Articles tagged “rate parity”

Hotels

Expedia CEO to Hotel Owners: Stamp Out Rogue Wholesale Rates

Hotels aren't doing enough to keep their wholesale rates off of smaller retail travel sites. That is damaging to Expedia's effort to gather the best prices online.

Sean O'Neill | 3 months ago

Expedia CEO to Hotel Owners: Stamp Out Rogue Wholesale Rates

Online Travel

Trivago’s Hail Mary: Go Big Again in TV Advertising

There will be many struggling companies that will be watching this Trivago experiment to go really big in brand advertising. Is a second time the charm?

Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago

Trivago’s Hail Mary: Go Big Again in TV Advertising

Online Travel

Expedia CEO Calls Out Rival Agoda: How They Get Those Cheap Prices

Apple doesn't let Best Buy discount iPhones, and hoteliers don't want online travel agencies like Agoda to undercut their rates. A win for the hotel industry would be a loss for travelers.

Dennis Schaal | 11 months ago

Expedia CEO Calls Out Rival Agoda: How They Get Those Cheap Prices

Online Travel

Calling Booking.com a Gatekeeper Wouldn’t Have the Impact European Regulators Expect

The European Commission found that banning certain rate parity provisions impacted competition minimally. Therefore, perhaps designating Booking.com a "gatekeeper," were it to happen, wouldn't be the end of online travel as we know it.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Calling Booking.com a Gatekeeper Wouldn’t Have the Impact European Regulators Expect

Online Travel

Spain’s eDreams Odigeo Doubles Subscribers to 2 Million in 6 Months

Well, looky here. It isn't just short-term rentals and digital nomads "reinventing travel." eDreams Odigeo claimed a piece of that boast as it projected turning travel's business model upside down and having more than seven million members in its Prime subscription program by mid-2025.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Full Video: Tripadvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer at Skift Global Forum 2021

Many observers will be watching the trajectory of Tripadvisor Plus in 2022. In the video, Tripadvisor's Steve Kaufer details his thinking behind the strategy changes.

Skift | 2 years ago

Full Video: Tripadvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer at Skift Global Forum 2021

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Forced by Hotel Chains to Reverse Course on Subscriptions to Cash-Back Model

We said all along that major hotel chain buy-in would go a long way toward determining the trajectory of Tripadvisor Plus. Now it appears that big hotel brands may participate, but the subscription program is scaled back and much less compelling.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Tripadvisor Forced by Hotel Chains to Reverse Course on Subscriptions to Cash-Back Model

Online Travel

Trip.com Group CEO Downplays Market Share Against China Antitrust Backdrop

Behind the scenes, China's competition crackdown on internet platforms could eventually have a larger impact on Trip.com Group's partnerships, business practices, and mergers than is generally appreciated. Although a reversal is unlikely, even Trip.com's 2015 acquisition of Qunar has drawn scrutiny.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Trip.com Group CEO Downplays Market Share Against China Antitrust Backdrop

Hotels

Marriott Homes & Villas Mandates a Rate Rule That Europe Considers Anticompetitive

With the competition heating up among short-term rental platforms, price parity issues may increasingly come into play, as they once did in the hotel industry. But with short-term rentals, given the ever-shifting guest fee rates, the pricing rules will be difficult to enforce.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Marriott Homes & Villas Mandates a Rate Rule That Europe Considers Anticompetitive

Online Travel

Russia Accuses Booking.com of Anticompetitive Practices

Governments around the world have moved to reform online travel agencies' contracts with hotel partners. Booking.com faces a hefty fine if i can't work out a settlement in Russia.

Andrey Ostroukh and Nadezhda Tsydenova, Reuters | 3 years ago

Russia Accuses Booking.com of Anticompetitive Practices