Online travel portal Opodo has announced the appointment of David Coltman as its independent Chairman. Mr Coltman’s appointment is separate to Opodo’s search for a new chief executive, following ...

Simply sign up to the US & Canadian companies myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Permira and Axa Private Equity plan to make a joint €500m ($681m) bid for Opodo on Tuesday, as they seek ...

The much-hyped launch of online travel portal Opodo (MW last week) should unleash another round of hostilities in the battle for Europe’s online travel market. While Opodo’s more established rivals ...

Amadeus has spent 62 million euros on taking a controlling stake in Opodo. The GDS has taken a 55% share in Opodo by taking a portion of ownership from each of the nine airline owners. Amadeus, which ...

The battle for market share in the online travel industry is really taking off (if you'll excuse the pun). This week sees the launch of a new UK travel site by the obscure name of "Opodo", apparently ...

Customers might have to wait until after their flights for specific guidance (Picture: Getty – Opodo) If you’ve got travel plans coming up in the near future, you’re likely looking for other options, ...

Global distribution system (GDS) provider Amadeus has taken a 16.7% stake in Opodo for €49 million, the online travel site owned by nine European airlines. The move comes ahead of a much anticipated ...

What’s in a name change? Much inconvenience and unfair fines Opodo, the online travel agency, is a familiar name in my inbox, but the complaints this past month are striking in their similarity.