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Articles tagged “b2b”

Online Travel

Expedia Looks to Loyalty Rollout and Vrbo Tech Migration as Next Hills to Climb

Vrbo is one of Expedia Group's core three brands, but the jury is out on whether the vacation rental unit will now recede more into the background as cities recover.

Dennis Schaal | 12 months ago

Expedia Looks to Loyalty Rollout and Vrbo Tech Migration as Next Hills to Climb

Online Travel

Google Flights Could Shift Strategy After Heavy Layoffs

Why doesn't Google promote Google Travel as a one-stop shop? The layoffs at Google Flights show there's too much ad revenue in play on the Google.com side of the flights business to merit such an all-in approach.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Google Flights Could Shift Strategy After Heavy Layoffs

News Blog

Expedia Partners With Buy Now Pay Later App Afterpay

Travelers booking flights and hotels from Expedia in a co-branded feature in the Afterpay app can now choose to pay in four interest-free payments over six weeks, Expedia announced. Passengers inside a plane. Source: Getty Images. "Expedia Group is proud to become Afterpay’s first major U.S. travel partner,” said Senior Vice President Media and Brand…

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Online Travel

Expedia CEO Sees Plenty of Room Left for Growth in Online Travel

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern is correct that there is a whole big world out there with lots of opportunities for online travel companies to grow. Don't count out Expedia prematurely.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Expedia CEO Sees Plenty of Room Left for Growth in Online Travel

Hotels

CitizenM and Life House Redefine Hotel Relationships in Their Own Ways

CitizenM is willing to take a profit hit to entice long-term guest loyalty, while Life House seeks to limit guest services to extract maximum profits for owners. The sustainable business model award goes to CitizenM.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

CitizenM and Life House Redefine Hotel Relationships in Their Own Ways

Online Travel

Trivago Sees the Travel Market Returning to Mostly ‘Normal’ Starting Mid-2022

With the exception of business travel, Trivago officials argued that travel will be back to a semblance of normalcy by next spring or summer. That would be great for Trivago, but none of that is assured.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Trivago Sees the Travel Market Returning to Mostly ‘Normal’ Starting Mid-2022

Online Travel

Capital One Travel Is Sleek But Limited by Content Gaps: Skift Review

Capital One Travel is a surprisingly nimble online travel site for a portal of this type that's still in beta. That being said, it has some significant content holes.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Capital One Travel Is Sleek But Limited by Content Gaps: Skift Review

Online Travel

Hopper Notches First Fintech Deal With Online Travel Agency

This deal with MakeMyTrip is likely to be the first among several tech agreements that Hopper will make with rival online travel agencies. This potentially could become a big side of Hopper's overall operation.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Hopper Notches First Fintech Deal With Online Travel Agency

Online Travel

Expedia, Others Poised for Hotel Market Share Battle Over Wholesale Sales

Hoteliers sent about $50 billion of rooms a year through wholesalers in normal times. Expedia Group and WebBeds want to take larger shares of that market. But private equity-backed companies like Hotelbeds and Fastpayhotels see an opportunity, too.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Expedia, Others Poised for Hotel Market Share Battle Over Wholesale Sales

Online Travel

Sabre’s New Executive Role Signals a Refresh on Customer Service for the Travel Tech Company

Sabre has created a new role of "chief services officer." It might sound like a gimmick, but the concept actually has deep roots in the technology sector.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Sabre’s New Executive Role Signals a Refresh on Customer Service for the Travel Tech Company