Germany: Jochen Schweizer Invests in Regiondo

Regiondo, the leisure-ticketing provider based in the German city of Munich, announced on May 18th, 2016 the successful conclusion of a round of investment, in which the company Jochen Schweizer GmbH has been gained as a new investor. Jochen Schweizer, provider of products and services related to sport and leisure activities will carry the scheduled investment volume of a middle single-digit sum of millions together with the existing investors. The capital will be used for Regiondo’s international growth strategy as well as for the improvement of its booking technology. The white label solution “Regiondo Pro” offers providers in the leisure industry to include a ticket shop for its range of offers into their website so clients can book tours, activities and attractions round the clock. Booking and administration processes are simplified and optimized.

“This strategic partnership with Regiondo rounds our company’s portfolio within the leisure and travel market, which we have been expanding by introducing ‘spont acts’ and ‘hip trips’ during the past years. Now we have the opportunity to technologically bundle all our leisure experiences, trips and activities. This is an important step towards the digitalization of the whole leisure industry as we offer operators in cooperation with Regiondo the chance to come along and to make profit out of a larger range, utilization and automatic deadline management,” commented Jochen Schweizer, founder and Active Chairman of the Jochen Schweizer Group. Oliver Nützel, CEO at Regiondo, added: “The successful conclusion of the round of investment shows the high potential of the leisure industry’s digitalization. We are delighted about having convinced the investors that leisure is a digital growing market. The confidence and support of Jochen Schweizer as a ‘Big Player’ in this sector is accelerating our expansion strategy.”

More than 7,500 companies are already making use of the successful software “Regiondo Pro”. (eap)