Webjet acquires Zuji

[markis10]

ONLINE travel business Webjet will pay $25 million to bulk up its presence in Asia through the acquisition of the Zuji travel website in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. The acquisition represents a unique opportunity to expand Webjet's marketing footprint in the growth markets of Asia, managing director John Guscic said on Wednesday.

Read more: Webjet buys Zuji in Aust, HK, Singapore | News.com.au
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[Mal]

Yuck. Reduction of competition in the sector, and I am sure the fee structure of Zuji will change for the worse..

 

[moa999]

Zuji was very good for complex itins and avoid cc surcharges

 

[burmans]

Hmm, good for Webjet shareholders though I suspect!

 

[yohy?!]

oh well CX holidays is usually cheaper than Zuji, shame to see them go but I won't touch the amateurish webjet with a barge pole

 

[Andyzx]

+1 for the yuk, I dont go anywhere near webjet and now zuji

I supose in a maturing market, consolidation is likely to happen but when the poor takes over the average it still equals poor

 

[burmans]

oh well CX holidays is usually cheaper than Zuji, shame to see them go but I won't touch the amateurish webjet with a barge pole

Somehow I don't think we are their target market. I see plenty of comments both here and elsewhere about their service yet every year their transaction value and volume just keeps on increasing. Clearly someone finds their service useful, as a population we aren't all expereinced travellers and even if I don't book with them have found them quite useful as a comparison site.

 

[yohy?!]

Somehow I don't think we are their target market. I see plenty of comments both here and elsewhere about their service yet every year their transaction value and volume just keeps on increasing. Clearly someone finds their service useful, as a population we aren't all expereinced travellers and even if I don't book with them have found them quite useful as a comparison site.

indeed, imagine there are plenty of non-frequent flyers who fall for their marketing (much the same as flight centre in AU I'd think) book a return point to point and dont have an issue.

they'll learn better when there's a retimed flight, cancellation, need for a refund etc - I expect a similar curve of increasing horror stories (again like flight centre) in the press that will take the shine off their performance in time.

 

[serfty]

I was looking at a FB whinge just before - anyway, BNE/HVB can be had on QF in January for $106 each way. Both Qantas.com and WebJet show the $106 each way for $212 return, but W/J final price is $252, even with CC fee QF's is $220.

 

[A330]

Very disappointing as I find Zuji usually quite competitive. Webjet is possibly the worst OTA i have seen, both for price and functionality. But I can see how they do well, many people ask about booking on webjet, and they get a resounding NO. At least there is still expedia.ie.

 

[smit0847]

indeed, imagine there are plenty of non-frequent flyers who fall for their marketing (much the same as flight centre in AU I'd think) book a return point to point and dont have an issue.

they'll learn better when there's a retimed flight, cancellation, need for a refund etc - I expect a similar curve of increasing horror stories (again like flight centre) in the press that will take the shine off their performance in time.

I think Webjet has a place in the market - if you are stupid enough to use them then you deserve to pay the additional fees they charge.

 

[clifford]

Well I guess I won't be using "Zuji" any more.