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You’ve heard the answer to the following question countless times, likely more than your fair share at that: “Where were you when the Government declared a state of alarm and enforced the first national lockdown?” Much like our names, job titles and compelling 30 second cocktail-party propositions, many of us - through sheer necessity at times - have scripted those very uncertain days of our lives into the all too classic “elevator pitch”.

With particular respect to the travel industry, and second to the above question, you’re probably still getting the “How has it been for you guys, that side?” question. The business equivalent of “what’s your star sign?” - the answer to this question could bear significance (“are these guys about to sink?”) Or could mean absolutely nothing - if the answer is we are growing and doing well.

Whenever you talk about the IT department to someone from a tech company, the first thing that they’ll do is brag about their team, especially about their developers. The thing is, the world seems to treat developers like superheroes and let’s be honest here — most of the time they are. But let’s just say that they also can do funny things that nobody else can. That’s why today we’re highlighting five of them. Ready?

Diego Blasco started at TravelgateX in December 2016 and is currently part of the DevOps team. Diego is a friendly and quiet team player who works hard for his team. 

Elisa Ripoll García works as Customer Care Manager in one of TravelgateX's crucial departments. Her team is responsible for managing our Help Center, and interacts very closely with all our Partners as well as with our engineering and product teams. Eli has a positive, happy-go-lucky outlook on life, an eye for detail and a fantastic customer centric attitude. 

- Eli, tell us more about how you came to be at Travelgate and what the company means to you.
A friend of mine recommended the company, and I applied for a job here. The team at TGX are always willing to lend a hand, regardless of their specialization,  it's a company in which humbleness and camaraderie thrive.

In March 2020, Covid-19 slashed travel demand worldwide, people had to stay home and could only dream about travelling when the situation got better. China was the first place to suffer these consequences. The country started the lockdown in January 2020 but now it seems China is leading tourism recovery. About 200 million trips were expected to be made across the mainland for the past Labour Day holiday.