The French members only travel deal club Voyage Privé is aiming to expand their business from “over 100 million euro to 200 million euro” in 2010 (FR/EN).
Last November, founder Denis Philipon criticized the monotony of online offerings in the travel industry in an in-depth interview. Further insights into Voyage Privé’s strategy to be found on Le Journal du Net’s article (FR/EN).
Voyage Privé is now present in Spain, Italy, Great Britain and the USA in addition to their home territory, France.
40% of their revenues are generated via hotel offerings. Their latest market foothold has been with campaigns with/for top-rated restaurants.
Voyage Privé has been operating profitably since 2008, has 100 employees in France and additionally 10 per international branch.
Voyage Privé launched in the US last February to go head-to-head against reigning industry leader Travelzoo, who managed to earn $94 million (PDF) in commission revenues in 2009. See also the latest management presentation (PDF).
In the US, Gilt Groupe (with Jetsetter) and now Kayak have joined the bustling private sale club business.
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- French Online Travel Club Voyage Prive Broke Even in 2007
Originally posted in German by Jochen Krisch, adapted for excitingcommerce.com by Jason Soo.
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