Despegar.com, Corp.
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in mil. unless spec.- CEO
- Damian Scokin
- Full Time Employees
- 3,956
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Travel Services
- Address
- Juana Manso 1069 Buenos Aires Argentina C1107CBU
- IPO Date
- Sep 20, 2017
- CIK
- 0001703141
- Website
- despegar.com.ar
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- Despegar.com, Corp. (NYSE: DESP) operates as Latin America's leading online travel company, offering a comprehensive one-stop marketplace for leisure and corporate travelers to search, compare, and book travel products through websites and mobile applications. The company provides airline tickets; travel packages; hotel rooms; car rentals; bus, cruise, and destination services tickets; travel insurance products; and other travel-related services across three main segments: Air, Packages, Hotels, and Other Travel Products, and Financial Services, including loan origination, payment processing via its Koin platform, fraud identification, credit scoring, IT services, and advertising solutions for third-party merchants. It markets these offerings under brands such as Despegar, Decolar (Brazil), Best Day, BD Experience, Viajanet, Stays, and HotelDo, while also delivering B2B white-label solutions and a technology platform for travel suppliers, complemented by its AI travel assistant Sofia. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Road Town, British Virgin Islands, with operational bases in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Despegar serves over 20 countries primarily in Latin America and the United States, catering to diverse customer needs with localized platforms, 24/7 multilingual support, and loyalty programs. In recent developments, Prosus N.V. completed its acquisition of Despegar in May 2025 for $19.50 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion, positioning the company as a subsidiary to accelerate innovation, expand its lifestyle ecommerce ecosystem, and leverage AI and fintech synergies across Latin America. Earlier in 2025, Despegar launched a partnership with HBX Group to broaden lodging options in travel packages; redefined its Expedia agreement via a 10-year lodging outsourcing deal for enhanced sourcing flexibility; and signed its first aaS partnership with Karisma Hotels & Resorts to license Sofia for guest experience enhancements and new revenue streams. These strategic moves, including streamlining its merchant card business, underscore Despegar's focus on core growth, B2B expansion, and technological advancements amid a post-pandemic travel rebound.
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