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Even if Uber-Expedia was the right deal — and that was dubious — it was the wrong time.
Dennis Schaal | 15 hours ago
Was Booking Holdings getting too fat? With operating costs outpacing revenue growth, something had to give. We might not know the exact chess moves for awhile.
Hotels
As The Peninsula's director of marketing puts it, "Travel is an incredible thing to do and to experience, and who better to tell that story than the people who make it possible?"
Sean O'Neill | 19 hours ago
Tourism
Demand for international music events among Indian travelers is not only leading to outbound travel, but is also boosting the domestic music tourism industry.
Bulbul Dhawan | 24 hours ago
Timeshares are basically a real estate product wrapped in a financial product wrapped in a vacation. And Travel + Leisure Co. CEO believes the model has several distinctive advantages over other travel businesses.
Sean O'Neill | 1 day ago
Tour Operators
It's relatively rare for a destination marketing organization like Thailand's to work with a tour operator to help create and promote more sustainably designed tours.
Airline Weekly
There’s only one place to go next week to learn about the fast-growing DFW hub. JetBlue’s targeted adjustments, Southwest’s strategic upgrade, and more aviation essentials. Here’s a preview.
1 day ago
Vrbo took a hit when Expedia reduced marketing during its tech migration. Now, the company is doing the work to bring it back.
Justin Dawes | 2 days ago
Short-Term Rentals
Turf wars between individual and professional hosts on Airbnb have been long-standing. Chesky isn't making friends with professional hosts when touting Airbnb's co-hosting network as a way to replace them.
Dennis Schaal | 2 days ago
Daily Lodging Report
Many U.S. hotel companies reported earnings, with RLJ Lodging Trust beating estimates but giving a softer forecast, Xenia Hotels missing across the board, and Host Hotels posting a modest beat despite hurricane impacts.
2 days ago
Whalen started in Sept. 2022 as the first woman in the role.