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TripAdvisor Gobbles Up VirtualTourist and OneTime

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Jul 1, 2008 
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TripAdvisor Gobbles Up VirtualTourist and OneTime

globehug.jpgADOTAS – TripAdvisor, a travel community and operating company of Expedia, has snapped up VirtualTourist.com, which focuses on user-generated travel content, and OneTime.com, which focuses on travel booking comparison. TripAdvisor’s new network will now attract about 32 million unique monthly visitors, according to comScore.

Both sites were founded by J.R. Johnson. Terms of the deal were not revealed.

“With the addition of VirtualTourist and OneTime, TripAdvisor Media Network is now the undisputed leader in the travel media space and we are excited to be a part of it. By combining efforts we hope to accelerate growth and provide our members and users with an even better online experience,” said Johnson. “We are incredibly proud of what we’ve built and how we’ve been able to serve travelers for nearly a decade. Now, with this new partnership, we can look forward to serving our travelers even better and ensuring ever greater success long into the future.”

VirtualTourist General Manager Giampiero Ambrosi and OneTime General Manager Dena Yahya will continue to run the businesses, respectively, reporting to Steve Kaufer, founder and CEO of TripAdvisor. The employees of VirtualTourist and OneTime will remain based in Manhattan Beach. There are no plans to integrate the sites.





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