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Information / Communication Information Service Activities Digital Infrastructure Services 63.1 - Data processing, hosting and related activities; web portals
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 October 2015
Employment effect (start)
15 November 2015
Foreseen end date
Description
Expedia, an online travel company with headquarters in U.S., is to establish a new support centre in Prague and to generate at least 100 new jobs. The centre is to be opened in November 2015. Expedia is one of the world’s leading travel companies with an extensive brand portfolio that includes some of the world’s most trusted online travel brands. The company operates more than 100 branded points of sale in more than 60 countries and employs roughly 14,500 people worldwide.
Sources
: E15
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Expedia, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 85041, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85041.
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