Opodo, part of the eDreams ODIGEO group, Europe's largest Online Travel Agency (OTA) and flight retailer, has won the “Best Flight Booking Website” award at the 2015 British Travel Awards (BTA) at the Battersea Evolution, London.

With over 15 years of experience in online travel, Opodo received the most public votes in the much coveted category to beat out fierce competition. The accolade of “Best Flight Booking Website” demonstrates the high quality service by Opodo over the last twelve months, highlighting increased trust and positive customer perception of the OTA in Britain.

Stephanie Uhlig, UK managing director for Opodo, comments: “It is a great honour to be named “Best Flight Booking Website” at the British Travel Awards, particularly as it is voted for by travellers. At Opodo we pride ourselves on being a one-stop travel shop, delivering the widest online product mix so that our customers have access to the best price and choice available.  

“The combination of our ever improving online offering through a new website launch and an increased focus on mobile channels has driven a significant increase in flight bookings, In fact, this year we celebrated a record number of sales ever made in one day on www.opodo.co.uk.”

“Customers are at the heart of everything we do and as we look to the future, Opodo will build on this recognition for online excellence to ensure we continue to deliver the best service possible.”

Opodo also scooped a Bronze award in the “Best Online/Call Centre Travel Retailer” category, recognising the brand's ongoing dedication to customer care.

A quarter of a million people cast in excess of one million votes, making the British Travel Awards the largest consumer-voted awards across all industries in the UK. 

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About Opodo:

Opodo (www.opodo.co.uk) is one of Europe's leading online travel companies. By offering the widest online product mix from over 440 airlines and 550,000 hotels, as well as packages, cruises, car hire and travel insurance, Opodo opens up endless options for millions of customers to fulfil all of their travel needs in one place, and for the best price. Founded in the UK in 2000, it was the first European online travel company, and today Opodo is active in 14 European countries including the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Portugal, Austria, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden. Opodo is part of the eDreams ODIGEO group, the largest e-commerce business in Europe, and also one of the world's biggest online travel companies with over 16 million customers annually.