BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$109.8M
- Public
- UK
Dow Jones Description
ebookers.com is a leading pan-European online travel agency specialising in worldwide travel. ebookers.com offers a wide range of travel products including a choice of over 250 airlines, more than 65,000 hotels, holidays, car hire and insurance. ebookers.com is part of Travelport, one of the biggest travel conglomerates in the world. ebookers.com prides itself in its passion for travel and in strong customer experience. The company offers a full range of travel products online, over the telephone and through retail outlets in Gatwick and Heathrow. It operates local online travel agencies across 14 countries in Europe and its headquarters are in Central London.
Chairman & CEO
Dinesh DhamijaNumber of Employees 1,846
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Scheduled Freight Air Transportation: 481112
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Travel giant Cendant takes over ebookers for pounds 209m
DINESH DHAMIJA, ebookers' chief executive and founder who is stepping down as a result of the acquisition of the internet travel site by Cendant of the US, will receive pounds 5m in return for agreeing not to compete for 10 years with the company. Mr Dhamija will...
Cendant boosts online presence, buys ebookers for 404 million dollars
NEW YORK AFP — Cendant, the holding company that owns the Avis car rental firm and Ramada hotels, announced plans to acquire British-based online travel group ebookers for 404.3 million dollars. The acquisition gives Cendant a strong presence in the Internet travel field some two months after it bought...
Pre-Christmas bid is in air at online travel agency ebookers.
Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 16--Ebookers founder Dinesh Dhamija -- who will pocket 80 million pounds if he sells the firm -- could be booking himself a celebratory New Year break. Finance chief Michael Healy confirmed that...
Takeover likely at British online travel agent ebookers.
By Robert Lea, Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 16--The game appears to be up for ebookers, the online travel agent that has ridden the rollercoaster of the dot-com boom to become one of Britain's best-recognised internet consumer brands. ...
U.K. online travel group ebookers reports bid queue forming.
By Nick Goodway, Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 9--Shares in ebookers shot up nearly 26 percent today as founder and chairman Dinesh Dhamija said the online travel group had received a number of approaches that could lead to a...
Director quits ebookers over cuts
EBOOKERS, THE long-haul flight specialist that issued a profit warning last month, announced the surprise departure of its commercial director yesterday after a disagreement over the group's gradual move to abandon the offline travel business. Peter Liney, one of only three executive directors, quit yesterday after less...
Online travel agent ebookers' picture brightens after profits shock.
By Jim Armitage, Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 16--Online travel agent ebookers today moved to reassure investors that current trading was "encouraging" after its shock profit warning last month. The group's shares crashed more than a...
Fall in long-haul sales grounds ebookers
EBOOKERS LOST more than one-third of its market value yesterday after the travel company admitted demand for long-haul flights had collapsed in June. The group, which specialises in providing bookings for flights to the Far East and North America, warned that its adjusted full-year performance would be...
Troubled British travel agent ebookers loses one-third of market value.
Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 29--A third was wiped off ebookers' remaining market value yesterday as the travel agent warned on profits. The shares plunged 80p to 140p. They were 630p a year ago. Rival lastminute.com also...
ebookers introduces click-to-talk, signs interactive content deal with VRX Studios
INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-C1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Pan-European online travel company ebookers plc (Nasdaq: EBKR) has introduced click-to-talk technology to its UK web site at http://www.ebookers.com. The toll-free facility enables customers to communicate directly with an ebookers travel consultant, with broadband users connecting via their computer speakers and microphone....
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Hunt | Chief Executive |
| Michael Healy | Cfo |
| Philip Dale | CIO |
| Ranjan Singh | Managing Director, Hotels |
| Tom Collett | Founder and Managing Director |
| AJ Moreno | Director, Hotel Supply, EAME |
| Bas Lemmens | Director, Hotel Supply, America & Caribbean |
| Joe Lavers | Sales and Marketing Director of Goldtrail Holidays |
| Paul Kennedy | Group Director, HR |
| Vebhav Anand | Manager, Customer Services |
| Claire Howard Jones | Head of Marketing |
| Donna Dailey | |
| Helen O'Byrne | General Counsel & Secretary |
| Michelle Braham | |
| Nigel Tisdall | |
| Rebecca Ford | |
| Robin McKelvie | |
| Silversea Cruises | Vendor Info, Vendor Fleet, Destinations |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Dinesh Dhamija | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| ebookers plc | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| ebookers plc | Board of Directors | Former |
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| ebookers plc | Chief Executive | Current |
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| ebookers plc | Cfo | Current |
| ebookers plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| ebookers plc | CIO | Current |
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| ebookers plc | Managing Director, Hotels | Current |
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| ebookers plc | Founder and Managing Director | Current |
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| ebookers plc | Director, Hotel Supply, EAME | Current |
| ebookers plc | Director, Hotel Supply, EAME | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| ebookers plc | Director, Hotel Supply, America & Caribbean | Current |
| ebookers plc | Director, Hotel Supply, America & Caribbean | Former |
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| ebookers plc | Sales and Marketing Director of Goldtrail Holidays | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| ebookers plc | Group Director, HR | Current |
| ebookers plc | Group Director, HR | Former |
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| ebookers plc | Manager, Customer Services | Current |
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| ebookers plc | Head of Marketing | Current |
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| ebookers plc | General Counsel & Secretary | Current |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
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| ebookers plc | Vendor Info, Vendor Fleet, Destinations | Current |
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