Articles tagged “hotels.com”

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Expedia Is Still Eliminating Brands. This Time It’s ebookers UK

There will clearly be more pruning to come as Expedia Group expands its One Key loyalty program to Europe, and takes hard looks at its brands and operations in countries around the world.

Dennis Schaal | 3 weeks ago

Expedia Is Still Eliminating Brands. This Time It’s ebookers UK

Online Travel

Expedia Lets Influencers Cash In, Announces AI Product Updates

Expedia can't compete with TikTok or Instagram in audience numbers, so we'll see how much traction Travel Shops can gain.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Expedia Lets Influencers Cash In, Announces AI Product Updates

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Expedia’s New CEO: Fixing Vrbo, Loyalty, and the Outlook For International Growth

Expedia Group's new CEO, Ariane Gorin, wants to build a great product and accelerate growth. The rest would take care of itself.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Expedia’s New CEO: Fixing Vrbo, Loyalty, and the Outlook For International Growth

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The Expedia CEO Transition: The Challenges Facing the New Boss

No one ever said revamping the nuts, bolts and servers of a sprawling Expedia Group would be easy. How 2024 plays out will say a lot about whether all that toil was worth it.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

The Expedia CEO Transition: The Challenges Facing the New Boss

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Expedia Backtracks on Outage Cause: ‘Software Issue’ Took Down Global Operations

Expedia provided a different explanation as to the cause of its global outages after we presented the company with a different account.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Expedia Backtracks on Outage Cause: ‘Software Issue’ Took Down Global Operations

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Expedia Group Brands Back Online After Widespread Outages, Blames Maintenance Issues

Expedia Group websites from the U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico, India and Dubai were experiencing outages.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Expedia Group Brands Back Online After Widespread Outages, Blames Maintenance Issues

Short-Term Rentals

Expedia Is Considering Ways to Introduce Sponsored Listings on Vrbo

Short-term rentals could be the next frontier for sponsored listings. Hotels are difficult enough, but vacation rentals may be even more complex to get right.

Dennis Schaal | 3 months ago

Expedia Is Considering Ways to Introduce Sponsored Listings on Vrbo

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Tripadvisor Isn’t as Dependent on Its 2 Biggest Advertisers Anymore

As Tripadvisor's decade-old bet on Viator is paying off, Tripadvisor has become less reliant on advertising from Expedia and Booking.com.

Dennis Schaal | 4 months ago

Tripadvisor Isn’t as Dependent on Its 2 Biggest Advertisers Anymore

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The Expedia Makeover Under CEO Peter Kern

A lot of behind-the-scenes work has taken place at Expedia Group under CEO Peter Kern over the past four years. Were the moves successful? That will depend on CEO-in-waiting Ariane Gorin.

Dennis Schaal | 5 months ago

The Expedia Makeover Under CEO Peter Kern

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Expedia CEO Touts Ads to ‘Punch Our Main Competitor (Airbnb) Squarely in the Nose’

Airbnb will definitely be able to take this Expedia/Vrbo punch.

Dennis Schaal | 5 months ago

Expedia CEO Touts Ads to ‘Punch Our Main Competitor (Airbnb) Squarely in the Nose’