Articles tagged “booking”

Travel Technology

Mobile Travel Sales in U.S. Forecast to Reach One Third of All Digital Sales by 2017

eMarketer paints a picture of the travel industry largely solving mobile booking issues by 2017, with one third of travel sales in the U.S. taking place on smartphones or tablets. Presumably most of it will be on tablets, though.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Booking.com’s New Vacation Rental Site is HomeAway’s Worst Nightmare

It remains to be seen what Booking.com does with its new Villas.com and how heavily it gets promoted, but Booking.com clearly is committed to the vacation rental sector, and will likely make many more moves. HomeAway has to do much more to get its digital act together.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

Mobile Travel Booking Outpacing Other Purchases on Phones and Tablets

Looking at where and how consumers are booking travel has become a proven indicator of coming commerce trends.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

The Booking Habits of Hostel Guests Around the Globe

The growing popularity of third-party booking sites are making it easier for travelers to search, sort and book hostels, which is great news for operators unless commission rates erase the benefits of a booking hike.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Ad Tech Is Changing Everything Marketers Know About Travel Booking

Advertising technology is changing how marketers drive people to booking in digital, gone are the days of just search engine marketing.

James O'Brien, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

5 New Travel Startups That Provide Shortcuts to Better Booking

Travel booking is a hassle for everyone from individual backpackers to multimillion dollar companies. These tools want to cut down on the costs and time needed to plan and then get from point A to point B.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

HotelTonight Moving Beyond Hotels, Making Use Of Its Big Funding

HotelTonight is taking no options off the table when it comes to its future. And last-minute booking combined with an easy-to-use app are features that can transcend even the lodging sector.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Starwood CEO Says Digital Efforts Will Lead to ’24/7 Dialog In and Out-of-Stay’

Although Starwood executives proclaim that Smart Check-in is the first of many mobile innovations in the pipeline, travelers are demanding more digital tools than ever and will not wait too long to receive them.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

5 Travel Startups Use Data and Design to Drive Smarter Travel

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Travelers More Likely to Book Hotels on Day of Arrival Than Any Day Prior

Same-day booking is a trend that's here to stay, especially given its popularity during a season when most travelers try to book ahead for the holidays.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago