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Google just a few weeks ago shared updates about AI-powered travel features in some of its products. Now it's adding more.
Justin Dawes | 1 week ago
Hotels
Today's podcast looks at global hotel dealmaking, Google's competitive spirit, and Boeing's growing problems.
Rashaad Jorden | 3 months ago
Airlines
As the saying goes about changes to the way Google displays flights, the devil will be in the details.
Dennis Schaal | 3 months ago
Booking.com can argue that it doesn't used banned screen-scraping to access Ryanair flights. Meanwhile, Google, "an honest/transparent OTA," can do no wrong in Ryanair's eyes.
Dennis Schaal | 4 months ago
The short-term rental sector is growing, but property managers have been having a hard time as supply has outpaced demand.
Justin Dawes | 4 months ago
Booking.com's appeal of the adverse European Commission decision on its merger with eTraveli Group will take years to play out. If self-styled "bigger fish" eTraveli is still around for the taking, it would cost considerably more.
Dennis Schaal | 7 months ago
If Google wants to build its flight price guarantee, it has the challenge that it always had with Book on Google — find airlines content to having their customers get into the Google habit.
Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago
Google's key priorities are artificial intelligence, retail, and YouTube. Travel is still an important vertical — it's just not a top focus.
Dennis Schaal | 9 months ago
Kudos to Google for bringing some diversity into the leadership of Google Travel. Left unanswered is whether the leadership changes portend any strategic shifts.
Dennis Schaal | 10 months ago
Google has been tracking flight prices for a considerable period so now it is backing up its data with real money. It's real money, but a pittance for Google.
Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago
