Bravofly to Acquire Lastminute.com for $120 Million


Skift Take

Sabre acquired the once-proud brand, Lastminute.com, for nearly $1.2 billion in 2005 -- and now is selling it for about one-tenth of the initial acquisition cost. Sabre bungled the Lastminute.com acquisition and integration and now it is finally unloading the company after years of trying so Sabre can get rid of a profit drain and focus on its core businesses.

Sabre is close to selling UK-headquartered Lastminute.com to Switzerland-based online travel agency group, Bravofly Rumbo for $120 million subject to additional consultation and formal acceptance of the offer. Sabre acquired Lastminute.com for nearly $1.2 billion in 2005 -- and now is selling it for about one-tenth of the initial acquisition cost. Public company Sabre outsourced Travel