Tag: Travelstart
Travelstart to acquire SA’s Club Travel Group
Travelstart continues its growth trajectory in Africa in terms of a deal to wholly acquire the Club Travel Group. The acquisition will boost Travelstart’s offering by adding Club Travel’s established complementary corporate and franchise divisions, creating a formidable full-service African travel group. “We love Club Travel because like us they have a long history in discount travel,” said Travelstart’s CEO Stephan Ekbergh. “Travelstart is strong in the consumer segment and we want to bring consumerization to the corporate and government sectors, where Club Travel is an emerging star.” “Travelstart shares a common mission which is to make travel easier for ... Read more
Africa’s Travelstart brings new investors on board
Travelstart, Africa’s leading online travel company has announced a new partnership with global private markets investment firm HarbourVest, with $58 billion under asset management, who will become a significant funding partner for the company. HarbourVest will support Travelstart’s further expansion in geographies and growth in new verticals in the continents $194 billion tourism and travel market. “The partnership with HarbourVest is a confirmation of the future opportunity in online travel in this continent, our business and our team,” said Stephan Ekbergh, founder and CEO of Travelstart. “We are very excited to have them on board.” The investment comes on the ... Read more
Travelstart launches media hub and welcomes South African Tourism, Norwegian Cruise Line
Travelstart has announced the launch of the ‘Travelstart Media Hub’ as the OTA offers a new media division that will support tourism agencies, airlines, cruise companies and related organisations with a platform to promote their brands and services to a global community of travellers. With an addressable audience of fifty million travellers globally, the Travelstart Media Hub aims to deliver better advertising value by capitalising on twenty years of relationships and content and community development in the travel market. “After twenty years of investing in trusted digital travel content and audience development, it’s a natural progression for us to extend ... Read more