BlaBlaCar
France
EU
BlaBlaCar is a French travel platform that started as a carpooling marketplace. Frédéric Mazzella founded it in 2006 as Covoiturage.fr, and it was later renamed BlaBlaCar. Drivers with empty seats share the...
European Travel Booking Portals
Booking.com
Netherlands
EU
Non-European Parent Company
Booking.com is a well-known online travel agency based in the Netherlands, offering a comprehensive range of services for travelers looking to book accommodations worldwide. With a user-friendly interface and extensive database, users...
Check24
Germany
EU
Check24 is a leading German online comparison platform that allows users to compare prices and services across a wide range of industries. The website provides a user-friendly interface to help consumers make...
eDreams ODIGEO
Spain
EU
eDreams ODIGEO is a Spanish online travel group headquartered in Madrid and listed on the Spanish stock exchange. Its brands are eDreams, GO Voyages, Opodo and Travellink, plus the metasearch engine Liligo,...
FlixBus
Germany
EU
FlixBus is the intercity bus brand of Flix SE, a mobility company from Munich founded in 2013 by André Schwämmlein, Jochen Engert and Daniel Krauss. Flix does not run most buses itself:...
GetYourGuide
Germany
EU
GetYourGuide is a digital marketplace for booking tours, attraction tickets and other activities at travel destinations. Travelers can search by city or interest, compare experiences from local providers and book through the...
GuestReady
Switzerland
GuestReady is a property management company that specializes in short-term rentals. Established in Europe, GuestReady offers services that streamline the process of renting out properties on platforms like Airbnb, providing both hosts...
HolidayCheck
Switzerland
HolidayCheck is a travel portal best known for hotel reviews written by holidaymakers, founded in 2000 and strong in German-speaking countries. The operating company HolidayCheck AG has its registered office in Bottighofen...
Holidu
Germany
EU
Holidu is a European company specializing in vacation rental searches, allowing users to quickly and efficiently find the perfect place to stay for their holidays. The platform aggregates listings from various providers,...
HomeToGo
Luxembourg
EU
HomeToGo is a leading online search engine for vacation rentals, providing users with the ability to compare offers from a wide variety of rental sites. Established to simplify the search for holiday...
HRS.com
Germany
EU
HRS.com is a leading European platform specializing in hotel bookings and travel management solutions. The website enables users to find and reserve accommodations across various categories, ensuring a convenient travel experience for...
Interhome
Switzerland
Interhome is a holiday home and apartment rental company founded in 1965 and based in Glattbrugg near Zurich, Switzerland (operating company HHD AG). It offers holiday homes, apartments, chalets and villas in...
Kiwi.com
Czechia
EU
Non-European Parent Company
Kiwi.com is a Czech online travel agency for flights. It was founded in 2012 by Oliver Dlouhý and Jozef Képesi under the name Skypicker, and Kiwi.com s.r.o. has its registered office in...
lastminute.com
Switzerland
lastminute.com is an online travel agency for flights, hotels and dynamic holiday packages (flight plus hotel). The brand was created in London by Martha Lane Fox and Brent Hoberman and sold to...
Omio
Germany
EU
Omio is a Berlin-based booking platform for trains, buses, flights and ferries. Naren Shaam founded it in 2013 as GoEuro, and the company took the name Omio in 2019. According to the...
Skyscanner
United Kingdom
Non-European Parent Company
Skyscanner is a flight search engine from Edinburgh. Gareth Williams, Bonamy Grimes and Barry Smith founded it, and it grew from flight comparison into a metasearch for flights, hotels and car hire....
Trainline
United Kingdom
Trainline is a London-based platform for rail and coach tickets and listed on the London Stock Exchange as Trainline plc. According to the company it sells tickets for more than 270 rail...
Trivago
Germany
EU
Non-European Parent Company
Trivago is a prominent online platform that specializes in hotel and accommodation search services. Founded in Germany, it has become one of the leading players in the travel industry, helping millions of...
TUI
Germany
EU
TUI is a leading European travel and tourism company, offering a wide range of services including package holidays, flights, and hotel accommodations. With a strong presence in multiple countries, TUI stands out...
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Submit SuggestionEuropean travel booking portals sell hotels, flights, trains, holiday homes, package holidays and activities and compare prices across providers. They are the usual European alternatives to the American platforms Expedia, Hotels.com and Airbnb. Most are headquartered in Germany, Switzerland, Spain and the United Kingdom. Four of the larger names have non-European owners and are marked accordingly: Booking.com, trivago, Skyscanner and Kiwi.com.
European travel booking portals compared
| Portal | Country | Focus and ownership |
|---|---|---|
| Booking.com | Netherlands | Hotels and apartments; owned by Booking Holdings (USA) |
| trivago | Germany | Hotel price comparison; Expedia Group holds 59.2 percent of the shares |
| HRS | Germany | Hotels, focus on business travel |
| lastminute.com | United Kingdom | Flights, hotels and package holidays |
| CHECK24 | Germany | Comparison portal, also for travel |
| TUI | Germany | Tour operator and package holidays |
| HolidayCheck | Switzerland | Hotel reviews and package holidays; Burda is the majority shareholder |
| eDreams ODIGEO | Spain | Flights, hotels and packages under eDreams, Opodo and GO Voyages; listed |
| Skyscanner | United Kingdom | Flight search engine; owned by Trip.com Group (China) |
| Kiwi.com | Czech Republic | Flights with virtual interlining; General Atlantic (USA) holds the majority |
| Omio | Germany | Trains, buses, flights and ferries in one search |
| Trainline | United Kingdom | Rail and coach tickets; listed in London |
| FlixBus | Germany | Intercity buses and trains from Flix SE |
| BlaBlaCar | France | Carpooling, buses and trains |
| Holidu | Germany | Holiday homes and apartments |
| HomeToGo | Germany (registered office Luxembourg) | Holiday homes and apartments |
| Interhome | Switzerland | Holiday homes; part of HomeToGo since 2025 |
| GuestReady | Switzerland | Managed city apartments |
| GetYourGuide | Germany | Tours and activities |
Which portal fits which trip
Hotels are covered by HRS, lastminute.com, trivago, HolidayCheck and Booking.com. Package holidays come from TUI, HolidayCheck, lastminute.com and CHECK24. For flights there are Skyscanner and Kiwi.com as search engines and eDreams ODIGEO as an agency. Trains and buses are the field of Omio, Trainline, FlixBus and BlaBlaCar. Holiday homes and apartments are the business of Holidu, HomeToGo, Interhome and GuestReady, and GetYourGuide sells tours and tickets at the destination.
Booking directly instead of through a portal
Airlines, car rental companies and hotel chains also sell directly. Flights are covered in the category airlines, rental cars under car rental companies and hotels under hotel chains. Several hotel chains and airlines offer loyalty programmes for direct bookings, and railways usually sell their own tickets as well.
Frequently asked questions
Is Booking.com a European company?
Booking.com B.V. is headquartered in Amsterdam, but belongs to Booking Holdings in the USA. It is listed with a notice for a non-European parent.
Is trivago independent of Expedia?
No. Expedia Group holds 59.2 percent of the shares and 83.9 percent of the votes (31 December 2025).
Is Skyscanner a European company?
Skyscanner is headquartered in Edinburgh but has belonged to the Chinese Trip.com Group since 2016, so it is marked as having a non-European parent. Kiwi.com has its seat in Prague, but its majority shareholder is the US investor General Atlantic.
Where can holiday homes be booked in Europe?
At Holidu, HomeToGo and Interhome, which work mostly with agencies and managers, and at GuestReady for managed city apartments.
Which European portals sell train and bus tickets?
Omio and Trainline compare and sell rail and coach tickets from many operators, FlixBus sells its own bus and train network, and BlaBlaCar offers carpooling, buses and trains.