Lessno

Lessno is an online travel agency focusing on the discount international market. Lessno was founded in 2005 by HBS graduate Assen Vassilev and Dr. Stanley Gyoshev, a Lecturer in Finance [ cite web|url=http://www.sobe.ex.ac.uk/staff/profile.php?id=112|title=Dr Stanley Gyoshev- School of Business and Economics, University of Exeter, UK] . In July 2007, Lessno received 3 million Euro first-round financing from VC fund NEVEQ. [ cite web|url=http://www.prleap.com/pr/86573/|title=Lessno Receives Round A Financing From New Europe Venture Equity]

Currently, Lessno is listed on several travel meta-search engines among which Mobissimo, dohop, Sprice, Bezurk, Kelkoo, Liligo among others. In addition to its main business of selling air tickets online, in June 2008 Lessno entered into partnership with roomsXML adding hotel offerings to its product portfolio. [ cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1013424.htm|title=Lessno Partners With roomsXML ]

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External links

* [http://www.lessno.com Lessno] official website
* [http://www.neveq.com/ NEVEQ] official website
* [http://www.eyefortravel.com/node/1543 Lessno forms distribution partnership with Kelkoo]
* [http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/2006/05/26/ebay-google-yahoo-cx_tt_0526taulli.html The Finer Points of Online Advertising] Forbes
* [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_44/b4056436.htm?chan=search The Road to Independents] BusinessWeek