Despegar.com News and Activities

Despegar.com is owned by Naspers.

Naspers is one of the...

• Forbes Global 2000 (#575);
• JSE;
• TOB Iconic 10,000.

Naspers is a company listed under the stock ticker NPN (ZA).

Naspers has a direct presence in 12 countries.

Naspers has 21 subsidiaries including Despegar.com, Foodora and Foodora Czech Republic.

They are in:

• Restaurants45%
• Retail18%
• Other36%

Acquisition, funding and merger involving Naspers.

• Prosus has acquired Despegar.com (posted on May 22 2025).
• Prosus has announced the acquisition of Despegar.com  (posted on December 30 2024).

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Most searched biographies at Despegar.com

• Gonzalo García Estebarena, Chief Executive Officer
• Damián Scokin, Director
• Martín Rastellino, Director

Popular executive movements at Despegar.com

• Pablo Abad, who was Vice President, Engineering, is promoted to Chief Technology Officer  (posted on May 24 2026).
• Damián Scokin who was Chief Executive Officer and Director, becomes Director  (posted on May 13 2026).
• Gonzalo García Estebarena, who was Chief Technology Officer, is promoted to Chief Executive Officer  (posted on May 13 2026).

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Naspers has 577 competitors including The Walt Disney Company (United States (USA)), Expedia Group (United States (USA)) and Live Nation Entertainment (United States (USA)).

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Press releases by Despegar.com

• Despegar.com Enters Into Merger Agreement to Be Acquired by Prosus for $19.50 Per Share in Cash
• Despegar.com Announces 3Q24 Financial Results
• Despegar.com to Announce Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results on November 14, 2024
• Despegar Licenses its AI Technology to Karisma Hotels & Resorts
• Nubank and Despegar Announce Integration of Nupay on Despegar’s Travel Platform
• Despegar.com Announces 2Q24 Financial Results
• Despegar Divests Destination Services Business Unit, Driving Further Focus On Its Core Growth Strategies
• Despegar.com to Announce Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results on August 15, 2024
• Despegar Added to Russell Equity Indexes
• Despegar Publishes 2023 ESG Report
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