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Mergers and Acquisitions

A collection of Skift’s articles covering a wide range of deals, from technology partnerships and acquisitions to those involving hotels, airlines, and booking sites. The articles provide a comprehensive resource for those interested in tracking the latest developments and trends in the rapidly evolving travel industry. Whether you’re a travel industry professional, investor, or simply a curious traveler, we hope you find this archive informative and useful. Browse our collection to stay up-to-date on the latest mergers and acquisitions in the travel industry.

Oyo Expands Vacation Homes Strategy With Europe Acquisition of Direct Booker

It seems like it's business as usual for Oyo as it goes ahead with its acquisitions and alliances, all's still quiet on the IPO front.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Airlines

Spirit Airlines: JetBlue’s Higher Takeover Bid Is Just Too Risky for Shareholders

Spirit Airlines thinks any potential merger with JetBlue would fall afoul of regulators. The risk just isn't worth it to Spirit, which underscored its commitment to Frontier's initial bid.

Madhu Unnikrishnan | 2 years ago

Airlines

Spirit Airlines Rejects Improved JetBlue Bid in Favor of Frontier Merger

Spirit has spoken. Frontier is its preferred partner, even after a sweeter deal from JetBlue.

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

Airlines

Spirit Willing to Talk With JetBlue About Its $3.6 Billion Bid

Well, this means JetBlue's bid isn't going hostile — at least for now. Spirit wants the best deal it can get so sitting down with the JetBlue brass clearly means it is looking to put a premium on top of the premium offer.

Nilanjana Basu and Abinaya Vijayaraghavan, Reuters | 2 years ago

Mergers and Acquisitions

DoveVivo Buys Altido to Blend Co-Living With Short-Term Rentals

Skift has long pointed out that the lines are blurring among formerly separate categories in hospitality. The move to hybrid, or blended hospitality, has only sped up lately, as this latest merger highlights.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Business Travel

JP Morgan to Acquire Frosch Luxury Travel Agency

This deal would break the mold of so many technology plays we've seen to date, giving JP Morgan an edge in supporting bookings with experienced consultants.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Airlines

Frontier Airlines to Buy Spirit in $6.6 Billion Cash-Stock Deal

The rumors have come true with Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines unveiling plans to merge Monday. The deal would create a U.S. budget juggernaut and the country's fifth largest airline but likely faces a tough approvals process from the pro-competition Biden administration.

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

Mergers and Acquisitions

SeaWorld Reportedly Offers to Buy Cedar Fair for $3.4 Billion

SeaWorld is enormously confident that travel will make a significant rebound soon because why would they offer more than $3 billion for Cedar Fair if it didn't see the leisure and entertainment sector rapidly approaching pre-Covid metrics.

Greg Roumeliotis, Reuters | 2 years ago

Mergers and Acquisitions

Intrepid Travel Acquires U.S. Tour Operator Wildland Trekking

The hard-hit tour operator sector is creating opportunities for consolidation, as some savvy players will use travel's recovery to seek out acquisitions to fill significant gaps in their portfolios.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Airlines

Lufthansa Poised to Buy 40 Percent of Alitalia Successor ITA

Lufthansa appears poised to win the bidding war for Alitalia successor ITA Airways. At stake is control of the Italian market, the fourth largest in the EU, and beating competitors British Airways and Delta Air Lines.

Gianluca Semeraro, Reuters | 2 years ago