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L\u2019azienda \u00e8 uno dei principali tour operator online nel Regno Unito, specializzato in vacanze personalizzate presso hotel e resort a cinque stelle in destinazioni internazionali di alto profilo, tra cui Maldive, Dubai, Caraibi, Estremo Oriente, Stati Uniti ed Europa. Il sito web dell&#8217;azienda attira oltre 5 milioni di visitatori all&#8217;anno e Destinology vanta una forte presenza sui social media, con oltre 1 milione di follower su Google+, pi\u00f9 di 2 milioni di visualizzazioni su YouTube ogni anno e una solida base di utenti su Facebook e Twitter.<\/p><p><strong>Dominic Speakman, fondatore di Destinology<\/strong>, che rimarr\u00e0 in azienda come presidente e manterr\u00e0 una partecipazione azionaria dopo la vendita, ha commentato: <em>&#8220;Abbiamo ritenuto che Saga rappresentasse l&#8217;opportunit\u00e0 pi\u00f9 convincente per portare l&#8217;azienda al livello successivo, garantendo un ottimo risultato per il team di gestione e gli azionisti.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p><strong>James Lever, Partner di Livingstone<\/strong>, ha aggiunto: <em>&#8220;Destinology \u00e8 un&#8217;azienda eccezionale e una delle principali societ\u00e0 di viaggi indipendenti nel mercato britannico. Questo si \u00e8 riflesso nel grande interesse ricevuto sia da investitori strategici che da fondi di Private Equity. Il team di gestione ha creato una piattaforma digitale innovativa e di grande successo, che si integrer\u00e0 perfettamente con Saga Travel.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p>Il team Consumer di Livingstone ha recentemente fornito consulenza su numerose operazioni di alto profilo nel settore dei viaggi, tra cui <strong>JacTravel<\/strong>, <strong>TravelJigsaw<\/strong>, <strong>Iglu<\/strong>, <strong>Leisure Pass Group<\/strong>, <strong>Key Travel <\/strong>e <strong>Reed &amp; 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