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Articles tagged “amazon”

Airlines

JetBlue’s Amazon Theater and the Benefits of Having Your Own Terminal

JFK's terminal 5 shouldn't be an exception to other terminals across the U.S. and JetBlue's able to do a lot of surprise and delight with its own space as it continues bridging the gap between the pre- and in-flight experience.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 8 years ago

JetBlue’s Amazon Theater and the Benefits of Having Your Own Terminal

Airlines

JetBlue Launches Amazon Streaming on All Planes Equipped With Fly-Fi

It's a good way to make holiday travel a little more bearable, and a great way to fund in-flight Wi-Fi.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 8 years ago

JetBlue Launches Amazon Streaming on All Planes Equipped With Fly-Fi

Online Travel

Amazon Abruptly Shuts Its Hotels Business After Stilted Efforts to Compete

It was telling that when the U.S. Department of Justice reviewed hotel competitors during its analysis of Expedia's acquisition of Orbitz Worldwide, the antitrust division cited TripAdvisor and Google as rising competitors but didn't mention Amazon.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Amazon Abruptly Shuts Its Hotels Business After Stilted Efforts to Compete

Media and PR

Skift Podcast: The Changing Landscape of Travel Video

The traditional travel video programming isn't dead, but how, when, and where we see it has radically changed.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 9 years ago

Skift Podcast: The Changing Landscape of Travel Video

Online Travel

Amazon Travel Doubles Hotel Coverage and Appoints Former Expedia Exec as GM

Officials at Booking.com and Expedia know their hotel businesses are so far ahead of Amazon's nascent moves that they aren't cowering in fear at the might of Amazon. But you can bet they will be taking a hard look at the expanded Amazon Destinations today, as will the folks at Google and TripAdvisor.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Amazon Travel Doubles Hotel Coverage and Appoints Former Expedia Exec as GM

Airlines

JetBlue to Keep In-Flight Wi-Fi Free, Thanks to Amazon Prime

With more airlines pushing the benefits of in-flight entertainment, we're reminded of something about bread and circus. JetBlue's investors will likely approve of this new partnership, which makes JetBlue happy too.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 9 years ago

Online Travel

Expedia CEO Says Its Acquisitions Will Mean Lower Consumer Prices

In a twist, Expedia is now arguing that consolidation in the travel market -- i.e. Expedia acquiring everything that isn't bolted down -- will benefit consumers because prices will come down. That hasn't happened in the airline industry but we'll see how it plays out for hotel rates.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Expedia CEO Says Its Acquisitions Will Mean Lower Consumer Prices

Online Travel

Amazon Travel Launches New Brand, Amazon Destinations

Don't believe Amazon's statements about its minimalist intentions in the hotel sphere. This is just the beginning. The next phase will be to really scale up the service with inventory partners.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Amazon Travel Launches New Brand, Amazon Destinations

Media and PR

Full FTC Report Reveals More of Google’s Dirty Tricks Against TripAdvisor and Others

Google was adamant that it needed to compete in local search and it didn't mind playing hardball with Yelp, TripAdvisor, CitySearch, and others to get its way.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Full FTC Report Reveals More of Google’s Dirty Tricks Against TripAdvisor and Others

Hotels

Exclusive: Amazon’s New Hotel Business Begins to Take Shape

And so it begins. Amazon is experimenting and grasping for new ways to makes its mark in the hotel business. The new effort, which rolled out in the last couple of weeks, has been in the works at least since last Fall. It is modest at this point but no one knows where it is heading.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Exclusive: Amazon’s New Hotel Business Begins to Take Shape