Travel firms take flight in a digital age | The Australian

Travel firms take flight in a digital age | The Australian

BY:TIM BOREHAM
From:The Australian
May 03, 2013 12:00AM

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THREE months into his tenure, new Wotif chief Scott Blume insists the online accommodation intermediary hasn't inherited a doss house, despite the stock's fall from grace since its soft interim numbers shocked investors.

"From my point of view it's a great company and a great business," Blume says. "With seven million (room) transactions a year we are the No 1 player in Australia and New Zealand, which is a major achievement for the company."