Skift Take
Given Google’s global market clout, none of its product introductions and activities should be dismissed. But Expedia’s CEO Peter Kern got feisty and made a good point that Expedia has transaction data, which can be more useful for hotels and tourism boards, than mere search data. Unless Google ups its booking game, and then all bets are off.
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