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Online Travel News

Breaking news and insights about online travel booking, online travel agencies, travel startups, venture capital investments, and more essential news about digital travel.

Online Travel

Daily Podcast: Tripadvisor’s New CEO

Good morning from Skift. It's Thursday, May 5, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Rashaad Jorden | 3 weeks ago

Online Travel

What Tripadvisor’s New CEO Needs to Do First

New CEO Matt Goldberg needs to do many things to straighten out Tripadvisor, starting by bringing a laser focus to the company’s strategy.

Seth Borko, Skift | 3 weeks ago

Online Travel

Booking Holdings Readies for a European Summer Spike

Will pent-up demand and few travel restrictions overcome the higher cost of living in consumers’ considerations this summer? Booking and its peers sure hope so.

Nilanjana Basu, Reuters | 3 weeks ago

Online Travel

Booking Gets in Expedia’s Face With Billboards Near Las Vegas Conference

The vacation rental industry often touts the esprit de corps among industry lifers. Greeted with Booking.com ads for hosts at an Expedia partner conference in Sin City this week, Expedia officials weren't feeling that vibe.

Dennis Schaal | 3 weeks ago

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Names Veteran Media Exec Matt Goldberg as New CEO

Tripadvisor likely had a difficult time to fill this role. Several potential candidates begged off. This will be a heavy lift as the team tries to figure out the best future options.

Dennis Schaal | 3 weeks ago

Online Travel

Expedia Says Half of Recent Vrbo Customers Were New

It looks like the nonstop ads on TV and YouTube achieved something. But Vrbo risks being a victim of its own successful marketing. It's scrambling to add more vacation rental inventory in some places.

Sean O'Neill | 3 weeks ago

Skift Research

A Deep Dive Into Google’s Impact on Travel 2022

Travel is roaring back. And with the return of business also comes with it an old set of challenges. “What’s our Google strategy” is once again a key question that every travel executive needs to be asking.

4 weeks ago

Online Travel

Daily Podcast: How Google Is Winning Travel

Good morning from Skift. It's Thursday, April 25, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Rashaad Jorden | 4 weeks ago

Online Travel

Camping Holds Its Own Even as Other Travel Comes Roaring Back

Travelers are still faithfully flocking to campgrounds, despite other forms of travel opening up. Now, variations of camping, like glamping and RVing, are replacing higher-maintenance leisure travel. They are also providing a new way to approach remote working.

Mary Ann Ha | 4 weeks ago

Online Travel

Google’s Growing Impact on Travel in 2022: New Skift Research

The metasearch wars are drawing to a close and Google looks to be winning

Skift Research | 4 weeks ago