(Reuters) – Latin American online travel provider Despegar.com Corp on Tuesday filed to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
The company, which applied to be listed under the symbol “DESP,” operates in more than 20 countries. Despegar entered into talks with investment banks late last year to be listed on the Nasdaq under its previous corporate name, Decolar.com Inc, which is the name it also uses in Brazil.
The company, which offers bookings for hotels, airlines, attractions and car rentals, is considered a “unicorn,” a private technology company valued at some $1 billion.
Such companies are particularly rare in Latin America.
Despegar is controlled…