Wotif shareholders agree to Expedia takeover

And even more expansion across the globe by American companies

Shareholders in Australian online travel firm Wotif have approved its takeover by online travel giant Expedia.

Wotif said the majority of its shareholders voted in favour of the $615m (£380m) tie-up.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29547590

Booking.com share cottages4you.com holiday cottages

Just in - Booking.com's new holiday home site villas.com is to list all of the holiday cottages of cottages4you.com , owned by the Hoseasons Group which is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals, a USA corporation.

Looks like the American companies are joining forces to gain more market share across the UK and Europe. Or, you could say, maybe Hoseasons Group not doing so well so they they have to expand via another marketng channel ? perhaps.

Can British On-Line Travel Companies Survive ?

Book that nice UK holiday, or maybe abroad, from a nice British company you know so well ? are you sure ?


Hoseasons.co.uk is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
Cottages4you.co.uk is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
JamesVillas.co.uk is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
Holidaylettings.co.uk is owned by TripAdvisor (American)
virtualtourist.com is owned by TripAdvisor (American)
FlipKey is owned by TripAdvisor (American)
Viator is owned by TripAdvisor (American)
ownersdirect.co.uk is owned by HomeAway UK Limited which is owned by HomeAway Inc ( American )
Canvas Holidays is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
cheznous.com is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
Novasol is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
welcomecottages.com is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
Blake's Holiday Boats is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
English Country Cottages is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
French Country Cottages is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
Scottish Country Cottages is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
Villas4You is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
Welsh Country Cottages is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
Dales Holiday Cottages is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
cumbrian-cottages.co.uk is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
northumbrian-cottages.info is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
cottagesdirect.co.uk is owned by Wyndham Vacation Rentals (American)
booking.com is owned by Priceline Inc (American)
Rentalcars.com ( was traveljigsaw.com ) is owned by Priceline Inc (American)
Hotels.com is owned by Expedia Inc (American)
OpenTable.co.uk and OpenTable.com is owned by Priceline Inc (American)
Venere is owned by Expedia Inc (American)
Hotwire is owned by Expedia Inc (American)
Trivago is owned by Expedia Inc (American)
Agoda.com is owned by Priceline Inc (American)
KAYAK is owned by Priceline Inc (American)
ActiveHotels is owned by Priceline Inc (American) and got closed down
SuperBreak is part of Holidaybreak Group owned by Cox & Kings Limited (Indian)
PGL is part of Holidaybreak owned by Cox & Kings Limited (Indian)
Regaldive is part of Holidaybreak owned by Cox & Kings Limited (Indian)
Explore is part of Holidaybreak owned by Cox & Kings Limited (Indian)
Eurocamp is owned by Homair Vacances (French)
Al Fresco is owned by Homair Vacances (French)
Lastminute.com is owned by Travelocity who in turn is owned by Sabre ( American)
Laterooms.com is owned by TUI Travel PLC
HotelsCombined.com is owned by HotelsCombined.com (Australian)

But hey, don't worry, these will apear at the top of Google anyway, British companies, ? just about no chance !
Please feel free to add your own or correct what we have !