Biographies

Hugo Burge

Executive Chairman and CEO, Cheapflights Media

Hugo Burge became Executive Chairman of Cheapflights Media in 2009. In May 2011, Hugo also became Chief Executive Officer of the group.

Hugo co-led Cheapflights’ original management buy-in with David Soskin in March 2000 and has helped grow the company from a three-person attic operation in London into an international leader in travel search. Hugo has held a variety of roles including leading the 2003 launch of Cheapflights US which has become the company’s largest business. In March 2011 he led the acquisition of the much praised Danish meta-search site Momondo. Prior to joining Cheapflights, Hugo was an entrepreneur with a background in property investment.

Hugo holds a Degree in Geography from Cambridge University, is a member of the Royal Geographical Society and has a passion for travel. In 2007, together with David Soskin, Hugo co-launched the internet investment fund HOWZAT Media. Investments include trivago, Alexa CheapToday and academia.edu. In 2008, Hugo won Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Travel Industry Hall of Fame.