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. 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.[1]
In 2006, the headquarters were moved to Chiasso and the company introduced websites for Spain, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.[1]
in November 2012, it acquired Rumbo.[citation needed]
In December 2013, the company announced the acquisition of Jetcost, a French travel meta-search site.[2][3]
In March 2015, the company acquired Lastminute.com.[4]
In April 2014, the company became a public company via an initial public offering on the SIX Swiss Exchange.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Fact Sheet" (PDF). Lastminute.com Group.
- ^ 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.