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]

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

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.