Articles tagged “booking holdings”

Frequent travelers have plenty of incentive to earn miles through Rocketmiles, but the startup will have to expand its hotel options and offer a cleaner experience than its competitor for sustainable growth.

There are a number of OTAs making headway in the booming tourism markets of Asia, but their growth and travelers’ independence continues to be limited by structural and political infrastructure.

With only about 8% of hotel bookings in Russia taking place online, Ostrovok and its peers have epic room for growth.

HomeAway's Brian Sharples isn't worried about online travel agencies getting into vacation rentals. InterContinental, Marriott and Hilton have the OTAs on a relatively tight leash, and won't stand for a serious flirtation with those dreaded vacation rentals.

Where Booking.com leads, other online travel agencies tend to follow. Don't be surprised if you start seeing more apartment hotels and hostels appearing on Expedia sometime soon.

The case marks how different aviation rules can be in some countries. The Indian Supreme Court was surprised to find its airlines had begun quietly levying small fees, while in the U.S., airlines shamelessly embrace their fee-happy ways.

Booking.com has turned out to be among the best acquisitions ever made in Internet history, and now it is shedding its shyness on marketing front.

These are early days, but when a major hotel provider such as Booking.com diversifies into vacation rentals, everyone should take notice.

It’s not a new platform that’s needed to take these tourism companies online, but a grassroots efforts to update their technology to process online payments.