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Articles tagged “agoda”

Tourism

Europe to Open to Vaccinated U.S. Vacationers and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift's top travel stories this week, we covered Europe's opening to vaccinated U.S. travelers, luxury travel's recovery, Amtrak in the limelight, and American Airlines demothballing jets.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Europe to Open to Vaccinated U.S. Vacationers and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

Tourism

Agoda Leads an Asia Experiment in Quarantine Hotel Bookings

The industry blames quarantines for keeping tourists away. Agoda is on a quest to make it a solution, not the problem, to revive international travel to Asia. Here's why and how.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 3 years ago

Agoda Leads an Asia Experiment in Quarantine Hotel Bookings

Business Travel

Alternative Lodging for Corporate Travelers Evolves With New Booking Tool

Hotels have clearly fallen out of favor with most business travelers, but they'll be back at some point. Monaker's focus on alternative accommodations may be a long shot.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Alternative Lodging for Corporate Travelers Evolves With New Booking Tool

Airlines

AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes Talks Digital Transformation in Exclusive Skift Interview

With the closure of its operation in Japan and rumblings about selling its stake in India, AirAsia Group will have to renews its focus on core markets in Southeast Asia. But while the airline operation turns inward, the group's e-commerce operation is gambling on expansion.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes Talks Digital Transformation in Exclusive Skift Interview

Online Travel

Booking Holdings CEO Sees Greater Traveler Awareness in Alternative Accommodations

Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel said the pandemic had no redeeming value. But his company will coincidentally be well-placed for the recovery thanks to the new consumer awareness of alternative lodging.

Sean O'Neill | 4 years ago

Booking Holdings CEO Sees Greater Traveler Awareness in Alternative Accommodations

Online Travel

Booking Holdings Says Leisure Hotels Are Able to Hold Rates Without Having to Offer Deep Discounts

A hotel price war hasn't materialized as some dreaded. Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel sees an opportunity to prove the value of his brands as a source of demand for hotels and managers of alternative accommodations.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Booking Holdings Says Leisure Hotels Are Able to Hold Rates Without Having to Offer Deep Discounts

Online Travel

Booking’s Agoda Cuts 1,500 Workers in Asia

At first, John Brown cut costs rather than staff, including foregoing his salary for the rest of 2020. But the Agoda CEO now has to take the last measure, citing a deeper and more prolonged recovery than expected.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

Booking’s Agoda Cuts 1,500 Workers in Asia

Hotels

Google Vacation Rental Partners Diverge on Whether to Name Guests in Reviews

Booking sites' guests reviews on Google have been a highly charged issue for years. The latest is that Airbnb and TripAdvisor are willingly giving Google their guest reviews of vacation rentals, but they are busy figuring out how not to give away the store in the process.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Google Vacation Rental Partners Diverge on Whether to Name Guests in Reviews

Online Travel

Booking Holdings Sees Brand Collaborations as Key to Restoring Growth on Steroids

The road back to a flywheel of growth would be a lengthy one for Booking Holdings. Google has a ton of data, too, as do other competitors. Can Booking Holdings create a product that is really deeper and differentiated from its rivals? That's CEO Glenn Fogel's bet.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Booking Holdings Sees Brand Collaborations as Key to Restoring Growth on Steroids

Tourism

Testy Times for Hotel Chains and Owners

The love-hate relationship between chains and owners is boiling over in Asia-Pacific where the trade war and Hong Kong protests are impacting owners in many destinations. Chains can be less hated by showing more meaningful support to struggling owners rather than just paying lip service.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Testy Times for Hotel Chains and Owners