About Urlaubsguru
What is Urlaubsguru?
Urlaubsguru (internationally also known as Holidayguru) is one of Germany's biggest online travel-deal platforms. It curates and publishes hand-picked holiday, flight and hotel deals and pairs them with a booking platform spanning more than 47 tour operators, so readers can plan and book package holidays, hotels, cruises and city breaks in one place. A Customer Care team supports travellers "365 Tage im Jahr … per Telefon, E-Mail, Chat oder Social Media" — every day of the year, by phone, email, chat or social media.
Working at Urlaubsguru means spending your days around "die schönste Zeit des Jahres" — the best time of the year, the holidays. The company sums up its character in four values: Grenzenlos (boundless), Zielorientiert (goal-oriented), Authentisch (authentic) and Vertrauensvoll (trustworthy).
Where will I work?
The team is based at Urlaubsguru's headquarters in Holzwickede, North Rhine-Westphalia, with hybrid and flexible working. Hours are notably flexible — staff can work "zwischen 6:00 – 24:00 Uhr," whenever fits their day — and a generous remote allowance ("Urlaubsguru Balance") lets people work up to 120 days a year from anywhere in Germany and a further 60 days a year from abroad.
What is the Urlaubsguru team like?
Around 80 people work across editorial, product, marketing, sales and tech. The culture is deliberately relaxed and people-first — "Arbeiten bei Urlaubsguru bedeutet, dass du als Mensch wichtig bist" (working here means you matter as a person) — supported by a Feel-Good Manager, team events, shared (including vegan) lunches and a "Leadership Circle" of regularly trained managers. The hiring journey is a clear three-step process: an online application, a "First Meet Up" with the potential manager and recruiting team, and a role-specific "Final Meet Up," with feedback in roughly 5–7 days at each stage.
Work-Life Balance
Full-time at Urlaubsguru means a 36-hour week that includes a short Friday of just four hours — "Vollzeit bei uns bedeutet 36 Wochenstunden, inklusive einem kurzen Freitag mit nur 4 Stunden – für ein verlängertes Wochenende." The working week ends early for the whole team, every week, at full salary, on top of flexible daily hours and 30+ days of paid leave (30 holiday days plus company shutdown days, a company holiday and "Gurucation").
Perks and Benefits
- 36-hour week with a short 4-hour Friday — an early finish for everyone, every week
- Flexible hours between 06:00 and 24:00
- 30+ paid holiday days (30 days + company shutdown + company holiday + Gurucation)
- Work up to 120 days/year from anywhere in Germany + 60 days/year from abroad
- Company-pension top-up (20% subsidy, "Betriebliche Altersvorsorge … Zuschuss von 20 %")
- Wellbeing programme: yoga, back-care, NiloHealth and regular health weeks
- Travel and corporate discounts on bookings ("Mitarbeiterrabatte")
- Free travel health insurance abroad; Jobrad, parking and a Deutschlandticket subsidy
- Two paid "Social Days" a year for volunteering, plus professional development (conferences, seminars, the Sparks microlearning app)