Thomas Cook Acquired by Traveltech Giant ESky Group
Thomas Cook Acquired by Traveltech Giant ESky Group
WARSAW, Poland, Sept. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Polish eSky Group acquires one of the most recognisable names in travel—Thomas Cook. The acquisition agreement signed with Chinese Fosun Tourism Group will spur significant growth for Thomas Cook and allow eSky to strengthen its position in Western Europe.
波蘭華沙,2024年9月5日 /PRNewswire/ — 波蘭eSky集團收購了旅遊界最知名的名字之一——托馬斯·庫克。與中國復星旅遊集團簽署的收購協議將刺激托馬斯·庫克的顯著增長,並使eSky能夠鞏固其在西歐的地位。
Thomas Cook, the oldest travel brand, confirmed it has been acquired by Polish eSky Group, owner of a leading travel platform in Central and Eastern Europe. The deal will provide Thomas Cook with access to eSky's superior flight inventory and will support its continued growth. This in turn will pave the way for eSky to enter one of the most developed markets in Western Europe.
歷史最悠久的旅遊品牌托馬斯·庫克證實,它已被中歐和東歐領先旅遊平台的所有者波蘭eSky集團收購。該協議將爲托馬斯·庫克提供獲得eSky優質航班庫存的機會,並將支持其持續增長。這反過來將爲eSky進入西歐最發達的市場之一鋪平道路。
eSky Group has become the dominant travel platform in the CEE region and over the years has expanded across the world. eSky and eDestinos brands operates in 50+ countries across Europe, the Americas, and Africa. It has helped over 150 million customers reach the farthest corners of the globe, accessing over 550 airlines globally and 1.3 million hotels. eSky Group's 2023 profits surpassed EUR 19m – up 42% YoY and nearly three times the level of 2019.
eSky Group已成爲中歐和東歐地區的主要旅遊平台,多年來已擴展到世界各地。eSky和eDestinos品牌在歐洲、美洲和非洲的50多個國家開展業務。它已幫助超過15000萬名客戶到達全球最遙遠的角落,訪問了全球550多家航空公司和130萬家酒店。eSky集團2023年的利潤超過1900萬歐元,同比增長42%,幾乎是2019年水平的三倍。
"The synergy of Thomas Cook's brand heritage with our technology will drive Thomas Cook's growth and allow us to strengthen eSky's position in Western Europe. This acquisition is part of our strategy to diversify from just selling flights to offering package holidays across our existing markets in Europe and Latin America, as well as expand further into Western Europe," says Łukasz Habaj, CEO of eSky Group.
「托馬斯·庫克的品牌傳統與我們的技術的協同作用將推動托馬斯·庫克的增長,並使我們能夠鞏固eSky在西歐的地位。此次收購是我們戰略的一部分,該戰略旨在實現多元化,從僅出售航班到在歐洲和拉丁美洲現有市場提供度假套餐,並進一步擴展到西歐。」 eSky Group首席執行官烏卡斯·哈巴傑說。
"The completion of this transaction will inject significant funding into our business as we rebuild the brand and accelerate the growth of this company. By combining the strength of our dynamic packaging technology and holiday know-how with the flight inventory, performance marketing and technical strength of eSky, we are confident we will create a formidable European travel business," adds Alan French, Thomas Cook Tourism's CEO.
“在我們重建品牌和加速公司增長的過程中,這筆交易的完成將爲我們的業務注入大量資金。托馬斯·庫克旅遊首席執行官艾倫·法蘭西補充說,通過將我們的動態包裝技術和度假知識的優勢與eSky的航班庫存、績效營銷和技術實力相結合,我們有信心創建一個強大的歐洲旅遊業務。
Since 2022, eSky has been heavily investing in City Break and Holiday packages that are a cornerstone of business transformation from a flight platform into a Virtual Tour Operator. eSky Group has over 800 employees – including an in-house development team of over 190 people – and is part-owned by listed private equity fund MCI.
自2022年以來,eSky一直在大力投資城市度假和度假套餐,這些套餐是業務從飛行平台向虛擬旅遊運營商轉型的基石。eSky Group擁有800多名員工,包括超過190人的內部開發團隊,由上市私募股權基金MCI部分持有。