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Omio announces new Singapore hub and partnership with EDBI, harnessing AI innovation to redefine travel tech and global mobility
As the global leader in multimodal transportation, Omio provides the largest inventory of bookable options across transportation modes and geographies. Supported by over a decade of expertise in integrating data from global travel and converting essential transport modes – train, plane, bus, ferry, and airport transfers – into seamlessly bookable journeys, AI represents a natural progression and will drive the Group's trajectory to new heights. Omio has been leveraging the power of AI for many years to augment the pre, during and post-booking experience.
Backed by a strategic partnership with EDBI, the new hub will unlock new growth opportunities for Omio across
Southeast Asia , encompassing commercial and supply partnerships, networking, and recruitment. Omio expanded to
Southeast Asia ( Singapore ,
Malaysia , Thailand ,
Vietnam , Indonesia and
Cambodia ) earlier this year, with a network of thousands of carriers across flights and buses, and has just recently introduced ferries. Additional transportation modes will be integrated in the coming months.
Omio's Singapore hub is managed by
Maneesh Mishra , Head of AI, and supported by a growing team of AI engineers, product managers, and specialists across multiple functions. Together, they are focused on expanding Omio's footprint in the region and globally through the power of AI.
The opening of the Singapore hub marks an essential milestone for Omio. The company currently unifies multimodal transportation across 46 countries and four continents. Earlier this month, Omio expanded to Brazil , continuing its mission to radically simplify global travel. Today, one billion users each year trust Omio as their smart travel companion. The company sells over 80,000 tickets daily, moving a traveller every second.
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Since its foundation in 2013, the Omio Group has helped customers discover new ways of travelling. Thanks to its two interconnected platforms, Omio and Rome2Rio, Omio is the world's leading multimodal travel platform for searching, comparing, and booking. Omio B2B Partnership services OTAs and mobility providers with bespoke business solutions. Omio supports its customers in their desire to explore Europe , the US, Canada , Southeast Asia and Brazil via train, bus, flight, and ferry. Omio sells more than 80,000 tickets daily, employs over 430 staff from more than 50 countries and maintains offices in Berlin , Prague , Melbourne , Bangalore and Singapore . The Omio Group offers its customers journeys that move them. omio.com
EDBI operates under SG Growth Capital, the investment platform of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and Enterprise Singapore. We invest in high-growth global technology companies and industry leaders looking to scale in
Singapore and across Asia. Leveraging SG Growth Capital's extensive networks and expertise, we collaborate with our portfolio companies to unlock growth opportunities, create pathways for advancement, and connect them with the resources needed for success. Through strategic investments and partnerships, we drive the development of innovative solutions, create good jobs, and contribute to
Singapore's long-term economic resilience.
Learn more: https://edbi.com/
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