Tim van den Thillart

Founder and CEO bookachoo

Granada, Andalusia, Spain

About

Driven by a passion for travel and efficiency, I founded bookachoo with the mission to replace one million flights with train tickets over the next decade. By seamlessly combining air and rail tickets, we aim to revolutionise the way businesses approach travel. bookachoo focusses on B2B solutions that prioritise efficiency and cut emissions. With an education in econometrics and extensive experience as a finance expert for international NGOs, I leverage analytical thinking to create impactful strategies that align with my vision and that consider context. As a sucker for neat beauty and efficiency, I love public transport, particularly metros and high-speed trains. I believe in the power of good design—from typefaces to metro diagrams—to enhance user experience. Other passions of mine include architecture, languages and their evolution, and of course music. In my case that is mostly Americana, particularly the evocative lyrics of Rowwen Hèze. I am inspired by others: from the focus Max Verstappen has to the clear vision and independence of Howard Roark.

Experience

  • Founder and CEO at bookachoo
    Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

    We let business travellers embrace trains again. bookachoo is the B2B Travel Management Company for organisations that want to travel more sustainably and smarter. We combine the offers from worldwide airlines and Europe’s railway companies. Because I believe that we can travel much more clever with the already existing infrastructure.

  • Senior Finance Control Consultant at Several NGOs
    Jan 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

    Working as a freelance finance consultant to fill in gaps and needs anywhere in finance teams. From Financial Control and Annual Accounts to conducting trainings. Fluency in English and Dutch, working proficiency in both French and Spanish and very experienced with Excel. Available to travel as well (done several HEAT trainings and numerous visits to progamme countries).

  • Owner at Linesbytim.com
    Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    www.linesbytim.com Metro maps often become symbols of a city and the shape of the lines tells more than just public transport options. As they follow historical patterns of a city they tell the story of a place. I see beauty in both the depiction of complex networks and in the city tales. And thus I make artworks of them.

  • Travel at Career Break
    Mar 2020 - Dec 2020 · 10 mos

  • Financial Controller at a.o. War Child, NIMD
    Jan 2015 - Feb 2020 · 5 yrs 2 mos

    I worked in different financial roles for Niños de Guatemala, War Child, and NIMD.