2009
The adventure begins
March 2008, Yvan sends a call-out to the alumni newsletters of French business schools, looking for a travel and entrepreneurship lover. Eric responds, the adventure begins! In June 2009, the first sales were celebrated with Champagne. The first round of fundraising took place in February 2011, helping the team to expand internationally. In 2019, Evaneos passed the 500,000 travelers mark, with 22 nationalities in-house. The 2020 global health crisis hits the industry hard, leading to a Job-Saving Plan in November. One year later, the first “Evaneos Days” are held. Having 30% of full remote workers, these two days per month gathering all Evaneossians at la Voyagerie are key!
The adventure begins
The 100,000 travelers milestone is reached
Great Place To Work Awards
Evaneos raises €70M
15th-anniversary celebration in Berlin
B Corp certification
Evaneos values have been deeply part of their DNA since the beginning and embodied by all Evaneossians for 13 years. They have lived through the scale and through the months of crisis. After these ups and downs, Evaneossians are clear on their strengths and the biases that lie behind each one. Looking with humility at these risks and enthusiasm at these strengths allows them to be bolder and more powerful for today and tomorrow.
Kindness without complacency
Openness without divagation
Transparency without omniscience
Evolution without revolution
Equivalence without equality
Evaneos is committed to driving positive change as a company and within the tourism industry:
More than 500,000 travelers have booked with Evaneos to date, representing 700 million euros towards a better future for tourism. Evaneos also invests a percentage of every sale in the Better Trips Fund, supporting projects that reduce the negative impacts of the industry and drive positive change.
Invested by 2025 via the Better Trips Fund