Who Bought Whom in 2019

BTN wrote about dozens of mergers and acquisitions in 2019. Each deal below has closed except Sabre's acquisition of Farelogix. 

Air Transportation
IAG acquired Air Europa
Qatar took a stake in China Southern
Delta acquired a stake in Korean Air
Delta Private Jets merged with Wheels Up
Vista Global acquired JetSmarter
Delta acquired a stake in Latam
Onex acquired WestJet

Lodging
Accor, InterContinental Hotels Group, Hilton and Marriott International acquired stakes in Groups360
Generator acquired Freehand Hotels
Aimbridge Hospitality and Interstate Hotels & Resorts merged
HRS acquired Conichi
HRS fully acquired The Lido Group
Airbnb acquired Urbandoor
Best Western acquired WorldHotels
InterContinental Hotels Group acquired Six Senses
Creative Lodging Solutions and CLC Lodging merged

Travel Management Companies
Flight Centre acquired Casto Travel 
Flight Centre acquired 3Mundi
BCD Travel took a majority ownership share in Hitachi Travel Bureau
BCD Travel acquired Adelman Travel
Flight Centre acquired a 25 percent stake in Upside
Frosch acquired TCG Consulting
Clarity acquired Ian Allan Travel
American Express Global Business Travel acquired DER Business Travel
Wings Travel Management acquired Associated Travel's corporate and energy sector divisions
Connex Travel and Rennies Travel merged
Reed & Mackay acquired Concierge Travel Group
Reed & Mackay acquired Business Travel Direct

Meetings & Events
Travel Leaders acquired YES
Airbnb acquired Gaest
Spacebase acquired Okanda
Spacebase acquired Eventsofa
Cvent acquired DoubleDutch

Payment & Expense
Certify and Chrome River merged
Certify and Chrome River acquired Emburse
PCI acquired Left Turn Consulting

Technology
Flight Centre fully acquired Sam
ARC took an equity stake in Traxo
Enterprise acquired Deem
ARC took an equity stake in Blockskye

Distribution
Sabre acquired Radixx
Sabre's acquisition of Farelogix was blocked by the U.S. Department of Justice. Sabre and DOJ are in court. 

Ground Transportation
Uber acquired Careem

Media
BTN parent company Northstar Travel Group acquired Buying Business Travel

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To learn more about some of the individuals involved in these acquisitions and their strategies, check out BTN's 2019 25 Most Influential.

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