Travix

{{Infobox company

| name = Travix International BV

| logo = Travix_logo.png

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| type = Subsidiary

| foundation = {{start date and age|2011}}

| location = Netherlands

| key_people = Chee Teong Ooi (CEO){{cite web |url=https://www.travix.com/press/travix-announces-new-ceo-to-guide-the-travel-brand-into-the-future |title=Travix announces new CEO to guide the travel brand into the future|publisher=Travix}}

| industry = Travel
Technology

| parent = Trip.com Group

| brands = {{Plainlist|

BudgetAir
Cheaptickets.nl
Flugladen
Vayama
Vliegwinkel{{cite web |url=https://www.travix.com/press/travix-part-of-trip-com-group/ |title=Travix part of Trip.com|publisher=Travix}}

}}

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| num_employees = 400 (2023){{cite web|title=About Travix|url=https://www.travix.com/#about|publisher=Travix}}

| website = {{URL|www.travix.com}}

}}

Travix International BV is a company that manages several travel websites operating in various countries. The company maintains headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands.File:Travix Amsterdam.jpeg

Operations

Travix manages five websites: CheapTickets, BudgetAir, Vayama, Vliegwinkel and Flugladen. The company is affiliated with SGR, ANVR, IATA and the Dutch Home Shopping Organization. Travix has offices in the Netherlands, Dubai, India, Singapore, the UK and the USA.

CheapTickets and Vliegwinkel operate in the Netherlands and Germany (note: the Travix sites CheapTickets.nl and CheapTickets.de are not related to CheapTickets.com, which is owned by Orbitz); Vayama does business in the US, Canada, the UK, Thailand, Hong Kong and Singapore; and BudgetAir has expanded from the Netherlands into Belgium, France and the UK.{{cite news | url=https://www.phocuswire.com/EasyToBook-sold-to-BCD-Holdings-leisure-mega-group-Travix | title=EasyToBook sold to BCD Holdings leisure mega-group Travix | first=Kevin |last=May | work=Phocuswire | date=August 19, 2011}}

History

Travix was established by a merger of CheapTickets (Beins Travel Group Ltd), Vliegwinkel, Flugladen, BudgetAir (Airtrade) and Vayama in January 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.bcdgroup.com/en/travix/ |title=Travix - BCD Group}} The oldest part of the company, Vliegwinkel.nl, was created by Airtrade in Haarlem and founded by Wim Butte and Andre Hesselink. Vliegwinkel.nl was the first online travel agency (OTA) in the Netherlands.

On October 4, 2018, international travel company BCD Group announced that it would take full ownership in Travix International BV after purchasing all outstanding shares from minority shareholder ING Corporate Investments. {{cite web|url=http://www.bcdgroup.com/en/news/229/ |title=BCD Group increases investment in inline travel company Travix}}

In April 2020, the international OTA company Trip.com Group acquired Travix International BV.{{Cite web |title=Travix {{!}} Travix part of Trip.com Group |url=https://www.travix.com/press/travix-part-of-trip-com-group/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |language=en-US}}

On September 22, 2020, Vayama announced its shutdown.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

In July 2024, Travix has relaunched TUI fly flight content on its platforms, including CheapTickets, Vliegwinkel, and BudgetAir.{{Cite web |last=Orban |first=André |date=2024-07-23 |title=Travix and TUI fly renew partnership to enhance flight offerings in Benelux |url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/tui-aviation/tui-fly-belgium/travix-and-tui-fly-renew-partnership-to-enhance-flight-offerings-in-benelux/ |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Aviation24.be |language=en-GB}}

=Acquisitions=

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| EasyToBook

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