Wego.com

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Wego is a travel app for flight search and booking in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa). Formerly known as Bezurk, Wego is a travel metasearch engine that was founded in Singapore in 2005. The company is headquartered in both Singapore and Dubai. It operates 76 country sites (CcTLD) in over 22 languages and local currencies. Wego enables users to compare hotel and flight deals, generating search results tailored to their specific travel needs. Wego displays a comprehensive list of local and international airfares and hotel search results from a variety of sources, including online travel agencies (OTA), airlines, and hotels. Users can access these results through either the desktop website or the travel app for iOS and Android. After selecting a deal, the user is redirected to the travel supplier to complete the booking.

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1. date of establishment: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364236290