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Online Travel

Skyscanner Got a Marquee New Shareholder But No New Money

Skyscanner has an enviable presence in Europe, and now with Kayak-experienced Sequoia Capital whispering in Skyscanner's ear, it wants to make a big splash in North America and beyond.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Skyscanner Got a Marquee New Shareholder But No New Money

Airlines

Helsinki Airport’s New Relaxation Area Gives Flyers a Free Place to Sleep

European airports are ahead of their American peers in making wait times more enjoyable for flyers, especially with design aspects that represent the cities where the hubs are located.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Helsinki Airport’s New Relaxation Area Gives Flyers a Free Place to Sleep

Online Travel

TripAdvisor’s New Smartphone App Is All About Metasearch

TripAdvisor wants to make its app an indispensable tool to use before the trip and during it. TripAdvisor isn't a hotel review one-trick pony.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

TripAdvisor’s New Smartphone App Is All About Metasearch

Hotels

What Best Western and Holiday Inn Can Teach Other Hotel Brands About Digital

The hotels that understand digital the best are using their websites to claw back customers from booking websites in order to save money and gain greater control of their brands.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

What Best Western and Holiday Inn Can Teach Other Hotel Brands About Digital

Media and PR

Does Expedia Have TripAdvisor Spinoff Remorse?

Expedia Inc. chairman Barry Diller specializes in acquiring companies, spinning them off to make a killing, and sometimes taking them back in. Is there a closer relationship in Expedia's and TripAdvisor's future? You never know.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Does Expedia Have TripAdvisor Spinoff Remorse?

Airlines

The Best Airport Restaurants and Bars in 2013

This list of best airport and rail food and beverage outlets is missing new and innovative initiatives, especially local ones in Asia. But still worth perusing for what the industry overall considers the best in breed.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

The Best Airport Restaurants and Bars in 2013

Online Travel

Kayak, Powered By Priceline, To Launch In 8 Additional Countries

From Kayak's perspective, in additional to the big payday, international expansion was what the Priceline deal was all about.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Kayak, Powered By Priceline, To Launch In 8 Additional Countries

Airlines

Sequoia Capital Invests Big in Skyscanner and Values It At $800 Million

Sequoia Capital's investment in Skyscanner is the latest huge endorsement of travel metasearch. But could a pivot toward hotels and a possible rebranding that goes beyond airfares be in Skyscanner's future?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Sequoia Capital Invests Big in Skyscanner and Values It At $800 Million

Media and PR

Shutdown 2013: Americans and Visitors Take to Social Media To Show Impact

The United States recently started promoting itself as tourist destination overseas, but these images shared on social media channels worldwide will send a much louder and unwelcoming message to potential visitors.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Shutdown 2013: Americans and Visitors Take to Social Media To Show Impact

Online Travel

Travel Itinerary and Miles Tracker Traxo Raises $4.2 Million in Series A Round

Traxo is one of several mileage-tracking sites that have been temporarily banned by airlines from accessing frequent flyers' account information. Agreements have since restarted the service, but Traxo is still competing in a crowded market.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Travel Itinerary and Miles Tracker Traxo Raises $4.2 Million in Series A Round