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Articles tagged “deals”

Hotels

Airbnb Is Paying $400 Million For HotelTonight, Half in Pre-IPO Stock

On the surface, HotelTonight got a lowish deal from Airbnb. But with roughly half in stock, the price tag could look very upbeat if Airbnb's stock soars in an initial public offering.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Airbnb Is Paying $400 Million For HotelTonight, Half in Pre-IPO Stock

Online Travel

Expedia Is Stealing Market Share from Priceline’s Name Your Own Price Through Steep Discounts

Priceline's Booking.com has been conquering the world, often at Expedia's expense, but let's score one for Expedia. Its Expedia Unpublished Rates product has been kicking butt, and stealing share from Priceline's Name Your Own Price since last 2011.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Expedia Is Stealing Market Share from Priceline’s Name Your Own Price Through Steep Discounts

Hotels

Hotels Get In On Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals

If their rooms were full and occupied, then hotels wouldn't be participating in these Cyber Week deals. Where there is need, there is a deal.

Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Starwood Launches the Weirdest Hotel Flash Sales on the Internet

Starwood's new hotel flash sales site has little flash, and it is a bad move to jump through hoops about your exclusive sales when in reality you can find the same hotel deals all over the Internet. Bad move.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Starwood Launches the Weirdest Hotel Flash Sales on the Internet

Hotels

Travelzoo notches sluggish growth, pins hopes on hotels

There were no great signs of a turnaround in Travelzoo's first quarter results. It is hoping that getting into hotel booking and taking advantage of its subscriber base will provide the basis of an answer, but the company is getting into an already very-crowded field.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Cyprus crisis means deals for sun-seeking European tourists

The British slowed their visits to Cyprus before the financial crisis; for them it was as much about not wanting to bend to the tastes of the new Russian travelers than it was vacationing in a destination hit hard by the euro crisis.

Patrick Collinson, Guardian | 11 years ago

Cyprus crisis means deals for sun-seeking European tourists

Tourism

Queensland resort will cut 20% off the bill if rain ruins your vacation

There's a bit of a carnival barker's promise here -- you know something's loaded against you -- but it's still a cheap way of promoting the benefits of your less-than-rainy destination to places with much bleaker weather.

Cali Mackrill, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Queensland resort will cut 20% off the bill if rain ruins your vacation

Cruises

Cruise industry’s response to accidents? Cutting prices for consumers

A price cut is the absolute last thing that the cruise industry needs. There's no way Carnival and its peers can argue that their race to the bottom hasn't created conditions where accidents are much more likely. Even lower prices will arguably make things worse.

Jane Archer, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Hotels

TripAdvisor’s redesigned Tingo now searches for hotel upgrades

Known for its user reviews, TripAdvisor is getting further into hotel transactions through its Tingo site. Adding room upgrades as a possibility for guests is a nice twist, and it is probably being welcomed by hotels, as well.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

TripAdvisor’s redesigned Tingo now searches for hotel upgrades

Hotels

Jetsetter sale finally nearing completion, announcement expected next week

For all its problems, Jetsetter is a market leader in hotel flash sales, and an acquisition at a bargain-rate sale price could help TripAdvisor inject some life into SniqueAway.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Jetsetter sale finally nearing completion, announcement expected next week