KAYAK Buys Out Leading Travel Search Site In Germany

KAYAK (kayak.com) announced today the acquisition of Munich-based swoodoo (swoodoo.com), Germany’s leading flight and hotel search site. The combined company will maintain both the KAYAK and swoodoo brands in Germany while integrating technology best practices over the next few months.

The company also announced the appointment of Dr. Christian Saller, chief executive officer of swoodoo, as managing director of KAYAK Germany. The swoodoo management team assumes oversight for growing both brands in German-speaking countries. Along with Saller, KAYAK Germany’s management team now includes swoodoo co-founders, Wolfgang Heigl, chief marketing officer, and Lars Jankowfsky, chief technology officer.