A global tech company, focused on business travel.
Technology-first solutions for companies, travelers, and destinations worldwide.
Five decades of innovation
What started as an analog reservation service in 1972 has evolved into a global AI-powered platform. Pioneering many industry firsts, challenging the status quo. Our story is one of continuous reinvention, built in partnership with the world’s most forward-thinking enterprises.
1972 - Initial foundation
HRS started out as regional transportation reservation service in Cologne with two landlines.
1995 - Online booking
As digital pioneers, we launched the world’s first online hotel booking portal in ‘95.
2007 - First mobile app
Soon after, we became the first hotel booking app ever available on the iPhone App Store.
2016 - Fintech expansion
Up next: A strategic equity investment in Itelya, to launch our first integrated payment solution.
2018 - Platform launch
Introduced the first end-to-end Lodging-as-a-Service solution in partnership with Siemens.
2020 - Setting standards
Our award-winning Green Stay Initiative and Clean & Safe protocol were a first in the hotel industry.
2025 - Entering the AI era
Copilot is our patent-pending technology allowing businesses to optimize their lodging and meeting program with AI.
Business units
Our market leading brands
HRS's cutting-edge technology is transforming business travel for multinational corporations and small businesses alike.
With these three dedicated brands:
For Enterprises
Our enterprise travel management solution combines two proprietary technologies: Connect and Copilot. Connect enables businesses to choose from the widest range of places to stay and work around the globe. Meanwhile, Copilot helps you make data-driven decisions and optimize your strategy. Powered by our payment solutions and tailored to your needs, we’re pioneering a better way of managing lodging and meetings.
For Travelers
HRS is the leading hotel platform for business travelers and SMEs in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. As business travel specialists, we making it easy for everyone to stay, work, and pay. So every trip feels like an upgrade—for the whole team.
35% of Fortune 500 companies travel with HRS
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Core to our company
What makes HRS special
Values
Culture
From two landlines in 1972 to multinational SaaS provider: We're a tribe of Intrapreneurs on a mission. The global HRS team consists of resilient change-lovers. People who push comfort zones in a fast-paced environment. We encourage authenticity and enthusiasm, offering an environment where everyone excels—through ownership, engagement, and personal growth. Our focus? Customer-centricity, willingness to grow long-term, and eagerness to pioneer together. We learn from failure and scale through operational excellence.
Initiatives
Sustainability
At HRS, we put the environment first by helping companies achieve net-zero targets through standardized sustainability data. Our Green Stay Initiative takes a scientific approach to decarbonizing hotel stays, establishing sustainable best practices that champion the environment on multiple levels. ISO 14067 certified and Climate Pledge signatory—we enable companies to make eco-friendly choices.
Leading principles
Our nine leading principles define how we think, act, and work. They turn our values into daily action. From taking the customer view first to seeking truth, they guide how we build ideas and make decisions. These principles are our compass for teamwork, and leadership—keeping us grounded, and united as we shape the future of business travel. Together.
DEI
With 1,000+ employees representing 57 nationalities, diversity is embedded in our business. Our people are the foundation and soul of HRS—their commitment, ideas, and dedication built this leading tech company. Entrepreneurship, passion, enthusiasm, aspiration, and teaming up define our culture. An environment where every voice matters and the tribe comes together.
Built with Guidance. Proven in Practice.
The voices of trusted partners who have influenced how we work, lead, and grow as a company.
HRS has built an innovative technology platform where strategy, leadership and execution come together in a deeply integrated system to drive impact at scale, not just one-off experiments.
What stands out about HRS is the clarity of intent. They empower teams, invest in learning, and approach AI as a tool for real problem-solving, not just efficiency. Leadership is genuinely willing to question the status quo, which makes collaboration both meaningful and forward-looking.
HRS stands out for its commitment to a scalable, high-performing culture. By applying Amazon-inspired input metrics and disciplined business reviews, they have replaced intuition with data-driven clarity. Watching Tobias and HRS put these principles into practice shows a rare blend of industry expertise, operational rigor, and human-centered leadership.
Responsibility in action
Our purpose - to make business life better - extends beyond our products and customers. We focus our engagement where HRS can contribute to measurable progress and meaningful opportunities for people.
HRS CEO
Tobias Ragge
Meet the globally recognized CEO of HRS Group: Mr. Tobias Ragge. Follow the link below to learn how he gradually shifted the focus of HRS, led its expansion, and transformed it into a global tech company. Dive into his journey of building an internationally successful business—with all the recognition he earned along the way.
Setting industry standards
HRS' commitment to pioneering technology and sustainable practices has earned recognition from leading industry organizations worldwide.
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Ready to travel further in your career?
Continue your professional journey at HRS. We're looking for agile minds who want to develop, drive change, and pioneer the future of travel tech. Work alongside 1,000+ colleagues from 57 nationalities who share your passion for innovation.
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