EDreams Odigeo : Opodo named “Best Flight Booking Website” for third consecutive year

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London - November 30, 2017:Opodo.co.uk, part of the eDreams ODIGEO group, Europe's largest Online Travel Agency (OTA) and flight retailer, has been named 'Best Flight Booking Website' for the third year in a row and for the first time, 'Best Online / Call Centre Travel Agency' at the prestigious 2017 British Travel Awards.

The announcement was made on 29 November at a glamorous Gala Awards ceremony, held in London and attended by more than a thousand travel industry professionals, including representatives from all leisure travel genres and companies.

This is the third year in a row that Opodo has won at the awards, which are voted for by members of the British public.

Robert McNamara of eDreams ODIGEO, the parent company of Opodo, comments: 'To win such a prestigious award for the third year in a row is testament to our dedication to our customers' wishes. We're proud of our reputation and our retention of this award demonstrates the high-level booking experience we have continued to provide over the last twelve months. Our customers are at the heart of our service and, as we look to the future, we will continue to offer the most convenient and flexible travel options'.

British Travel Awards' chief executive Lorraine Barnes Burton said: 'Opodois to be congratulated on winning 'Best Flight Booking Website'. The British Travel Awards is the largest consumer voted awards programme in the world and this year 722,473 votes were cast by the travelling public to determine the winners and to win is truly an accolade and a badge of excellence.'

The British Travel Awards is a proudly independent organisation, verified by leading global business practitioners - Deloitte. The BTAs are the only travel industry accolade voted for exclusively by the consumer and the Awards serve to recognise all that is great about travel, as experienced by the travelling consumer.

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For more information please contact the Opodo press office at ODIGEO@hopeandglorypr.com / 0203 588 9700.

For further British Travel Awards media information contact: - Jane Richards

T: 07711 101493 E: Jane@britishtravelawards.com

About Opodo:

Leading online travel agent Opodo.co.uk was named 'Best Flight Booking Website' in the 2015, 2016 and 2017 at the British Travel Awards. With a presence in 14 countries, this pioneer of online travel offers deals from over 450 airlines and 1.1 million hotels to make it as quick and easy as possible for an increasing number of consumers to find the best value and most convenient travel options; getting them to more of the places they want to be.

About eDreams ODIGEO:

eDreams ODIGEO is one of the world's largest online travel companies and one of the largest European e-commerce businesses. Under its four leading online travel agency brands - eDreams, GO Voyages, Opodo, Travellink, and the metasearch engine Liligo - it offers the best deals in regular flights, low-cost airlines, hotels, cruises, car rental, dynamic packages, holiday packages and travel insurance to make travel easier, more accessible, and better value for the more than 18 million customers it serves across 43 markets. eDreams ODIGEO is listed in the Spanish Stock Market.

About The British Travel Awards:

The British Travel Awards is the largest awards programme in the UK created to reward the best companies in travel. The British Travel Awards are easily the most recognisable of all travel industry accolades amongst consumer and industry professionals alike with categories spanning all types of holiday experience - transport, destination, cruise, customer service, holiday extras, and accommodation. The British Travel Awards symbol is the benchmark for excellence when it comes to finding out who really is the best in the business.

The British Travel Awards are funded by the registration fees and patronage of sponsors who have identified the ROI from increased brand visibility and sales opportunities as the consumer and trade audience grows exponentially year-on-year