EconomyBookings

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EconomyBookings
Industrycar rental
Founded2008
Headquarters
Riga
,
Latvia
Area served
150 countries

EconomyBookings is an online car rental broker owned by Booking Group and based in Riga, Latvia.[1][2][3] EconomyBookings works with more than 150 countries and over 20 000 locations across the world.[4][5][6]

Overview[edit]

EconomyBookings was founded by two former rowing athletes, Alen Baibekov and Igor Demchakov, in 2008, in Riga, Latvia. Previously, they worked in the car rental industry.[7][8] In June 2022, in the report ordered by the Bank of Latvia, Booking Group Corporation entered the "Top 10" Latvian export service companies.[9]

EconomyBookings, as a website owned by Booking Group, functions as an aggregator for various global and local car hire companies.[10][failed verification][11] Booking Group is the provision of car rental mediation services in the Internet environment using the Internet platform "Economybooking.com."[5] Cooperating with more than 850 car rental companies worldwide, among its largest partners are Enterprise Holdings,[12] Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Europcar, and Sixt.[4][1][13]

The company employs relatively small number of people having only 65 as was mentioned in 2018.[1][14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Latvijas kompānija "Booking Group" desmit gadu laikā kļuvusi par vienu no vadošajām auto nomas rezervēšanas platformām pasaulē". iauto.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  2. ^ LURSOFT (2023-07-04). "Booking Group Corporation, SIA, 40103394295 - company data". Lursoft. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  3. ^ Latvija (2023-05-15). "Vai ceļojumu tehnoloģiju uzņēmumi ir globālā mēroga iekarotāji?". travelnews.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  4. ^ a b May 8; Bookmark +, 2018 • Auto Rental News Staff •. "Booking Group Celebrates 10th Anniversary". www.autorentalnews.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b Delfi (2020-11-08). "Automašīnu nomas starpnieka 'Booking Group' apgrozījums pērn pieaudzis par 9,2%". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  6. ^ "Economy Bookings Affiliate Programme | WEBGAINS". www.webgains.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  7. ^ "Vai starptautiskajā automašīnu nomas tirgū viss jau sen ir sadalīts? Latvijas uzņēmēju stāsts". LA.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  8. ^ Karantzavelou, Vicky (2021-01-29). "EconomyBookings partners up with Nordwind Airlines". TravelDailyNews International (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  9. ^ Skreija, Dace (2022-06-20). "Top 50: ceļu lauž digitālie eksportētāji". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  10. ^ Malik, Aisha (2022-09-20). "TrovaTrip, a group travel management platform and marketplace, raises $15M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  11. ^ Dodan, Miruna (2022-02-11). "All you need to know about the Economybookings Affiliate Program". 2Performant Blog. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  12. ^ "Google's Search Ad Embrace Crushes Online Travel Agents". Bloomberg.com. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  13. ^ "Xiom Corp announces new initiative: affiliate company to franchise contractors". Focus on Powder Coatings. 2008 (7): 6. July 2008. doi:10.1016/s1364-5439(08)70141-2. ISSN 1364-5439.
  14. ^ "Online car rental provider Booking Group chooses IBM Cloud to meet customer demand". IBM Newsroom. Retrieved 2023-07-04.