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Giovanni Bisignani, former CEO of [[Alitalia]] and present CEO of [[IATA]] (International Air Travel Association) was opodo's first CEO. Nicolas De Santis former CMO of web currency [[beenz.com]] and CEO of Twelve Stars Corporate Vision Strategists was opodo's first director of marketing, sales and strategy. |
Giovanni Bisignani, former CEO of [[Alitalia]] and present CEO of [[IATA]] (International Air Travel Association) was opodo's first CEO. Nicolas De Santis former CMO of web currency [[beenz.com]] and CEO of Twelve Stars Corporate Vision Strategists was opodo's first director of marketing, sales and strategy. |
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* [http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2001/03/01/126793/bisignani-builds-online-travel-portalfor-2001-launch.html Ex Alitalia CEO builds travel team] |
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Revision as of 17:51, 4 November 2007
Opodo is an Internet travel agency website. It is a pan-European enterprise, owned by a consortium of European airlines, including British Airways, Air France, Alitalia, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, Aer Lingus, Austrian Airlines and Finnair. The travel technology provider Amadeus is a majority shareholder. Opodo offers a full worldwide range of travel products including flights (from more than 500 scheduled and low cost airlines), package holidays, dynamic packaging, city-breaks, hotels, car rental, event tickets, excursions, ski holidays, cottages, holiday rentals, and cruises. Opodo's present turnover has reached Euro 1 billion in gross sales.
Opodo operates out of nine European countries. It operates Opodo-branded sites in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Italy, and Travellink-branded sites in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. It also operates several other French travel websites, as well as Quest Travel, a British tour operator which has now ceased trading.
The name "opodo" is a natural ambigram, with rotational symmetry. The name "opodo" was selected because it does not mean anything in any of the european languages, thus ensuring that all of the countries treat it as a 'foreign' website. The word opodo stands for "OPportunity tO DO"
Founding management team
Giovanni Bisignani, former CEO of Alitalia and present CEO of IATA (International Air Travel Association) was opodo's first CEO. Nicolas De Santis former CMO of web currency beenz.com and CEO of Twelve Stars Corporate Vision Strategists was opodo's first director of marketing, sales and strategy.
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