Travel coordinates journeys abroad for almost 10,000 travellers per year and has helped over 55,000 travellers turn their travel dreams into reality. Jürgen is a 3-time winner of the Gold Coast Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Professional Services award and a passionate advocate for animal welfare. 

Jon Tindley
Jon Tindley is the Co-founder and COO at DealsAway. With over 11 years experience in the travel sector, Jon is well versed in successfully leading sales and operations teams across multiple destinations, cruise companies and travel specialists. With a strong passion for offering customers unique, immersive and memorable experiences rather than just hotel stays away, Jon is dedicated to delivering this value in every DealsAway travel package offering. Witnessing the devastating negative impact COVID-19 has had on former colleagues, friends and the travel industry as a whole, Jon was inspired to positively contribute to the recovery of the industry by creating new opportunities and career paths with the launch of DealsAway. 

Vahid Ebrahimi
Vahid Ebrahimi is the Co-founder and CTO at DealsAway. With over 15 years of experience helping enterprises shape Digital Transformation initiatives, Vahid is well versed in developing new feature capabilities within emerging technologies and increasing revenue projections within enterprise software systems. Vahid is also currently CTO at Global Work & Travel, one of the world's leading and largest e-commerce youth work and travel brands where he has successfully transformed the entire Global Work & Travel site in 2019 to a fully integrated e-commerce ecosystem.