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Despegar Salvages Its Acquisition of Mexican Travel Agency Best Day

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Despegar, Latin America's largest online travel company, will pay much, much less than its original $136 million proposed price to buy Mexican travel agency Best Day. Expect similar tough haggling over deal terms by travel companies across the globe.

In an acquisition put through the upheaval of the pandemic, Despegar said Thursday it would now acquire the Mexican travel agency Best Day at a discounted price. In January, Despegar first proposed buying Best Day for $136 million. But later during the first signs of a travel downturn from the pandemic, the Argentine-based travel agency sought to renegotiate the price. Despegar will now

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