The history of the brand
In 2001, a group of airlines joined forces to launch the online travel agency Opodo. Air France, Lufthansa, British Airways, KLM, Iberia, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, Aer Lingus, and Finnair were all part of the initial consortium that brought the company to life.
By 2004, Amadeus, a global leader in travel technology and reservation services, purchased the agency and became its majority shareholder. In 2011, the eDreams Odigeo group, which already owned Go Voyages, acquired Opodo. By 2015, the agency reported a revenue of 463 million euros (about $500 million) and boasted 17 million customers across Europe. While it became legally structured as LyEurope under the Go Voyages umbrella, it continued to operate under its original name. Opodo celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2016 by sponsoring the Prix d'Amerique, a major horse race. That same year, the company launched a revised version of its website.
Today, Opodo operates in fourteen countries including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Portugal, and the Netherlands. In its most recent fiscal report, the agency announced a net income of 31.6 million euros (about $34 million), representing more than 11.6 million bookings made worldwide.
New services to simplify travel
The travel agency has evolved alongside broader web trends, focusing on its blog and active social media engagement. A mobile app followed, available for iOS, Android, and Apple Watch, which allows you to track all your booking details in real time and receive status notifications. Every March, Opodo publishes a travel trends report. It highlights popular destinations and analyzes how travelers use the web to plan and book their trips. Since 2016, Opodo has also partnered with Meteo France (the French national meteorological service), allowing travelers to check local weather forecasts while choosing their next destination.
We bought the Flex guarantee option, which promised that we could change passenger names (in accordance with what they indicated at the time of sale).
We needed to change a passenger name.
For that, OPODO asked us for over 4000 euros, including changing the tickets and flight times.
By going directly through the airline, it only cost us 140 euros.