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We use it to change the way people think about holidays. Welcome to the official lastminute.com tech blog.


In this blog you can read posts written by lastminute.com employees about our work, the technologies we use and the products we build to enrich the lives of travellers around the world. We are very interested in having your comments and your feedback, and we hope you enjoy your time here.

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    About fabrizio duroni

    fabrizio_duroni
    Software Engineer

    Fabrizio is a Software Developer with 15+ years of experience. He specialised in mobile application development, computer graphics and web development. He ❤️ computers 💻, music 🎸, tattoo, videogames 👾 and drawing ✏️. He is also the maintainer of this blog 👷‍.


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