Articles tagged “ipo”

Although it is very much apples to oranges, the Hostelworld IPO might be viewed as a toe in the water for companies such as Airbnb and other alternative lodging/sharing-economy companies mulling their futures as public companies.

Hotel Urbano is focused on being a Big Data-infused travel company with an online travel agency platform in Brazil, one of the largest emerging markets in the world. Hotel Urbano claims it is not only riding that demand, but is also creating it.

eDreams Odigeo's stock price has tanked since it started trading in April. Still, if you look at some of the company's technology advantages, the flight-search group has a lot of things going for it if the company can stick it out over the long term.

To some extent, the shift in geographic focus of the travel IPO market from the U.S. in 2013 toward Europe and Asia Pacific so far in 2014 reflects where the burgeoning investment and market opportunities are opening up, although it is somewhat surprising that Latin America has yet to be heard from in a very meaningful way.

Virgin America needs to attract more business travelers if it is to fill those first class and Main Cabin Select seats to maintain a passenger revenue advantage over low cost carriers.

GoPro learned early that vanity sells in the form of selfie videos. GoPro's challenge will be to evolve from a gadget company into a media enterprise because hardware can fairly easily be copied.

It's hard to see what would make Travelport an attractive investment in 2014 given its indebtedness, net losses and perennial reliance on air transactions despite moves to build up non-air revenue.

Despite the fact that the La Quinta IPO priced below the brand's intended range due to the overall tumble of the markets in recent days, investors are buying into La Quinta's growth story. With a CAGR of 18% from 2003 to 2013, there's little not to love.

The actual or prospective IPOs of Hilton Worldwide, Extended Stay America and La Quinta notwithstanding, Blackstone is adding pieces to the empire.

Neck-deep in growth and expansion, the future of Viking is still not clear, but it's recent move into the ocean business suggests Viking has the ambition to expand its brand into other sectors of the travel industry.