Industry Travel
Internet Founded 1999 Number of employees 150 Type of business Privately held company | Website www.travelstart.co.za Headquarters Cape Town, South Africa Key people Stephan Ekbergh (CEO) | |
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Travel made simple with travelstart
Travelstart is one of Africa’s largest online travel booking websites offering flights, hotel bookings, car rental, vacation packages and other travel services through their online booking engine. As of February 2016, Travelstart operates in Bahrain, Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, Kuwait, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tanzania Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe. It trades in some territories as Geziko.
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- Travel made simple with travelstart
- Enhance your travel experience with online booking travelstart
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The website uses global distribution systems such as Amadeus IT Group and Travelfusion for flights, and CarTrawler for online car hire bookings. Most revenue is generated from Pay per click (PPC) advertising, as well as an extensive affiliate network. All Travelstart websites use Thawte to secure online payments.
Travelstart was founded in Sweden in 1999 by Stephan Ekbergh. Before launching Travelstart, Ekbergh founded Sweden’s first online travel agency, Mr Jet (1995). In 2010, Travelstart Nordic was sold to eTRAVELi and the company headquarters was moved to Cape Town, South Africa. Travelstart operates in South Africa since 2006, and emerging markets throughout Africa. In 2012, Travelstart Nigeria was launched.