Travel search site Kayak has continued its European spending spree by buying Checkfelix, one of the leading travel search engines in Austria.
HomeAway bolsters Australia presence with realholidays acquisition
April 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
HomeAway’s push to expand its vacation rental presence in Australia picked up some momentum with an acquisition of realholidays.com.au.
Expedia gets mobile with planned Mobiata acquisition
November 18, 2010 By 5 Comments
Expedia just ramped up its mobile strategy with a planned acquisition of Mobiata, which develops mobile applications for smartphones and tablets.
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UpTake acquires RealTravel, relaunches homepage
November 4, 2010 By 20 Comments
UpTake acquired a Palo Alto neighbor and competitor, RealTravel, for an undisclosed sum.
Google Ventures invests in rental giant HomeAway
October 29, 2010 By 11 Comments
Google Ventures, the investment division created by the search giant in early-2009, has spent a sizeable chunk of its annual fund on HomeAway.
Viator snaps up tour guide booking site OurExplorer
October 27, 2010 By 3 Comments
Australia-based OurExplorer starts life under a new regime today after being bought by online tours and attractions retailer Viator.
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SNCF sees bright future in metasearch with Liligo acquisition
September 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
French rail operator SNCF announced the acquisition of travel metasearch site Liligo this week, a deal supposedly worth around Euro 20 million for an undisclosed “majority” stake.
eDreams gets new owner after switch to Permira private equity for Euro 300M
July 28, 2010 By 3 Comments
More big money moves in the world of online travel agencies with news that Spanish giant eDreams has changed ownership in a deal for around Euro 250 million-300 million.
Keep an eye on Asia for next wave of major online travel consolidation
July 19, 2010 By 13 Comments
The first two decades of online travel were filled with merge and acquisition activity within and between the US and Europe.
Facebook goes talent shopping, acquires assets of travel recommendation site Nextstop
July 8, 2010 By 5 Comments
Facebook acquired most of the assets — including the staff — of travel recommendation website Nextstop.
