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Online Travel
Fogel was the deals guy who helped construct an online travel powerhouse. Now he runs it, and Booking Holdings is expanding its product lines and global footprint.
Dennis Schaal | 2 weeks ago
Short-Term Rentals
Discount travel sites tend to do well during times when vacation rentals and hotels aren't selling well on more traditional travel sites. Expedia/Vrbo's deal with Whimstay may reflect those market dynamics.
Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago
Hotels
We web-scraped 20k+ hotels listed on Google across the U.S., Europe, Asia and Middle East to understand which online travel agencies and direct sites compete for bookings in Google's sponsored and organic listings.
Pranavi Agarwal | 5 months ago
Buckle in for a bustling summer of bookings across France. You could (partially) blame that on the soccer frenzy.
Elizabeth Casolo | 5 months ago
Chase Travel and American Express Travel are among the top handful of leisure travel sellers in the U.S. That's mostly good news for online travel agency partners, as well.
Dennis Schaal | 9 months ago
You probably can't blame travel companies for giving travelers more options for financing their vacations. But which will be the first to run a YouTube ad on how to responsibly budget for your next trip?
Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago
Despite talk of economic uncertainly going on two years, Booking Holdings' results – and forecast – indicate travelers still aren't slowing down.
Justin Dawes | 1 year ago
The European Commission's logic appears to be that any strengthening of Booking.com — even in its flights business — would bolster its grip on the hotel business. Deal or no deal, Booking is committed to expanding in flights.
Announcements
From Accor’s ambitious expansion to Airbnb’s comeback, we covered the latest news and insights in the travel industry, with a special focus on hotel technology and facial recognition.
Jason Clampet | 1 year ago
Tourism
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at July Fourth travel, Priceline’s AI chatbot, and short-term rental demand.
Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago
