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Media and PR

SkiftAds: Travelocity’s Roaming Gnome is back out on the road

Travelocity is sold on the durability of the Roaming Gnome, who outlived the Priceline Negotiator. We remain skeptical about whether the Gnome strikes the right chord with today's consumers.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

SkiftAds: Travelocity’s Roaming Gnome is back out on the road

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Booking.com goes on the offensive against UK rate-fixing allegations

The provisional decision in the UK about hotels' and OTAs' pricing practices is a shot heard round the world. If other countries pile on, the dollars at stake would be huge.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Skift Originals

ExpertFlyer brings its seat alerts to your iPhone

The commoditization of airline seats makes services such as ExpertFlyer's Seat Alerts essential for the savvy traveler. You snooze, you lose.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

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Priceline names its own challenges as discounting and mobile competition heat up

Priceline has stated for months that its growth rates would inevitably decline given the size of its business, and Expedia is apparently making some gains, too -- at least domestically.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Low-cost carriers won’t weaken strength of a combined American-US Airways behemoth

Anyone remember low-cost carriers? They would do little to weaken the power of an American Airlines-US Airways merger. For road warriors when it comes to airline consolidation, there are few positive options.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

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Amadeus wants to be a player in the U.S. and thinks supplanting ITA at Kayak would do just that

Now that Google owns ITA, Amadeus fills a need for Kayak, Hipmunk and Expedia, but we're skeptical that the quality of Amadeus Meta Pricer is up to the task.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

5 reasons why it doesn’t matter that Travelport has the world’s largest collection of hotels

Kudos to Travelport for doing the right things for travel agents in amassing 340,000 hotels in Travelport Rooms and More. But, that big number isn't going to move the needle for travelers using consumer sites to hunt for deals.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Air travelers want child-free zones: No kidding

There is a market for child-free zones on flights, although they could be a logistical and political nightmare.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Air travelers want child-free zones: No kidding

Online Travel

OpenTable wants to make your next restaurant visit even more personal

From online travel agency hotel bookings to online dining reservations, travel and hospitality companies are digging into their vast data collections to get smarter about customer behavior. If the server can't remember your favorite dish, the data analytics system will.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

FlyerTalk uses old-school social tools to help connect travelers in the real world

Between social seating features from KLM and Malaysia Airlines, as well as two new meet-up tools from FlyerTalk, air passengers should never have to travel alone if they feel like engaging other passengers.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago