eSky Group Acquires Thomas Cook
September 5, 2024
Polish traveltech company eSky Group has acquired the Thomas Cook brand from Fosun Tourism Group to accelerate Thomas Cook's recovery and give eSky a stronger foothold in Western Europe. The deal combines Thomas Cook's brand heritage with eSky's flight inventory, dynamic packaging technology and performance marketing as eSky pushes to expand from a flight platform into a virtual tour operator offering package holidays.
- Buyers
- eSky Group
- Targets
- Thomas Cook (Thomas Cook Tourism)
- Sellers
- Fosun Tourism Group
- Industry
- Restaurants & Hospitality
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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