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Articles tagged “booking.com”

Hotels

Can Direct-Booking Campaigns End Up With Both Sides Declaring Victory?

Direct booking is not really a war where one side must lose. Both the large hotel chains and online travel agencies could wind up better off if they act rationally on pricing.

Jared Wein, Skift | 8 years ago

Can Direct-Booking Campaigns End Up With Both Sides Declaring Victory?

Online Travel

Priceline Group CEO Search Is Drawing to a Close

Glenn Fogel is the heir apparent, even if he is the first time CEO. Fogel knows the company and the industry's competitive dynamics as well as anyone on earth and played a huge role in getting the Group to the top of the heap.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Priceline Group CEO Search Is Drawing to a Close

Online Travel

China’s Ctrip Plans to Compete in the U.S. Against Expedia and Booking.com

It's not around the corner but you can expect China's Ctrip to set up shop to compete against online and offline travel giants in the U.S. Breaking in through acquisition would be an obvious strategy although it's unclear whether that's actually part of Ctrip's seemingly very active strategic plan.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

China’s Ctrip Plans to Compete in the U.S. Against Expedia and Booking.com

Online Travel

Expedia Begins Revealing Its Big Ambitions in Hotel Services

Expedia is seeking to gain even more influence in the hotel industry while the big chains are trying to limit online travel agencies' clout through the hotels' direct-booking campaigns. As Expedia's recent Marriott Vacations and Red Lion deals, along with the needs of smaller hotels, show, there is substantial upside for Expedia.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Expedia Begins Revealing Its Big Ambitions in Hotel Services

Online Travel

Booking.com in Reversal as it Launches Loyalty Program for Business Travelers

There's no doubt that Booking.com already has the user base -- and can increase it -- to be successful in catering to unmanaged business travelers. Whether a loyalty program will turn out to be advantageous remains to be seen and can be adjusted as the situation merits. The real question is whether Booking.com, like Expedia's Egencia, will take the next step into managed travel by acquisition or otherwise.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Booking.com in Reversal as it Launches Loyalty Program for Business Travelers

Online Travel

Hotel Direct Booking Campaigns Won’t Hurt Priceline and Expedia Says Study

Expedia, Booking.com and Ctrip are all slated to grow at at healthy clip over the next few years despite moves by big chains to steal some market share. If Morningstar's numbers are right, then some of the chains may find that the potential advantages of their direct-booking campaigns may not be as large as they once imagined.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Hotel Direct Booking Campaigns Won’t Hurt Priceline and Expedia Says Study

Hotels

Booking.com CEO: Direct and Third-Party Bookings Can Peacefully Co-Exist

OTAs have had it their own way for a long time but the boss of Booking.com seemed relaxed about the future. Different customers will continue to require different ways to book a room.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 8 years ago

Booking.com CEO: Direct and Third-Party Bookings Can Peacefully Co-Exist

Hotels

Priceline Group CEO Sees Changing Consumer Search Behavior on Alternative Accommodations

Metasearch sites such as Kayak, Hipmunk, Trivago, TripAdvisor and Tripping have a lot of heavy lifting to do because consumers will increasingly be demanding better ways to comparison-shop for alternative accommodations that are often unique and difficult to define. All things being equal -- and they aren't -- that's a big market opportunity for these sites.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Priceline Group CEO Sees Changing Consumer Search Behavior on Alternative Accommodations

Online Travel

Priceline CEO to Hotels: We Can Offer Discounted Rates, Too

Priceline Group Interim CEO Jeffery Boyd is too much of a gentleman and a professional to get into a public shouting match with his hotel-chain partners. Still, behind the scenes, he doesn't intend to sit back and let hotel chains withhold their lowest rates without taking retaliatory steps.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Priceline CEO to Hotels: We Can Offer Discounted Rates, Too

Hotels

CEO Interview: Mobile Booking, Digital Marketing and the New Way to Sell Hostels

Like many successful companies, Hostelworld resolves to win by maintaining its focus on what it does best: Selling hostels. Its big challenge is to generate more awareness about the modern and socially oriented hostel while larger players like Airbnb and Booking.com suck the air out of Google.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

CEO Interview: Mobile Booking, Digital Marketing and the New Way to Sell Hostels