Sean O'Neill, Skift
Kayak is making a landmark departure from its current strategy. It will add a tool to its mobile app to let users who book select short-term rentals and boutique hotels through it check in and check out via its app. That moves the travel metasearch player beyond merely listing accommodations to actually providing extra services for guests at partner properties.
2 days ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Mark Okerstrom’s time as CEO of Expedia Group ended abruptly Wednesday after merely two years. Here’s a recap of Okerstrom’s tenure and why controlling investor Barry Diller felt Okerstrom failed to keep an eye on the ball.
3 days ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Slowly but surely Amazon is building up a considerable travel presence in India via its app. How deep and far will it eventually decide to go?
3 days ago
Tom Lowry, Skift
Well, this is a surprise. Expedia's two top executives resign unexpectedly. And Barry Diller moves in.
3 days ago
Seth Borko, Skift Research
We head into 2020 with more question marks than any year of this cycle. Risks are rising and the global economy is slowing. Here's what you need to know to be prepared.
4 days ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Creating the connected trip means online travel agencies will have to become high-powered, tech-first, traditional travel agencies. It sounds cool but probably isn't feasible without major upheaval across the global travel market.
4 days ago
Jasmine Ganaishlal and Spencer Lee, Skift
This week in digital, Travel Leaders Group has a goal to fill the void left behind following the demise of Thomas Cook. Meanwhile, hotel chain Selina is competing against WeWork in Latin America with networking.
6 days ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
On the Beach's purchase of Classic Collection Holidays now looks like a strategic masterstroke in light of the collapse of Thomas Cook. Brick-and-mortar travel agents in the United Kingdom lost a holiday supplier, and the company has a ready-made alternative on offer.
1 week ago
Jasmine Ganaishlal and Spencer Lee, Skift
This week in digital, the online booking giants strive and compete to give travelers a more seamless experience. Meanwhile, travel management company Serko is making partnerships with major travel companies to help its expansion in international markets.
2 weeks ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
From the wishful thinking and hype of years ago, the connected trip is beginning to draw real investment and become a thing. It will take a very extended period of time to make it a more meaningful development. In that faraway horizon, will there indeed be any differentiation among the leading providers?
2 weeks ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
EDreams is certainly putting a lot of effort into its Prime subscription offering. The test will be how it goes down in other markets and how it performs over a number of years. Do the numbers stack up over the long term and will people keep renewing?
2 weeks ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
Booking.com may be a household name in Europe, but Kayak and OpenTable are far better known in the United States. Parent company Booking Holdings is touting the three companies' ties to advantage Booking.com in a way that might be a tad confusing to travel industry executives or NYU Hospitality students, but consumers could care less.
3 weeks ago
