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Table of Contents ☐ ☑ ☐ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 20 - F REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OR ( g ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number 001-38209 Despegar.com , Corp. ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its charter ) N / A ( Translation of Registrant's name into English ) British Virgin Islands ( Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) Juana Manso 1069 , Floor 5 Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires , Argentina C1107CBU Telephone : +54 11 4894-3500 ( Address of principal executive offices ) Mariano Scagliarini , General Counsel Juana Manso 1069 , Floor 5 Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires , Argentina C1107CBU Telephone : +54 11 4894-3500 ( Name , Telephone , E - mail and / or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person ) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Ordinary Shares , no par value Trading Symbol DESP Name of each exchange on which registered The New York Stock Exchange Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act :