Expedia Buys Travelocity for $280 Million

Expedia has acquired travel booking site Travelocity from the Sabre Corp. for $280 million in cash.
 
The deal adds to Expedia's growing portfolio of websites. The Bellevue, Washington-company already owns nearly a dozen travel sites including Hotels.com, Hotwire and Egencia, the world's fifth-largest corporate travel management company.
 
Since 2013, Expedia Inc. has been powering Travelocity's U.S. and Canadian websites and providing Travelocity access to Expedia hotel supply and customer service program. So for users, this acquisition will have little noticeable change.
 
The move allows Sabre to focus more on its back-end system for selling airline tickets, hotel rooms and car rentals. Sabre is one of three global distribution system companies _ along with Travelport and Amadeus _ that handle sales for travel agencies and online booking sites like Expedia.