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Wego Pte Ltd.
Company typePrivate
IndustryTravel
Headquarters
Singapore
Key people
Ross Veitch[1]
(CEO & Co-founder)
Craig Hewett
(CCO & Co-founder)
Dean Wicks
(CMO & GM Australia)
Son Phung Le
(CTO)
Graham Hills
(GM Indonesia)
Jackson Fernandez
(GM India)
Mamoun Hmedan[2]
(MD Middle East)
ProductsFlights, Hotels, Holiday Deals
OwnerNews Digital Media
WebsiteWego.com

Wego (formerly known as Bezurk[3][4][5]) is a travel search engine based in Singapore. It operates 52 CcTLD in over 30 languages, and converts prices to 42 currencies.[6] It searches over 700 travel sites, where users compare and book flights, hotels and activities. Wego results are a combination of travel offers from online travel agencies (OTA), consolidators such as Expedia and Agoda, airlines and larger hotel chains.

Founded in 2005 by Craig Hewett and Ross Veitch,[7]

References

  1. ^ "Ross Veitch, Speaker at WIT Conference 2012". webintravel.com. webintravel.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. ^ "(Press Release) Wego launches new TVC, appoints Mamoun Hmedan as General Manager-MENA".
  3. ^ "Plane and Simple". Wall Street Journal. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. ^ "News Digital takes stake in Bezurk.com". Herald Sun. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Bezurk at CNN Money Web 2.0's List". Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Wego appoints Ross Veitch as CEO, plans 34 new country sites". eyefortravel.com. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Interview with Ross Veitch, co-founder of wego.com". sge. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2013.