Articles tagged “groupon”

Online Travel

Groupon Closes SideTour and Shuts Down Its Tours Platform

Many people have worked hard for a long time to bring tours and activities into the digital age. So far, there's very, very little to show for all the work and all the hype.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 8 years ago

Groupon Closes SideTour and Shuts Down Its Tours Platform

Online Travel

Groupon Launches Standalone Travel App

Travel is still a relatively small portion of the overall Groupon business, although the segment notched solid revenue growth in the third quarter. The issue for Groupon in travel is whether a standalone app will make much of a difference as the popularity of flash sales seems to be diminishing.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Groupon Launches Standalone Travel App

Online Travel

Groupon Launches Tonight-Only Hotels in Its Mobile Apps

Groupon's launch of tonight-only hotel deals in its mobile apps isn't exactly the "shot heard 'round the world," but Groupon has the audience and scale to do some damage.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Groupon Launches Tonight-Only Hotels in Its Mobile Apps

Online Travel

Groupon Pushes Hotels Front and Center in Updated Mobile Apps

Will Groupon emerge as a larger player in online hotel sales? It's possible, but the necessary focus probably isn't there, and flash sales aren't on anyone's 2014 trends list.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Groupon Pushes Hotels Front and Center in Updated Mobile Apps

Online Travel

What Happened To Blink and SideTour 6 Months After Groupon Bought Them

While some erroneously looked to Expedia to take tours and activities mainstream, Groupon, if it survives, is making the first move.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

What Happened To Blink and SideTour 6 Months After Groupon Bought Them

Online Travel

Expedia Loses Co-Branding With Groupon on Travel Flash Sales Product

Groupon and Expedia have downgraded their partnership. Whether it was a mutual decision as both parties claim or push came to shove, it was clear that these two big brands weren't going to smoothly co-exist forever.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Expedia Loses Co-Branding With Groupon on Travel Flash Sales Product

Online Travel

Groupon Adds 20,000 Properties To Its Hotel Feature

Groupon is rounding out its hotel offering after having acquired same-night hotel app Blink last September. The whole thing is still a very niche product.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Groupon Adds 20,000 Properties To Its Hotel Feature

Hotels

Groupon to Integrate Tonight-Only Hotel Deals Into Its Mobile Apps

Putting tonight-only deals into the Groupon App isn't going to put HotelTonight or other competitors out of business, but it adds a competitor with a huge user base. Game on.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Groupon to Integrate Tonight-Only Hotel Deals Into Its Mobile Apps

Online Travel

Groupon Continues Travel Buying Spree With Purchase of Tours Startup SideTour

We've yet to see the same level of excitement for local tours, activities, and events startups from consumers as we did from investors over the last few years. SideTour's unnamed purchase price is likely low, but it's also likely a sigh of relief for its investors and employees.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 9 years ago

Groupon Continues Travel Buying Spree With Purchase of Tours Startup SideTour

Hotels

Groupon Acquires Blink and Gets Into Last-Minute Mobile Hotel Booking Game

For Groupon, which has built its business on limited time-based inventory, the acquisition makes sense to add to its travel business. For the mobile booking sector, it is just the beginning, with a lot more to come.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 9 years ago

Groupon Acquires Blink and Gets Into Last-Minute Mobile Hotel Booking Game