Articles tagged “flash sales”

TripAdvisor didn't buy Jetsetter to have it sit in the background, and the impending doom of SniqueAway is the logical next step.

The move outwardly appears to make sense for LivingSocial: If you are attracting a lot of traffic among users who aren't interested in your flash sales, why not diversify and get them to reserve a different hotel. Just how the economics plays out in the end remains to be seen.

Gutting 10% of the workforce isn't much of a holiday package from LivingSocial. But it does highlight that the winnowing continues in the daily deals sector.

TripAdvisor claims it gives its subsidiaries the freedom to operate independently, but how it works in reality may be a somewhat different story.

Critics always claimed that the voucher business was built on a house of cards, and now Travelzoo is admitting that the house is falling.

With early investors backing out of Groupon and other sites re-evaluating their rapid expansions over the past two years, it's certainly not a good week to be in the local online coupon business.

Flash sales and daily deals may just turn out to be less fun than everyone thought they'd be.

In its direct-travel sales, Groupon could be taking a page out of Expedia's playbook -- partner with a company, learn the ropes, and eventually shut them out and do it on your own.

The local deals giant finally put up some good numbers this quarter, but its share price has been battered and it will need to improve relations with local businesses if it wants to stay alive.