ebookers is owned by Expedia Group (the United States, NASDAQ: EXPE), which acquired the brand on 17 September 2015.[1][2] ebookers was founded in 1996 in London and was independent until 2015.
ebookers is a European online travel agency founded in London in 1996 and strongest in Britain, Ireland, Switzerland and the Nordic countries. Expedia acquired it in 2015 with the Orbitz group, having previously competed with it across the same European markets.
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Expedia acquired Orbitz Worldwide for $12 per share in cash, about $1.6 billion including debt. The United States Department of Justice closed its review without challenge, concluding the merged firm would still face competition from Priceline and from hotels selling direct.
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The parent company of ebookers is Expedia Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
ebookers originated in the United Kingdom in 1996, but it is owned today by Expedia Group, which is headquartered in the United States. So ebookers is a British-origin brand under American ownership.
Expedia Group completed its acquisition of ebookers on 17 September 2015, after announcing the deal on 12 February 2015.
ebookers was an independent company from its founding in 1996 in London until Expedia Group acquired it in 2015.
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, ebookers is still owned by Expedia Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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