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Ski Resort Operator Compagnie des Alpes Buys Travelfactory

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Sean O'Neill

Photo Credit: Val d’Isère is one the French resorts best known to foreign skiers and is owned by Compagnie des Alpes, which has now taken a majority stake in online booking group Travelfactory. Compagnie des Alpes

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The world's biggest operator of ski resorts, Compagnie des Alpes, wants to fend off the threat of third-party distribution by offering consumers a one-stop shop for booking all parts of a trip. Leave it to the French to lead the resistance.

French resort operator Compagnie des Alpes (CDA) has taken a 73 percent equity stake in Travelfactory, which offers vacation rentals and group ski trips via several brands, such as Travelski. The value of the transaction was not disclosed. The deal enables the company to take full control within four years. Last year, Travelfactory had sales of about $41 million, or about €35 million, the company said. It processed about $100

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