Articles tagged “deals”

Hotels

Global Hotel Dealmaking Is Expected to Boom

Today's podcast looks at global hotel dealmaking, Google's competitive spirit, and Boeing's growing problems.

Rashaad Jorden | 3 months ago

Global Hotel Dealmaking Is Expected to Boom

News Blog

Amazon Debuts Cyber Week Travel Deals

Amazon launched what one executive said was its "first-ever" Cyber Week Travel Deals. Amazon's travel deals hub offered sales from the likes of American Airlines, Disney, Universal, Budget, Choice, Avis, IHG and Carnival, for example. American Airlines, for instance, was offering a Black Friday deal of $89 for a one-way Philadelphia to Charlotte flight on…

Dennis Schaal | 5 months ago

Online Travel

Exclusive: Hopper Terminates Booking.com Partnership in Preemptive Strike

Hopper is in a much deeper state of hurt than it is letting on. It has a trimmed down vision to focus on direct hotel relationships after two of the biggest online travel agencies in the world departed as partners.

Dennis Schaal | 7 months ago

Exclusive: Hopper Terminates Booking.com Partnership in Preemptive Strike

Online Travel

After Booking Deal Went Bust, Etraveli CEO Says Price ‘No Longer in Play’

Booking.com's appeal of the adverse European Commission decision on its merger with eTraveli Group will take years to play out. If self-styled "bigger fish" eTraveli is still around for the taking, it would cost considerably more.

Dennis Schaal | 7 months ago

After Booking Deal Went Bust, Etraveli CEO Says Price ‘No Longer in Play’

Online Travel

Travelzoo to Launch Its Travel Metaverse Within Weeks

One can make the argument that Travelzoo is embarked on a foolhardy mission to create a metaverse. On the other hand, gamers and Gen Z may have something to the contrary to say about that.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Travelzoo to Launch Its Travel Metaverse Within Weeks

Online Travel

Discounts on Last-Minute Short-Term Rentals Could Be the Next Big Thing

Whether it’s via Whimstay or others, the Hotwire-like selling of last-minute inventory for vacation rentals is destined to find a role in this very hot sector.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Discounts on Last-Minute Short-Term Rentals Could Be the Next Big Thing

Mergers and Acquisitions

Vacasa Paid $619 Million for TurnKey Vacation Rentals in Mostly Stock

Riding the hot vacation rental market, TurnKey Vacation Rentals did well for its investors — especially if the Vacasa stock price holds up in its pending public market debut.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Vacasa Paid $619 Million for TurnKey Vacation Rentals in Mostly Stock

SkiftX

The Travel Deals That Have Fallen Victim to the Pandemic

Don't count your deals before they've hatched. Coronavirus has killed valuations of many companies, and deals along with them. On the other hand, some companies, such as Grubhub, are in the right place at the right time.

Sean O'Neill and Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

The Travel Deals That Have Fallen Victim to the Pandemic

Coronavirus

South Korea’s Mirae Asset Scraps $6 Billion U.S. Hotel Deal With China’s Anbang

Mirae is probably experiencing a bad case of buyer's remorse as the coronavirus pandemic takes a huge bite out of Anbang's asset values. Such disputes over deals made in a pre-Covid era are not the first, and they won't be the last.

Hyunjoo Jin, Reuters | 4 years ago

South Korea’s Mirae Asset Scraps $6 Billion U.S. Hotel Deal With China’s Anbang

Airlines

JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes: Coronavirus Testing Will Be Key for Airlines’ Recovery

It's difficult to imagine that middle seats on planes will be permanently removed after a recovery takes place. That's why coronavirus testing is so important. But if passengers won't fly with another flyer at their elbows, then expect airfares to skyrocket.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes: Coronavirus Testing Will Be Key for Airlines’ Recovery