Despegar: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Despegar is a publicly listed company headquartered in British Virgin Islands that owns 3 consumer brands.[1]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Despegar.com, Corp.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands
- Founded
- 1999
- SEC CIK
- 0001703141
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Despegar in numbers
- Despegar owns 3 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is internet & digital with 3 brands.[1]
- 3 of its brands originated outside British Virgin Islands.
Despegar financial history
Headline figures from Despegar's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2019–2024.
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $774.1m | $123.1m | 15.9% | $27.9m | $904.8m | $904,000 | 20-F | |
| $706m | $64.2m | 9.1% | $24.5m | $898.3m | $2.26m | 20-F | |
| $538m | $-1,753,000 | -0.3% | $-68,521,000 | $804.2m | $5.12m | 20-F | |
| $322.8m | $-95,888,000 | -29.7% | $-104,628,000 | $822.1m | $10.4m | 20-F | |
| $131.3m | $-177,217,000 | -134.9% | $-142,587,000 | $841m | — | 20-F | |
| — | $-8,920,000 | — | $-20,910,000 | $801.2m | — | 20-F |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything Despegar owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Despegar SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Despegar own?
Despegar owns 3 consumer brands tracked here, including Despegar, Viajanet and Best Day.
Is Despegar a British Virgin Islander company?
Yes. Despegar is headquartered in British Virgin Islands and was founded in 1999.
Who owns Despegar?
Despegar is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders.
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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