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Articles tagged “certares”

Ground Transport

New Hertz CEO Will Be Ex-Goldman Sachs Finance Chief Stephen Scherr

Hertz's next CEO has his work cut out for him in remaking the company. The car rental firm's transformation plan sounds good on paper, but it will be up to Stephen Scherr to turn vision into reality.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

New Hertz CEO Will Be Ex-Goldman Sachs Finance Chief Stephen Scherr

Business Travel

What Makes Corporate Travel a Worthy Investment Now?

Behind the investor appetite as American Express Global Business Travel prepares to go public.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

What Makes Corporate Travel a Worthy Investment Now?

Business Travel

7 Amex GBT Takeaways Revealed in Its $5.3 Billion SPAC Deal

Ahead of going public, Amex GBT has provided a compelling argument for growth in its 53-page document, with a string of acquisitions and partnerships already under its belt. But does its enormous size now line it up for success, or weigh it down?

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

7 Amex GBT Takeaways Revealed in Its $5.3 Billion SPAC Deal

Mergers and Acquisitions

Full Video: Certares Founder Greg O’Hara at Skift Global Forum 2021

Greg O'Hara of Certares argued that this is the easiest time to make travel investments ever — "if you are an expert." That's an important caveat, and we are skeptical that it is still not as easy as O'Hara lets on.

Skift | 3 years ago

Full Video: Certares Founder Greg O’Hara at Skift Global Forum 2021

Online Travel

Certares Founder on the Ease of Investing in Travel During a Pandemic

It is certainly an attractive time for private equity firms to invest in travel companies under pressure, but picking winners is never a slam dunk.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Certares Founder on the Ease of Investing in Travel During a Pandemic

Travel Agents

Onefinestay’s Founder Sees a Rejuvenated Future for Travel Agents With New Startup

It's too soon to tell whether the pandemic will drive people back into the arms of human beings to book their holidays, but Evan Frank thinks he's got the right ingredients to reboot the classic travel agent model.

Matthew Parsons | 3 years ago

Onefinestay’s Founder Sees a Rejuvenated Future for Travel Agents With New Startup

Business Travel

Carlson Family Gives Up Control of Namesake Agency CWT in Refinancing Deal

A new chapter that will help the agency focus on the future, but will an opaque ownership structure hinder its recovery plans?

Matthew Parsons | 3 years ago

Carlson Family Gives Up Control of Namesake Agency CWT in Refinancing Deal

Online Travel

Travel Investor Certares Places $354 Million Bet on Aviation Service Firm Avia Solutions Group

No niche purchase this time round, but a more rounded investment in a wide-ranging aerospace business group. Find out more when Certares founder Greg O’Hara speaks at Skift Global Forum in New York next week.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Travel Investor Certares Places $354 Million Bet on Aviation Service Firm Avia Solutions Group

Business Travel

Amex GBT Now Deviates Widely From Core Travel Focus

Putting the “American Express” back into American Express Global Business Travel, its new Neo1 expense tool reminds us the world’s biggest corporate travel agency is half-owned by a credit card company.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Amex GBT Now Deviates Widely From Core Travel Focus

Ground Transport

Hertz Puts Bankruptcy Behind It With Transformational Plans

Hertz's new ownership has grand plans to remake the car rental firm. Over the next few years, you'll find out if that really happened depending on your experience at an airport car rental counter near you.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Hertz Puts Bankruptcy Behind It With Transformational Plans