Who owns the travel metasearch brands?
8 travel metasearch brands tracked here are owned by 6 companies; the three largest owners, lastminute.com Group, Trip.com Group and Booking Holdings, control 5 of them (63%) as of Oct 2026.
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8
brands
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6
owning companies
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63%
held by top 3 owners
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5
foreign-owned brands · origin ≠ owner HQ
Biggest owners of travel metasearch brands
| # | Owner | HQ | Brands in this category | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lastminute.com Group | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2 | Hotelscan, Jetcost |
| 2 | Trip.com Group | 🇨🇳 China | 2 | Qunar, Skyscanner |
| 3 | Booking Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | KAYAK |
| 4 | eDreams ODIGEO | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1 | Liligo |
| 5 | Tripadvisor | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | Tripadvisor |
| 6 | Expedia Group | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | trivago |
All travel metasearch brands and their owners
| Brand | Owner | Since | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotelscan | lastminute.com Group | — | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Jetcost | lastminute.com Group | — | 🇫🇷 France |
| KAYAK | Booking Holdings | 2013 | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Liligo | eDreams ODIGEO | 2013 | 🇫🇷 France |
| Qunar | Trip.com Group | 2015 | 🇨🇳 China |
| Skyscanner | Trip.com Group | 2016 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Tripadvisor | Tripadvisor | — | 🇺🇸 United States |
| trivago | Expedia Group | 2013 | 🇩🇪 Germany |