Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed in the official announcement.
TripAdvisor says the private sale service will form part of its Smarter Travel Media division, home to its other brands in the group such as BookingBuddy, fellow deal site SniqueAway and Tingo.
The acquisition ends a year of uncertainty for Jetsetter after seeing the departure of its founder and CEO Drew Patterson in May 2012 amid reports of internal wrangling and poor morale amongst staff.
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