Lastminute.com beefs up its back-end

Lastminute.com is beefing-up its website in an attempt to cope with an anticipated 400 per cent growth in visitor numbers.

The website has struck a four-year deal with Colt which will see the telecoms company build an advanced hosting and network management set-up.

Lastminute said this new technical enhancement will ensure continuous access to its site.

In the last year, lastminute.com has increased the number of subscribers to its newsletter by 60 per cent. Over 4.6 million people now receive the weekly email.