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Articles tagged “kayak”

Online Travel

Expedia and Kayak Offer Early Convergence of ChatGPT and Travel Booking

This is one of the earliest examples of the coming convergence of conversational AI and travel booking, even if it is crude in this new launch from ChatGPT.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Expedia and Kayak Offer Early Convergence of ChatGPT and Travel Booking

Online Travel

Kayak Co-Founder Paul English Is Launching New App as an Alternative to ‘Garbage’ Restaurant/Hotel Reviews

The advent of user reviews in travel was a disruptive and positive force, and they in turn may indeed get upended or greatly modified as new technologies take hold.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Kayak Co-Founder Paul English Is Launching New App as an Alternative to ‘Garbage’ Restaurant/Hotel Reviews

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Could Generate $1.2 Billion With Sponsored Listings and an Ad Platform by 2026

When you consider that Expedia and Booking each made at least $900 million in advertising-related revenue in 2022 (though likely much more) and Airbnb pocketed next to zilch, then you know that Airbnb can take advantage of a substantial opportunity.

Dennis Schaal and Pranavi Agarwal, Skift | 1 year ago

Airbnb Could Generate $1.2 Billion With Sponsored Listings and an Ad Platform by 2026

Travel Booking

Booking Holdings’ 6 Brands, Explained

Booking Holdings’ empire is one of the most valuable in the travel industry. We break down the six major brands that bring home the money.

Joey Tyson, Skift | 1 year ago

Booking Holdings’ 6 Brands, Explained

Online Travel

Booking Holdings Trends in 6 Charts

Booking Holdings was in hiring mode in 2022, particularly in Asia Pacific. That should be nice timing given the China reopening.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Booking Holdings Trends in 6 Charts

Online Travel

Trivago and Tripadvisor Metasearch Lag Online Travel Agency Pandemic Recovery

Some metasearch sites have lost a bit of marketing appeal for advertisers. More brand marketing and Google are likely among the factors behind the trend.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Trivago and Tripadvisor Metasearch Lag Online Travel Agency Pandemic Recovery

Online Travel

Google Flights Could Shift Strategy After Heavy Layoffs

Why doesn't Google promote Google Travel as a one-stop shop? The layoffs at Google Flights show there's too much ad revenue in play on the Google.com side of the flights business to merit such an all-in approach.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Google Flights Could Shift Strategy After Heavy Layoffs

Online Travel

Google Leveraged User Data to Dominate Online Advertising: Lawsuit

Google advises "we never sell your personal information." But it should add the following disclaimer: But we make an almost unfathomable amount of money from it.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Google Leveraged User Data to Dominate Online Advertising: Lawsuit

Tour Operators

Tour Operators Up Offerings for Solo Travelers

Tour operators making a play for the growing solo travel market need to balance the flexibility of their tour offerings against the right amount of structured planning. While the traditional approach works for some, others are reinventing the solo-travel wheel.

Selene Brophy | 1 year ago

Tour Operators Up Offerings for Solo Travelers

Online Travel

Kayak CEO Steve Hafner Predicts China to Fully Reopen After Travel Search Surge

Steve Hafner likes what he sees in those numbers. It's been a long wait on China.

Nathan Gomes, Reuters | 1 year ago

Kayak CEO Steve Hafner Predicts China to Fully Reopen After Travel Search Surge