Birmingham train passengers can now bid for first class rail upgrades on their phones
CrossCountry's new partnership with the travel app Seatfrog means customers will be able to enjoy the perks of First Class without the price tag...
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First class upgrades on Virgin Trains to be offered by Seatfrog
Travel upgrades app Seatfrog has struck a partnership with Virgin Trains for customers on the west coast mainline. Virgin Trains customers can now bid for a last-minute upgrade to First Class...
Seatfrog agrees first TMC partnership
Rail and airline seat upgrade platform Seatfrog has announced a partnership with Capita Travel and Events in an industry first. The agreement will offer business travellers...
LNER extends Seatfrog partnership
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Travolution Awards 2018: On The Beach tops the bill
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Interview: Iain Griffin, Seatfrog
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The Winners of The Europas Awards 2018 show Europe’s startup power
Yesterday The Europas, the European Tech Startup Awards and Unconference once again held its annual jamboree in London, throwing together an...
Seatfrog picks up £4.5m Series A as rail pax engage with upgrade auctions
Seatfrog, an app-focussed rail and airline upgrade technology specialist, has confirmed a £4.5 million Series A funding round, led by Octopus Ventures...
Travel start-up Seatfrog raises $8 million to let more people score upgrades
Sydney-based travel start-up Seatfrog, which lets travellers bid for premium seats on planes and trains, has raised $8 million from UK-based venture capital...
Seatfrog wins hottest travel company at The Europas
Yesterday The Europas, the European Tech Startup Awards and Unconference once again held its annual jamboree in London, throwing together a glittering...
Seatfrog takes home innovation award for passenger experience at Rail Innovation Awards
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Seatfrog - The app that auctions off empty first class seats
New app, Seatfrog, allows UK Rail passengers to bid for upgrades to otherwise empty First Class seats for as little as £5, by joining auctions up...
Seatfrog - The app which allows you to bid for an upgrade
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The rail revolution: how tech firms are helping train companies move with the times
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Global first alert - Seatfrog powers upgrade auction app for UK's Virgin Trains
Seatfrog, an Australian startup which has developed an app-based platform for airlines to run live upgrade auctions for passengers with existing...
Want a First Class Train Upgrade? You Can Bid for It
First class upgrades when travelling by train are notoriously expensive, especially when you buy them on the day. As someone who frequently travels...
Upgrade your train ticket to first-class with nifty new Seatfrog app
Train passengers who want to escape cattle class can now upgrade their tickets on the same day they travel for a fraction of the usual cost...
Virgin East Coast to auction empty first-class seats to standard ticket buyers
Rail passengers unhappy at the prospect of a journey in standard class can now bid for an upgrade. Empty first-class seats on selected Virgin...
Escape cattle class! Upgrade your train ticket to first-class from just a fiver with nifty new Seatfrog app
Train passengers who want to escape cattle class can now upgrade their tickets on the same day they travel for a fraction of the usual...
Tech innovations that will change the way we fly
We’ve all boarded an airplane, walked by empty seats in business class, and wondered how much it’d take to upgrade but not having an option...
Seatfrog joins Amadeus next to offer mobile-only ancillary technology
Australian travel startup Seatfrog has joined Amadeus Next, as it aims to revolutionise mobile airline ancillaries by allowing travellers to upgrade...
Seatfrog's auction app lets you grab a last-minute flight upgrade
From time-to-time here at TechCrunch, we see companies tackle problems or painpoints in a way that makes you wonder why it wasn’t done long...
Seatfrog is the flight upgrade app you need
An Aussie tech startup is aiming to make obtaining seat upgrades on your next flight easier and quicker. The brains behind the Seatfrog app say their...
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A few facts about Seatfrog
$8 million raised in venture capital investment so far
From leading UK and Australian investors including Octopus Ventures.
The Seatfrog App
Is available on Android and iOS
Seamlessly putting bums on seats
More than 480 million seats travel empty across the top seven European rail providers and 37 million premium seats fly empty annually across the top 30 airlines.
From upgrade blag to in the bag
Nearly 10 million Brits have tried to blag a free upgrade when travelling
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