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Articles tagged “fareharbor”

Online Travel

The Battle Over Tours and Activities Reservation Systems Rages On

FareHarbor and Bokun act as if they're unstoppably on the way to becoming giants. But the market for booking systems for sightseeing and experience operators remains very much in flux.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

The Battle Over Tours and Activities Reservation Systems Rages On

Business Travel

Booking Drops Hotel Requirement to Book Tours and Activities

Booking.com's hotel focus has given way to a strategy to serve travelers at every portion of the trip. TripAdvisor already does it, Expedia too. Airbnb is on that full-service road. So Booking.com will have plenty of company.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Booking Drops Hotel Requirement to Book Tours and Activities

Business Travel

Booking’s FareHarbor Kept the Bootstrapping Myth Going While Discreetly Raising Outside Money

Honesty is the best policy. Even if it clashes with a nice FareHarbor bootstrapping story that seemed too good to be true.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Booking’s FareHarbor Kept the Bootstrapping Myth Going While Discreetly Raising Outside Money

Mergers and Acquisitions

Booking Holdings Bought HotelsCombined for Only $140 Million

Don't you just love those proverbial tuck-in acquisitions? Booking Holdings didn't break the bank for either HotelsCombined ($140 million) or FareHarbor ($250 million). Sometimes making smaller bets is a much smarter strategy than gargantuan deals, but only time will tell.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 6 years ago

Booking Holdings Bought HotelsCombined for Only $140 Million

Online Travel

Why Everybody Now Wants a Piece of the Tours and Activities Sector

Large travel corporations can't seem to get enough of the tours and activities space. It's one to watch as the year unfolds. Deals can be a great way to get a foot in the door, but don't forget to make sure there is a strategic fit — and, of course, that the price is right.

Seth Borko, Skift Research | 6 years ago

Why Everybody Now Wants a Piece of the Tours and Activities Sector

Online Travel

TripAdvisor Buys Tours and Activities Tech Provider Bokun as Connectivity Race Heats Up

We said there would be more consolidation in the tours and activities space, and the ink was hardly dry when TripAdvisor announced the acquisition of Bokun. This enables TripAdvisor to provide an end-to-end solution without having to rely on third party vendors to bring tours and activities suppliers on board.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 6 years ago

TripAdvisor Buys Tours and Activities Tech Provider Bokun as Connectivity Race Heats Up