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| Company type | Public |
| Industry | Travel |
| Founded | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia |
| Services | Travel Booking |
| Website | webjetgroup.com |
Webjet Group
[edit]Webjet Group (ASX: WJL) is a digital travel organisation operating several travel brands and travel tech businesses.[1]
It was created following the demerger of Webjet Limited on 23 September 2024. It comprises of B2C businesses Webjet OTA, GoSee and Trip Ninja.[2] It operates separately to Web Travel Group.
Brands
[edit]Webjet OTA
[edit]Webjet OTA is an online travel agency operating in Australia and New Zealand. It enables customers to compare, combine, and book domestic and international travel flight deals, hotel accommodation, holiday package deals, travel insurance and car hire worldwide.[3]
Founded in 1998, Webjet OTA has been based in Melbourne for over 20 years.
Go See
GoSee Travel Group (formerly Online Republic) is a global travel e-commerce group, enabling customers to search, compare and book rental vehicles via two market-leading websites, Airport Rentals (car rentals) and Motorhome Republic (motorhome hire).[4] It was acquired by Webjet in 2016.[5]
Trip Ninja
[edit]Trip Ninja is a a technology company providing complex travel itinerary automation technology to digital travel businesses. Its technology automates the process of selling complex multi-stop travel itineraries.[6]
Trip Ninja was acquired in 2021 and remains exclusive to Webjet OTA in Australia and New Zealand. Trip Ninja is commercially available to OTA's outside of the Australian market.[7]
Leadership
[edit]Katrina Barry was appointed CEO of Webjet Group on 23 September 2024, in line with the founding of Webjet Group as an independent ASX listed company.[8]
Prior to that, she served as Global CEO of the hospitality company me&u and spent nearly a decade at the Travel Corporation, where she led renowned brands such as Contiki Holidays and Trafalgar Tours.[9]
Katrina is joined by Webjet OTA CEO, David Galt, and Go See CEO, Darren Linton, who post-demerger remain in leadership positions across Webjet Group’s key brands.
History
[edit]Webjet was founded in 1998.[10]
In 2004, Webjet brought to market the world’s first Travel Services Aggregation technology, bringing together multiple travel products for distribution to consumers.[11]
In 2013, Webjet established WebBeds in Dubai – a global marketplace for the travel trade. Since the 2024 demerger of Webjet Limited (renamed Web Travel Group), WebBeds is no longer affiliated with Webjet Group.[12]
In 2016, Webjet acquired Online Republic (now named GoSee), a market leader in online car hire, motorhome and cruise segments.[13]
In 2020, Webjet OTA launched its Sustainable Traveler program, enabling carbon offset for flights, shortly followed by hotels.[14]
In 2021, Webjet acquired Trip Ninja.[15]
In 2021, Online Republic was rebranded as GoSee.[16]
In 2022, Trip Ninja went live on Webjet OTA.[17]
In 2023, Webjet OTA became a Toitū net carbonzero certified organisation.[18]
In 2024, Webjet Group demerged from the Web Travel Group (formerly Webjet Limited) creating two independent ASX-listed companies.[19]
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- ^ "Enabling travel for more than 25 years - the story of Webjet Group". Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Webjet Group Brands | Webjet OTA". Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ [www.webjetgroup.com/our-brands/gosee/ "Webjet Group | Our Story"]. Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Webjet buys up Online Republic for $85m". Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Webjet Group Brands | Trip Ninja". Webjet Group. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ^ "Webjet brings Trip Ninja back from the brink with strategic acquisition". www.phocuswire.com. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ^ "Katrina Barry Rejoins ATIA Board After Webjet Demerger Approval". Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Katrina Barry Rejoins ATIA Board After Webjet Demerger Approval". Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Webjet". Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ [www.webjetgroup.com/about-us/our-story/ "Webjet Group | Our Story"]. Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Webjet Group | Our Story". Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Webjet buys up Online Republic for $85m". Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ [www.webjetgroup.com/about-us/our-story/ "Our Story"]. Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Webjet brings Trip Ninja back from the brink with strategic acquisition". Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Webjet Group | Our Story". Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Webjet Group | Our Story". Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Webjet Group | Our Story". Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Enabling travel for more than 25 years - the story of Webjet Group". Webjet Group. Retrieved 2024-12-12.