[0] Yahoo! and Despegar.com Team Up to Offer Online Travel Services to Spanish Speakers in the Americas.Business/Technology Editors MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2001 Despegar.com is the Premier Travel Booking Engine for Yahoo!'s Latin American Sites Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ), a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company, and Despegar.com (http://www.despegar.com), a leading Ibero-American online travel site, have joined forces to deliver online travel services to the Latin American market, enabling people to research travel plans, check flight availability, compare prices and book their airline, hotel and car rental reservations online. "With this announcement, Yahoo! continues to grow its array of service offerings that are essential to consumers and businesses. Online travel purchases are growing significantly around the world, and Yahoo! is pleased to now offer easy access to online travel-related services and promotions geared toward the Latin American markets," said Roberto Alonso This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , vice president and managing director for Yahoo! Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jupiter Research, the online travel market in Latin America is estimated to reach $1.4 billion by 2005. "Yahoo!'s wide audience reach, together with Despegar.com's Spanish and Portuguese-language travel offerings, places us in an excellent position to offer travel services to one of the fastest-growing online travel markets," stated Despegar.com CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and co-founder, Roberto Souviron. Travel made easy in Argentina and Mexico Yahoo! Mexico and Yahoo! Argentina are the first two Yahoo! world properties to take advantage of the Despegar.com travel booking engine as part of their newly launched travel sites. Yahoo!(R)Mexico Travel (http://viajes.yahoo.com.mx) and Yahoo!(R)Argentina Travel (http:// viajes.yahoo.com.ar) offer a comprehensive array of travel services to provide Mexican and Argentine travelers with a one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. for all domestic and international travel needs. Consumers will now be able to check availability of travel tickets to destinations worldwide from local destinations and fulfill all of their travel bookings. The launch of these two new sites expands the global reach of Yahoo!'s travel offerings, already available on Yahoo.com, Yahoo! France, Yahoo! Canada, Yahoo! Australia & NZ, Yahoo! Japan Yahoo! Japan Corporation (ヤフー株式会社 , Yahoo! Korea Yahoo! Korea Corporation is the South Korean affiliate of Yahoo!. Its headquarters is the Yahoo! Tower on Teheranno in the Gangnam district of Seoul External links
About Despegar.com: Despegar, which means "take off" in Spanish, is one of the leading online travel site dedicated to Spanish and Portuguese-speaking communities worldwide. Miami-based Despegar.com currently operates in 9 countries throughout Latin America, Spain and the U.S., employing more than 100 professionals. Despegar.com offers travel-related services, including access to more than 500 airlines, 50 major car rental companies, 50,000 hotels, and hundreds of vacation packages around the world to both leisure and corporate travelers. Despegar.com has established itself as one of the leading companies in online travel, launching its services in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela, the U.S. and Spain. The company was the first to offer real-time wireless travel services in Brazil through a partnership with Telefonica. In May 2000, Despegar.com closed a first round of financing for $10.5 million dollars from leading U.S. venture partners including Hicks Hicks , Edward 1780-1849. American painter of primitive works, notably The Peaceable Kingdom, of which nearly 100 versions exist. , Muse, Tate & Furst, Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. and Texas Pacific Group/Newbridge. Also included in the funding was the strategic investment from the Accor Group, the largest owner/operator of hotels worldwide and the co-owner of Carlson Wagonlit Carlson Travel Network Carlson Travel Network can trace its origin back to a travel agency that was founded by Ward Forster in the United States in 1888 and named Ask Mr. Foster. Travel, the second biggest travel agency in the world. Celebrating its first-year anniversary in December, the company reported a steady 30% rate of growth month over month during 2000, reaching $2.4 million in sales for the month of December. About Yahoo! Latin America Yahoo!'s network for Latin America consists of localized Web guides for Mexico, Brazil and Argentina as well as a Spanish-language Web guide (Yahoo! en Espanol) to serve Spanish speakers throughout Latin America and the rest of the world. In addition to a directory of local language Web sites, Yahoo! Brazil, Yahoo! Mexico, Yahoo! Argentina and Yahoo! en Espanol all feature Web programming from local content, commerce, and information providers relevant to users within the region. Yahoo! en Espanol was launched in June 1998, Yahoo! Brazil in June 1999, Yahoo! Mexico in October 1999, and Yahoo! Argentina in March 2000. Yahoo!'s Latin American operations are headquartered in Miami, FL. About Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. is a global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 180 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, http://www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach. Yahoo! is the most recognized and valuable Internet brand globally, and is ranked the No. 38 leading consumer brand worldwide. The company also provides online business and enterprise services designed to enhance the productivity and Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients. These services include: Corporate Yahoo!, a popular customized enterprise portal See corporate portal. solution; audio and video streaming See streaming video and video stream. ; store hosting and management; and Web site tools and services. The company's global Web network includes 24 world properties. Yahoo! has offices in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. , and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. . Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logo are registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Distributed by Hispanic PR Wire - www.hispanicprwire.com - Register for e-mail news: newsroom@hispanicprwire.com or 866-477-9473 (866-HPR-WIRE) |
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