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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.

South Africa’s Travelstart to Buy Corporate Travel Agency Club Travel

Travelstart is taking a logical next step in expanding from its core leisure travel business into corporate travel through an acquisition.

Richard Holmes, Skift | 5 years ago

Mergers and Acquisitions

Skift Analysis: Amazon’s Travel Strategy Comes Into Focus

The same rules that apply to run-of-the-mill travel sellers do not necessarily apply to Amazon. While cash back on flights in India may seem loss-generating and unsustainable, for Amazon it could be a winning strategy.

Seth Borko and Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Business Travel

Booking’s FareHarbor Kept the Bootstrapping Myth Going While Discreetly Raising Outside Money

Honesty is the best policy. Even if it clashes with a nice FareHarbor bootstrapping story that seemed too good to be true.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb Is Paying $400 Million For HotelTonight, Half in Pre-IPO Stock

On the surface, HotelTonight got a lowish deal from Airbnb. But with roughly half in stock, the price tag could look very upbeat if Airbnb's stock soars in an initial public offering.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb Is Buying HotelTonight: Here’s What That Means

Will Airbnb stick to its boutique and independent-only stance on hotels? It could put it at a serious disadvantage when it comes to competitors like Booking or Expedia in the long run. But if Airbnb winds up offering a wider swath of hotels, it could boost its brand even further. Either way, it's guaranteed to be interesting. We'll get the popcorn ready.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 5 years ago

Mergers and Acquisitions

Private Equity Takes Over Switchfly in a Bet on Travel Loyalty Tech

Switchfly, a travel tech firm specializing in loyalty and e-commerce upselling, has been taken over by private equity firms Golub Capital and L Capital.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

Meetings

Airbnb Buys Gaest to Push Further Into Meetings

Airbnb's move to offer more meetings spaces represents an example of one of Skift's 2019 Megatrends, as many giant online booking companies are looking for their next phases of growth by expanding into new areas.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

Airlines

Alaska Airlines Works Fast to Erase Memories of Virgin America

It can take some airlines as long as a decade after a merger before they truly operate as one entity. But Alaska Airlines is working much faster to gobble up Virgin America. Part of that is because both carriers were relatively small. But by any standard, Alaska is moving quickly.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 5 years ago

Airlines

British Airways Rules Out Further Norwegian Offer

Is this the end of the story? We're willing to bet that this one still has more twists and turns to come.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb Talked to HotelTonight About an Acquisition But Would It Make Sense?

Is Airbnb flailing at a way to build an expansion narrative ahead of an initial public offering? Buying HotelTonight would save some time and effort in making inroads with boutique hotels, but does Airbnb really need HotelTonight to do that? In travel, everyone is always talking to everyone so we're unsure how serious these informal talks ever were.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago