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Articles tagged “booking holdings”

Online Travel

Trivago and Tripadvisor Metasearch Lag Online Travel Agency Pandemic Recovery

Some metasearch sites have lost a bit of marketing appeal for advertisers. More brand marketing and Google are likely among the factors behind the trend.

Dennis Schaal | 1 month ago

Trivago and Tripadvisor Metasearch Lag Online Travel Agency Pandemic Recovery

Online Travel

The Era of Radical Innovation in Travel Booking Has Arrived

For years, we at Skift have talked about messaging & voice search being two potential new interfaces that help change travel booking, but not much has happened. Conversational AI is very likely going to change that.

Rafat Ali | 2 months ago

The Era of Radical Innovation in Travel Booking Has Arrived

News Blog

Booking.com Returns to the Super Bowl With Ad Featuring Melissa McCarthy

It's tough for a National Football League team to make a return trip in two consecutive years to the Super Bowl, but online travel company Booking.com will be doing just that with a fourth quarter advertisement during the telecast. Here's the advertisement: https://youtu.be/GizRGO3PVD8 Booking.com Chief Marketing Officer Arjan Dijk announced on LinkedIn that the Amersterdam-based…

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Online Travel

6 Travel Startups From 2015: Where Are They Now?

Some of the companies Skift featured in its first travel startup funding roundup went on to thrive, while others ... not so much.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 months ago

6 Travel Startups From 2015: Where Are They Now?

News Blog

FareHarbor Taps Longtime Booking.com Product Vice President as CEO

FareHarbor, the Booking Holdings' tours and activities reservations tech platform, has a new CEO, Skift has learned. Wellness travel companies are starting to offer more niche experiences like mountain hiking-meets-spa retreats. Source: Unsplash Andrea Carini, who served as vice president of product development at fashion retailer Otrium for the past 10 months, began carrying out…

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Online Travel

Booking.com Alums and Other Online Travel Vets Team Up to Disrupt Cruise Bookings

Turning a large proportion of cruise bookings from offline travel agents into online instant bookings would be a big ask. Many of Cruisebound's backers don't need the money, but they will have to prove themselves again nonetheless.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Booking.com Alums and Other Online Travel Vets Team Up to Disrupt Cruise Bookings

Mergers and Acquisitions

Good and Bad M&A, According to Booking’s CEO

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Booking CEO’s M&A philosophy, Zoom burnout, and a hotel brand bonanza.

Tom Lowry | 2 months ago

Good and Bad M&A, According to Booking’s CEO

Mergers and Acquisitions

Booking CEO Fogel on Why Making No Deal Is Better Than the Wrong Acquisition

Mergers and acquisitions are sexy for shareholders, analysts and the press. Booking CEO Fogel knows, though, that sometimes the best decision is not overpaying and walking away from that shiny object.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Booking CEO Fogel on Why Making No Deal Is Better Than the Wrong Acquisition

Online Travel

Booking Holdings Business Model Was Slowing Things Down Pre-Covid

Payments, flights and short-term rentals are paying off so far for Booking as part of its connected trip strategy. That's true even if there are doubts about travelers wanting to book their entire trip on one platform.

Dennis Schaal | 3 months ago

Booking Holdings Business Model Was Slowing Things Down Pre-Covid

Online Travel

Booking Holdings Set to Ride Upsides of Europe and China Trends in 2023

Booking Holdings shed its entire stake in China's Trip.com Group at a loss of $130 million in 2020. But Booking retains a substantial foothold in China outbound travel that it can ride to advantage in 2023.

Dennis Schaal and Peden Doma Bhutia, Skift | 3 months ago

Booking Holdings Set to Ride Upsides of Europe and China Trends in 2023