Who owns Despegar?
Despegar is owned by Despegar.com, Corp. (British Virgin Islands).[1]
Evidence: Despegar.com, Corp. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2025-04-30, SEC EDGAR, 30 April 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Despegar.com, Corp. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands · browse countries
- Origin
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Founded
- 1999
- Category
- Internet & digital › Online travel › Online travel agencies
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Despegar
Despegar is an online travel agency that opened its first site in Argentina in 1999, followed by Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay in 2000. It is sold in Brazil as Decolar. Hotels were added in 2009 and packages, rental cars and cruises in 2012.
Ownership timeline of Despegar
Where Despegar sits in Despegar
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Despegar
Despegar controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
Other brands in online travel agencies, and who owns them
The 42 brands in online travel agencies on Brandtree belong to 19 owners. The largest is Expedia Group, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| CheapTickets | Expedia Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Corporate Traveller | Flight Centre Travel Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Bravofly | lastminute.com Group | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Agoda | Booking Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| eDreams | eDreams ODIGEO | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Goibibo | MakeMyTrip | 🇮🇳 India |
| Kurz Mal Weg | HomeToGo | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Ctrip | Trip.com Group | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Despegar
Despegar is a publicly listed company headquartered in British Virgin Islands, founded in 1999. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control.
Despegar was founded in 1999 as Decolar.com, Inc. and is a Latin American online travel company that launched its first site in Argentina in 1999. Its 20-F for 2024 reports a merger agreement signed December 23, 2024 under which an affiliate of Prosus would acquire it for $19.50 per share and delist it from the New York Stock Exchange; the deal was pending when the report was filed. The principal executive office is in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
🇦🇷 Despegar and other Argentine brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 117 brands that began in Argentina. 30 of them (26%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Despegar among them.
- Mercado Crédito — MercadoLibre 🇺🇾
- 9 de Oro — Molino Cañuelas 🇦🇷
- ARQ — Grupo Clarín 🇦🇷
- Aerolíneas Argentinas — Aerolíneas Argentinas 🇦🇷
- Aeropuertos Argentina — Corporación América Airports 🇱🇺
- Andes Líneas Aéreas — Andes 🇦🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Despegar?
The parent company of Despegar is Despegar.com, Corp., a publicly listed company headquartered in British Virgin Islands.
Is Despegar Argentine or British Virgin Islander?
Despegar originated in Argentina in 1999, but it is owned today by Despegar.com, Corp., which is headquartered in British Virgin Islands. So Despegar is an Argentine-origin brand under British Virgin Islander ownership.
Is Despegar still owned by Despegar.com, Corp.?
Yes. As of 18 October 2026, Despegar is still owned by Despegar.com, Corp. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Despegar.com, Corp. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2025-04-30 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 30 April 2025; retrieved 18 October 2026.
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