Articles tagged “iac”

Online Travel

Barry Diller Says Expedia Has AI Edge With OpenAI CEO as a Director

Having OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on the Expedia Group board for the last few years certainly didn't hurt Expedia's ChatGPT rollout, although it's been using artificial intelligence for years.

Dennis Schaal | 5 months ago

Barry Diller Says Expedia Has AI Edge With OpenAI CEO as a Director

Online Travel

Full Video: Expedia Group Chairman Barry Diller at Skift Global Forum 2022

Many will argue that Barry Diller's views are contrarian, but he's indeed correct that many sustainability programs are puffery.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Full Video: Expedia Group Chairman Barry Diller at Skift Global Forum 2022

Coronavirus

Expedia’s Barry Diller on Biz Travel Doubters: ‘They’re All Dopes’

It's a question of when, not if, business travel returns for Barry Diller. Booking data from the likes of Marriott and Alaska Airlines back his claim.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 2 years ago

Expedia’s Barry Diller on Biz Travel Doubters: ‘They’re All Dopes’

Online Travel

Is Investor Certares on the Road to Becoming a Next-Gen Travel Powerhouse?

At a time when a travel operator like Expedia Group is shedding brands to become more focused, private equity firm Certares is investing in a broad array of travel assets. Divergent strategies for two very different companies. Certares' goal is likely to wrangle synergies while making a ton of money.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Is Investor Certares on the Road to Becoming a Next-Gen Travel Powerhouse?

Coronavirus

MGM Resorts Spurned in $11 Billion Takeover Bid of Parent of UK’s Ladbrokes

With online gaming a focus for Barry Diller, whose IAC group is backing the offer, don't bet on this being MGM's final bid for the historic brand.

Tanishaa Nadkar, Reuters | 3 years ago

Online Travel

Helicopter Taxi Service Blade Goes Public Through Blank-Check Company

Airbus-backed Blade thinks Asia is where the action is, with plans to expand there after this latest blank-check deal. Keep an eye on similar so-called SPAC deals in travel in the new year.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Helicopter Taxi Service Blade Goes Public Through Blank-Check Company

Online Travel

Video: IAC/Expedia Group Chairman at Skift Global Forum 2020

Barry Diller resoundingly endorsed the future of travel when he said "if there's life, there's travel." Maybe that's why the recent $1 billion investment in MGM Resorts won't be the last for Diller in the sector.

Tom Lowry , Skift | 3 years ago

Video: IAC/Expedia Group Chairman at Skift Global Forum 2020

Mergers and Acquisitions

Barry Diller Shares Pandemic Highs and Lows

Both of Barry Diller's companies, IAC and Expedia, are now invested in a travel recovery, which he thinks will arrive in only a matter of time. Count Diller on the side of those who believe the new normal will resemble its former self more than many people imagine.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Barry Diller Shares Pandemic Highs and Lows