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Type of site | Travel metasearch engine |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Owner | Lastminute.com Group |
| Revenue | €67 million (2017) |
| URL |
www |
| Registration | No |
| Launched | June 1, 2006 |
Jetcost.com is a travel metasearch engine for finding airfares. [1] It acts as an intermediary, and does not directly sell flights or travel products. Since 2013, Jetcost has been a brand of Lastminute.com Group. The site is most popular in Western Europe and the top search words on the site are for Air France, Ryanair, and Transavia. [2]
History
The website was launched on June 1, 2006.[ citation needed]
In December 2013, Jetcost was acquired by Bravofly Rumbo Group (now Lastminute.com Group). [3]
At the time of the acquisition in 2013, the company had revenue of €8 million. By 2017, revenue increased to €67 million. [4]
References
- ^ "Americans and Kids Among Most Annoying Passengers". InsideFlyer. July 11, 2019.
- ^ Prieto, Mauricio (July 4, 2018). "Online Travel Metrics: Traffic, Marketing Channels, Mobile". Medium.
- ^ "After a long journey, WAYN gets picked up by its dotcom-era brother, Lastminute.com". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ Whyte, Patrick (June 28, 2017). "Lastminute.com Group CEO: We Consider Ourselves a Media Company". Skift.
