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Articles tagged “booking.com”

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Priceline Acquires Australian Restaurant Reservations Platform AS Digital

Developments at OpenTable have been almost as quiet as a library while the restaurant reservations platform has been in investment mode. The acquisition of a dining reservations platform in Australia is obviously a geographic play.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Priceline Acquires Australian Restaurant Reservations Platform AS Digital

Hotels

TripAdvisor In Tiff With Vacation Rental Managers Over FlipKey Changes

TripAdvisor/FlipKey's challenges with the vacation rental industry aren't only technical ones. They also reflect increased supply available from individual homeowners and apartment renters. TripAdvisor, Booking.com and Airbnb are going after this sector and professionally managed properties are feeling the lumps.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

TripAdvisor In Tiff With Vacation Rental Managers Over FlipKey Changes

Online Travel

Is It Crisis Time for HotelTonight or All Systems Go?

As competitors close in and some do heavy TV advertising, HotelTonight states that it is doing "hundreds of millions of dollars" annually in gross bookings and that it has grown 100 percent per year over the last two years. This will continue to be an interesting skirmish between a well-funded startup focusing on last-minute versus larger players that can offer more wide-ranging solutions for hotels.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Is It Crisis Time for HotelTonight or All Systems Go?

Hotels

The Lodging Revolution Begins With One Customer, Says Priceline CEO

Convergence is happening big time these days as online travel companies around the world, driven by the varied and changing accommodations' needs of their customers, are rapidly expanding and will continue to broaden their array of lodging options.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

The Lodging Revolution Begins With One Customer, Says Priceline CEO

Online Travel

Booking.com Finally Gets the Facebook Marketing Breakthrough It Wanted

Google has always been a valued Priceline Group partner but, until now, Facebook not so much. The Facebook relationship with Booking.com is improving, however, as the two behemoths increasingly friend one another.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Booking.com Finally Gets the Facebook Marketing Breakthrough It Wanted

Hotels

Will TripAdvisor Be the Next Airbnb? It Seems to Be Trying

TripAdvisor, with its hotel and restaurant reviews, hotel bookings and tours and activities, is a much more well-rounded travel site than the younger Airbnb at this stage. Still, TripAdvisor has some Airbnb envy, and wants to take advantage of the sea changes in the global lodging industry.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Will TripAdvisor Be the Next Airbnb? It Seems to Be Trying

Media and PR

What Travel Marketers Need to Know About Facebook’s Second Quarter Earnings

Facebook's ad technology needs to keep up with the pace of users who have joined the platform's mobile and video crusade.

Joyce Manalo, Skift | 9 years ago

What Travel Marketers Need to Know About Facebook’s Second Quarter Earnings

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

Online Travel

The Week in Online Booking: Big Moves From TripAdvisor, Big Hints From Kayak

TripAdvisor and Kayak are making moves that could cause big waves in online travel booking.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 9 years ago

The Week in Online Booking: Big Moves From TripAdvisor, Big Hints From Kayak

Online Travel

The Numbers Behind TripAdvisor’s Evolution Into the Next Booking Giant

The emergence of TripAdvisor as a viable booking site is a wake-up call to Expedia and the Priceline Group, who have been TripAdvisor's largest advertisers in recent years. It wouldn't be surprising to see them cut the spending spigot a bit.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

The Numbers Behind TripAdvisor’s Evolution Into the Next Booking Giant