Bravofly (website)
 The logo for Bravofly.com | |
Type of site | Travel agency |
|---|---|
| Available in | English language French language Spanish language German language Hungarian language Swedish language Finnish language Norwegian language |
| Headquarters | Chiasso, Switzerland |
| Owner | Lastminute.com Group |
| URL | www.bravofly.com www.bravofly.co.uk |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Yes |
| Launched | 2006 |
Bravofly.com is an online travel agency owned by the Lastminute.com Group.[1] It is available to customers in 14 languages. It has offices in Chiasso, Switzerland, where it has its operational headquarters, and in Madrid, Spain.
History
[edit]The Bravofly Rumbo Group was founded in 2006, but traces its roots back to 2004, when Fabio Cannavale and Marco Corradino launched Volagratis, a search engine for low cost flights in the Italian market.[2]
In 2006, the headquarters were moved to Chiasso and the company introduced websites for Spain, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.[2]
in November 2012, it acquired Rumbo.[3]
In December 2013, the company announced the acquisition of Jetcost, a French travel meta-search site.[4][5]
In March 2015, the company acquired Lastminute.com for $120m (£76m).[6][1]
In April 2014, the company became a public company via an initial public offering on the SIX Swiss Exchange.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lastminute.com sold to Swiss travel firm in £76m deal". BBC News. 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ a b c "Fact Sheet" (PDF). Lastminute.com Group.
- ^ "Telefonica Sells Online Travel Agency Rumbo to Bravofly". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ May, Kevin (23 December 2013). "Bravofly acquires Jetcost as OTA-meta lines continue to merge". Phocuswire.
- ^ "Bravofly Rumbo Group acquires French meta-search site Jetcost" (Press release). Lastminute.com Group. 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Bravofly Rumbo Group closes acquisition of lastminute.com from Sabre Corporation" (Press release). PR Newswire. 2 March 2015.