INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BlaBlaCar, the marketplace that matches people for long-distance ride-sharing between cities, has announced plans to acquire Busfor, the
leading bus distribution company, with over 150 employees
move in buses for BlaBlaCar
But this is a different move when you compare it to the acquisition of Ouibus in France
buying a ticketing platform that partners with 7,000 bus carriers and generates $4 billion in ticket sales per year
It doesn't plan to operate as a bus carrier in Russia, Ukraine and Poland directly
product offering and consumer app, but we will be integrating its supply of bus journeys into the BlaBlaCar platform to help bus carriers
offline industry in those countries
BlaBlaCar says that online booking currently represents 10% of all tickets
There's still a lot of room for growth.Eventually, BlaBlaCar wants to become a carpooling and bus company, with buses for trips from one
main city to another main city, and carpooling rides for trips between smaller cities.
