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Sale talk continues but Opodo hires new branding agency
Speculation around a possible sale of Opodo by owner Amadeus has not put a halt to strategic decisions being made in-house with the appointment of a new digital marketing agency. Apparently the online...
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Now Google is supposedly interested in Opodo
Many a jaw dropping on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean today following a report in the Wall Street Journal speculating that Google is interested in buying Opodo. The report [sub required, alas] says...
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Why Google buying a consumer travel site is not a mad idea
These rumours about Google supposedly buying Opodo are great fun. Unlikely, but fun. I remember a couple of years back when anyone writing about Google getting into travel was constantly knocked back...
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Amadeus finally confirms Opodo is up for sale
After months of speculation and “no comments”, Amadeus has broken its silence and said today it is considering offloading European online travel agency Opodo. In a statement released today to the...
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Google-ITA Software deal: Face-to-face meetings with airlines
As the U.S. Justice Dept. continues to probe Google’s pending ITA Software acquisition, Google has conducted an extensive series of meetings with airlines and online travel agencies over the last two...
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Google Translate turns the word Opodo into Expedia
UPDATE: Google says (Fri 7 January) that the Translate team has “fixed the bug” in the system and Expedia no longer replaces Opodo when switching from French to English. ORIGINAL: Some visitors to the...
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TLabs Showcase – Travelmatch
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based package holiday search engine Travelmatch. Who and what are you (including personnel and backgrounds)? Travelmatch is a revolutionary travel search...
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Amadeus sells Opodo for Euro 450M to AXA and Permira
European online travel agency Opodo has finally been sold by Amadeus today in a deal worth Euro 450 million to AXA Private Equity and Permira Funds. The sale ends a nine month search for a buyer...
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Italian regulator hits Expedia, Opodo and eDreams with heavy fines
The Italian Antitrust Office has fined three leading online travel agencies for unfair commercial practices. The action is in part due to pressure from the Italian Association of travel agents...
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Online travel, private equity and Opodo — Will it be an Orbitz or a Booking.com?
Will innovation and marketing take a back seat at European online travel agency Opodo, now that it has been acquired by AXA Private Equity and Permira Funds? If historical trends hold true, then the...
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United Airlines and Amadeus dissolve Altéa contract with $75M payment
United Airlines and Amadeus officially dissolved their long-stalled contract to migrate the airline’s internal reservations system to the Amadeus Altéa platform from Travelport’s Apollo system. United...
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Opodo sale by Amadeus gets thumbs-up from European regulators
Rubber-stamping from the European Commission today with approval given to the formation of the Opodo-Go Voyages-eDreams joint venture. Regulators stepped when Amadeus offloaded the Opodo online travel...
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Opodo-eDreams-GoVoyages lauded as new European agency powerhouse
Fundamental change in the online travel agency landscape in Europe this week following the completion of the merger of eDreams with GoVoyages and the addition of Opodo to the group. AXA Private Equity...
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New OTA family secure tenth of market – Top France websites, July 2 2011
The new European agency powerhouse of Opodo-eDreams-GoVoyages marked the end of its first official week with an 11% share of the French market. The trio’s individual brands, even when combined, still...
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Opodo-eDreams-GoVoyages powerhouse Odigeo plots next move, eyes startups and...
Europe’s newest online travel giant has a new name and is setting itself a rapid plan to grow geographically as well as reach beyond its current guise as a hotel and air ticket seller. Odigeo (website...
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Opodo returns to leading pack – Top UK travel sites, December 3 2011
Online travel agency Opodo has made a rare return to the top ten leading websites in the UK, coincidentally the same week as TravelRepublic tumbled down the charts. Opodo replaced Lowcost Holidays in...
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eDreams goes mobile with Sound of Data
European online travel agency eDreams has teamed up with Sound of Data to offer consumers a mobile itinerary management tool. The mobile specialist is enabling eDreams’ customers to link to the OTA’s...
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eDreams looks to social media to change fate of lesser known destinations
eDreams has kicked off a social media campaign in a bid to improve the tourism economy for five destinations starting with Madagascar. The quirky promotion is being run over five weeks on the brand’s...
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Bravofly’s purchase of Rumbo consolidates the European OTA landscape
On Friday, Bravofly, a Swiss search engine for low-cost air and hotel bookings, said that it would buy Spanish OTA Rumbo in a deal is worth approximately €74 million ($95 million). Axa Private Equity...
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Behind the scenes, Booking.com is quietly powering hotel search for a trio of...
With all the coverage and analysis of the Expedia-Travelocity deal last week, another major partnership at the European end of the industry has slipped under the radar. But as folk in the US ponder how...
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