{"id":12784,"date":"2026-11-04T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12784"},"modified":"2026-11-04T08:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T08:00:52","slug":"global-webbeds-gains-eastern-european-presence-by-taking-over-romanian-b2b-platform-tale-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12784","title":{"rendered":"Global WebBeds gains Eastern European presence by taking over Romanian B2B platform Tale Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Completion is subject to regulatory approval and other customary conditions and is expected in Q1 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2016 by Sabin T\u00e2r\u0219oag\u0103 and Costin Leolea, Tale Travel distributes hotel accommodation to 860 travel agencies and tour operators in 45 source markets, including Romania, Greece, Moldova, Bulgaria and Albania, through its retail platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEastern Europe is a market where agencies buy from people they know and trust, and Tale Travel has built their business on a platform with integrity at its core. [&#8230;] Bringing them together with WebBeds\u2019 global inventory gives their customers more choice and gives us the local presence we have wanted in these markets,\u201d said Anders Kjong, President of WebBeds Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Tale Travel reported turnover of RON 184 million (EUR 37 million) in 2025, up 22% y\/y, with an average of 12 employees. Its net profit rose by 3.9% y\/y to RON 3.4 million.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition brings together Tale Travel\u2019s customer base and commercial team with WebBeds\u2019 inventory of more than 500,000 hotels worldwide, including over 95,000 directly contracted properties. Tale Travel\u2019s customers will gain access to WebBeds\u2019 global accommodation content, while WebBeds will strengthen its presence in a region where locally led distribution matters.<\/p>\n<p>Sabin T\u00e2r\u0219oag\u0103 and Costin Leolea will take on wider roles within WebBeds following completion, with T\u00e2r\u0219oag\u0103 leading WebBeds\u2019 Eastern European business alongside Tale Travel, which will continue operating from Constan\u021ba with its existing team.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Completion is subject to regulatory approval and other customary conditions and is expected in Q1 2027. Founded in 2016 by Sabin T\u00e2r\u0219oag\u0103 and Costin Leolea, Tale Travel distributes hotel accommodation to 860 travel agencies and tour operators in 45 source markets, including Romania, Greece, Moldova, Bulgaria and Albania, through its retail platform. \u201cEastern Europe is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12784\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}