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Pitchup.com

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Pitchup.com helps users to find and book the perfect campsite or holiday park in the UK and Ireland.

Our search sifts through over 5,000 locations - with more than 150 available to book - searchable by location, accommodation type, more than 80 features or proximity to attractions like beaches and National Parks. Pitchup.com’s basic listing is free with upgrades to add booking and availability to listings, with commission rates starting at 15%.

The site has received more than 2m visits since launching in summer 2009, and processed up to 250 bookings for each campsite bookable on Pitchup.com in the six months to September 2011.

Pitchup.com’s awards include:

• Winner, Best UK Travel Website of the Year, British Travel Press Awards 2011
• Winner, Future 50, Red Bull / Real Business 2011
• Winner, Best Travel Information Site, Travolution 2010
• Winner, Best Travel Directory, TravelMole 2011
• Winner, Best Strategic Domestic PR Campaign, Travel Marketing Awards 2011 (Chartered Institute of Marketing)

Also in 2011, Pitchup.com was named one of the ‘Best Travel Websites Ever’ by The Guardian and chosen by The Independent as one of the 50 best travel websites.

Milestones

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  Pitchup.com added Dougal Matthews as Developer. (5/1/11)
  Posted 8/25/11 at 12:23pm
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  Pitchup.com added Tim Couper as Adviser. (5/1/11)
  Posted 8/25/11 at 12:02pm
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  Pitchup.com added Ravi Kotecha as Developer. (5/1/00)
  Posted 8/25/11 at 11:47am
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  Pitchup.com added Daniel Yates as Managing Director. (7/4/09)
  Posted 7/29/09 at 6:02am
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  Pitchup.com — Selected for Red Bull / Real Business 'Future 50' of Britain's most innovative, creative and disruptive young brands (9/29/11)
  Posted 9/29/11 at 8:14am via co.uk
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  Pitchup.com — Reached 2m visitors (8/1/11)
  Posted 8/25/11 at 12:21pm
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  Pitchup.com — Won TravelMole Best Travel Directory award (7/13/11)
  Posted 8/25/11 at 12:13pm via travelmole.com
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  Pitchup.com — Finalist, Website of the Year, Good Web Guide (10/11/10)
  Posted 10/11/10 at 5:52am via co.uk
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  Pitchup.com — Won Best UK Travel Information Site in the Travolution awards 2010: "This winner was considered, above the other contenders, to have had the biggest impact on its sector by creating a site that conveyed a personality and a real sense of fun. Judges lik (9/28/10)
  Posted 10/4/10 at 3:48am via co.uk
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  Pitchup.com — Site rebrand and addition of booking and availability search and related premium listings (6/23/10)
  Posted 10/4/10 at 3:45am via pitchup.com

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Screenshots

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Above: Pitchup.com homepage
Uploaded: 8/28/11

Above: Pitchup.com homepage
Uploaded: 8/28/11

Products

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Online booking service

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Sources

1. Pitchup.com launches online booking and availability calendar (pitchup.com) [edit]
2. Travolution awards - Winners 2010 (travolutionawards.co.uk) [edit]
3. Website of the Year - Shortlist 2010 (thegoodwebguide.co.uk) [edit]
4. Winners announced at Travelmole Web Awards (travelmole.com) [edit]
5. Citation Needed [add]
6. Red Bull Future 50: the Winners (realbusiness.co.uk) [edit]