- CEO
- John Guscic Executive
- Full Time Employees
- 2,000
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Travel Services
- Address
- 440 Collins Road Melbourne VIC Australia 3004
- IPO Date
- Sep 3, 2015
- Business
- Web Travel Group Limited (ASX:WEB) operates as a global business-to-business travel distribution company that connects hotels and other travel service suppliers with a diverse network of travel buyers worldwide through its primary brand, WebBeds; WebBeds functions as a trade-only digital marketplace sourcing room inventory from global and regional hotel chains, resorts, transfer providers, sightseeing operators and similar suppliers, aggregating and merchandising that content into bookable products via its Global Marketplace platform with application programming interface connectivity, and distributing it to over 50,000 travel trade buyers across more than 39,000 locations who resell to the traveling public. The company provides comprehensive B2B travel wholesaling services including dynamic packaging, group bookings, specialized religious travel via Umrah Holidays International, upsell automation through the fully owned ROOMDEX platform integrated as a supplier product offering, and eco-certified property tagging in partnership with BeCause sustainability technology; it supports suppliers and buyers with streamlined contracting, global scale in high-demand segments like Mediterranean beach properties, tier-1 European cities, Americas, Asia via FIT Ruums, Middle East, Africa and beyond, and tools for efficient inventory management and distribution. Founded in 1980 and headquartered at Level 2, 509 St Kilda Road in Melbourne, Australia, Web Travel Group conducts operations across all major global markets with approximately 1,800 employees serving the consumer discretionary travel services industry. In September 2024, the company underwent a significant demerger from its former B2C division, Webjet Group Limited (ASX:WJL) which comprised Webjet OTA online travel agency, GoSee motorhome and car rental e-commerce site, and Trip Ninja itinerary automation, enabling Web Travel Group to focus exclusively on its high-growth B2B operations as two independent entities pursuing tailored strategic priorities; this restructuring followed key prior acquisitions building WebBeds scale such as Sunhotels in 2014 for Europe, Online Republic in 2016 rebranded to GoSee, JacTravel in 2017 for city properties, Destinations of the World in 2018, and full ownership of ROOMDEX in 2023, alongside brand unification under WebBeds and record post-pandemic bookings in fiscal 2023. Recent activities include successful participation in World Travel Market 2025 with robust partner engagements and ongoing sustainability initiatives like scaling eco-certified listings on booking platforms.