Tag Archives: Sailing

Click&Boat Acquires Nautal, Its Main European Competitor, And Focuses On Further UK Growth

Click&Boat, the UK’s leading boat hire platform, has acquired its main competitor Nautal, reinforcing its international leadership as ‘the airbnb of the seas’, and growing its UK offering, now with more than 360 boats being listed for rental in the UK via the acquisition.

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Thinking of Popping the Question this Summer? Click&Boat Finds Social Media Sharing Is Driving the UK’s Hottest Hotspots Engagement Trend

Back in the days ‘before social media’, research showed that the winter months were the most popular for getting engaged, particularly Christmas Day and New Year’s Day*. However, boat rental website Click&Boat has looked at its booking data over the last three years** and found that a significant number of summer bookings have been for engagements, driven by the need for the perfect setting for a wedding proposal, a trend in turn driven by social media sharing that is turning tradition on its head.

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Millennials Are Good News For Savvy Travel Companies Says Click&Boat


In recent weeks, it’s been quite the tale of doom and gloom for millennials, those born between 1981-2000. They have been blamed for a catalogue of ills, from the dwindling reach of traditional media and the shunning of big business products and office spaces, to the demise of the traditional summer ‘party holiday’*. Yet not all travel businesses have suffered due to millennial’s changing tastes. In fact, some travel companies have positively flourished, particularly those businesses such as Click&Boat that allow for spontaneous experiences or offer a steady flow of outstanding instagrammable photo opportunities. Continue reading →

Click&Boat Raises €4M To Accelerate Its Global Growth

Founded four years ago, the online boat rental startup Click&Boat has grown exponentially, becoming a global leader in its market. A new funding round of €4m will enable the company to accelerate its international growth even further, notably through acquisitions.

Click&Boat, a boat rental startup, has raised €4m to expand globally. Founded by French entrepreneurs Edouard Gorioux and Jeremy Bismuth, the Paris-based company has rapidly become a global leader in an up-and-coming part of the sharing economy such as p2p boating, leaving behind its domestic and international competitors. Continue reading →