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Articles tagged “booking holdings”

Short-Term Rentals

The Airbnb Growth Juggernaut Just Slowed

The moderation in Airbnb's growth in the second quarter, which ended June 30, is obviously not because stock markets have nosedived in the past week. It's tough to keep a company growing at a rapid clip at scale.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

The Airbnb Growth Juggernaut Just Slowed

Podcasts

Booking.com’s Insights on Catering to The New Indian Traveler

Booking.com is intensifying its efforts in India, recognizing the market's critical importance to its global strategy.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 months ago

Booking.com’s Insights on Catering to The New Indian Traveler

Online Travel

Federal Judge Rules Google Is a Monopolist, Stifles Search Engine Competition

Booking Holdings and Expedia spend billions of dollars each year to have their websites prioritized within Google search results pages, so any overcharging would hit them hard.

Justin Dawes | 2 months ago

Federal Judge Rules Google Is a Monopolist, Stifles Search Engine Competition

Online Travel

AI Will Speed Travel Agent Decline, Says Booking CEO. Not So, Says ASTA Boss

True, as the head of ASTA says, some people will always prefer to use a travel advisor over an online travel website. But in the big picture, how will AI skew the trend?

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

AI Will Speed Travel Agent Decline, Says Booking CEO. Not So, Says ASTA Boss

Airlines

Kayak Can Now Show Southwest Flights – Finally

One of the key remaining questions is whether Southwest will start offering its flights for bookings on online travel agencies. The betting here is that Southwest won't allow Expedia or Priceline to get on board.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Kayak Can Now Show Southwest Flights – Finally

Short-Term Rentals

Booking.com on Its ‘Subpar’ U.S. Short-Term Rentals Biz: ‘We’re Not There Yet’

Booking.com has been working on building up its U.S. supply of short-term rentals for several years, relying on relationships with property managers. Perhaps it needs to take on the more labor-intensive task of focusing on individual hosts. It won't be easy.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Booking.com on Its ‘Subpar’ U.S. Short-Term Rentals Biz: ‘We’re Not There Yet’

Online Travel

Booking Sees Room Night Growth Slowing Through the Summer

If the market imperative is for a company to grow, grow, grow, investors may be impatient about the pace at Booking Holdings.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Booking Sees Room Night Growth Slowing Through the Summer

Online Travel

Spain Regulator Cites Booking.com for Abusive Practices But Lowers Penalty by $90 Million

Should Booking.com have the right to compel Spanish hotels what rates they can charge on their own websites? That is the heart of the issue.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Spain Regulator Cites Booking.com for Abusive Practices But Lowers Penalty by $90 Million

Online Travel

Expedia Will Soon Get Access to Ryanair Flights as the Companies Make Peace

The Expedia-Ryanair hotel partnership earlier this year was an early signal that the two big travel companies were on the precipice of settling long-standing differences.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Expedia Will Soon Get Access to Ryanair Flights as the Companies Make Peace

Airlines

Google, Travalyst and Cirium in Talks on How to Measure Airline Emissions

Cirium is a for-profit company, selling its data to corporations and the airline industry to more accurately measure flight emissions. Could its reluctance at this early stage to share that data with Google and Travalyst be out of self-interest?

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Google, Travalyst and Cirium in Talks on How to Measure Airline Emissions