Travelstart is a South African travel booking website, offering flights, hotel bookings, car rental, holiday packages, and other travel services through an online booking engine.[1]
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Type of site | Private |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Key people | Stephan Ekbergh (CEO) |
| Industry | Travel |
| Services | Travel booking |
| Employees | 200+ [when?] |
| URL | travelstart |
The company operates in South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.[2]
Travelstart was founded in Sweden in 1999, by Stephan Ekbergh. Before launching Travelstart, Ekbergh founded Sweden's first online travel agency, Mr Jet, in 1995.[3]
In 2010, Travelstart Nordic was sold to European Travel Interactive AB(eTRAVELi),[4] and the former's headquarters moved to Cape Town.[5][6]
In 2012, Travelstart Nigeria was launched,[7] followed by Travelstart Egypt.[citation needed]
In December 2019, Travelstart acquired competitor Jumia Travel from Jumia.[8] Under the purchase agreement, Travelstart took control of Jumia Travel's online book websites.[9]
References
edit- ↑ "A relatively unknown outfit is rapidly becoming one of the biggest web businesses in South Africa", ITWeb Brainstorm, 2010-01-07
- ↑ "About Us". travelstart.co.za.
- ↑ "Travel pioneer starts online roll-out in SA", MyBroadband, 2006-08-30
- ↑ "eTRAVELi köper Travelstart|" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ↑ "eTRAVELi acquires competitor Travelstart in Europe" Archived 2013-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, 2010-01-20
- ↑ May, Kevin (January 21, 2010). "TravelStart sale to eTRAVELi triggers major Scandinavian power shift". Phocuswire.
- ↑ "Travelstart Travel Agency Launches in Nigeria" (Press release). May 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Travelstart takes over rival Jumia Travel, plans to tap new customers | PhocusWire". www.phocuswire.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ↑ "The Wrap: Travelstart takes over management of Jumia Travel's operations across Africa". WIT. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2021-01-31.