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Articles tagged “expedia group”

Online Travel

Exclusive: Expedia Terminates Its Hopper Relationship, Says It ‘Exploits Consumer Anxiety’

Expedia ended its supplier relationship with Hopper over a variety of business practices it finds abhorrent. Was there a competitive motive involved, as well? Yup.

Dennis Schaal | 10 months ago

Exclusive: Expedia Terminates Its Hopper Relationship, Says It ‘Exploits Consumer Anxiety’

Online Travel

Booking’s Very Expensive Marketing Piece of the Pie

Travel bargain hunters are a fickle bunch, visiting more than two dozen websites on average before they book. Booking.com and its rivals spend billions annually to woo those travelers who wouldn't otherwise click over to their platforms.

Dennis Schaal | 10 months ago

Booking’s Very Expensive Marketing Piece of the Pie

Short-Term Rentals

Expedia Group and Vacasa Execs Discuss the Need for Change: Full Video

The number of short-term rental platforms is growing rapidly. Remaining successful will mean creating a simple user experience for hosts and travelers.

Justin Dawes | 10 months ago

Expedia Group and Vacasa Execs Discuss the Need for Change: Full Video

Online Travel

The Case for Expedia Narrowing the Profit Gap With Booking Holdings

In some ways, Expedia Group's potential narrowing of the take rate gap with Booking Holdings has a lot to do with Booking's strategic decisions — pushing more into the U.S. and expanding its lower-margin flights business.

Dennis Schaal | 11 months ago

The Case for Expedia Narrowing the Profit Gap With Booking Holdings

Short-Term Rentals

Expedia Group and Vacasa Are Making These Short-Term Rental Tech Investments

Expedia and Vacasa see technology as key to improving both their businesses and the guest/owner experiences. They both face big challenges this year.

Justin Dawes | 11 months ago

Expedia Group and Vacasa Are Making These Short-Term Rental Tech Investments

Announcements

Skift Research Identifies Top 250 Short-Term Rental Companies

Airbed & Breakfast anyone? The rental sector have come a long way over the past decades. We recognize the 250 most prominent companies that shape the short-term rental industry today.

Wouter Geerts | 11 months ago

Skift Research Identifies Top 250 Short-Term Rental Companies

Online Travel

Travel CEOs Talk Artificial Intelligence

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Agoda’s competitive edge, Hostaway’s funding, and what travel leaders are saying about AI.

Skift | 11 months ago

Travel CEOs Talk Artificial Intelligence

Travel Technology

Airbnb, Expedia, Uber: What Top CEOs Are Saying About AI

Generative AI is still in the early stages, but major travel companies are investing in tools that many of them say will be an important part of the future.

Justin Dawes | 11 months ago

Airbnb, Expedia, Uber: What Top CEOs Are Saying About AI

Online Travel

Interview: Expedia CEO on How Its AI Rollouts Would Be Impossible for Prior Regimes

First-mover advantage from online travel companies in generative AI might not hold up over the long-term. The chessboard may get overturned. Still, getting out there first doesn't hurt.

Dennis Schaal | 12 months ago

Interview: Expedia CEO on How Its AI Rollouts Would Be Impossible for Prior Regimes

Online Travel

Barry Diller Says Expedia Has AI Edge With OpenAI CEO as a Director

Having OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on the Expedia Group board for the last few years certainly didn't hurt Expedia's ChatGPT rollout, although it's been using artificial intelligence for years.

Dennis Schaal | 12 months ago

Barry Diller Says Expedia Has AI Edge With OpenAI CEO as a Director