Articles tagged “Kiwi.com”

Online Travel

Business Model Innovation Is the Hottest Thing in Online Travel

Innovation comes in many forms. Sometimes it's a new technology. But for a growing number of online travel companies, it's all about disrupting traditional business models.

Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago

Business Model Innovation Is the Hottest Thing in Online Travel

News Blog

AirAsia Superapp Topped 10 Million Monthly Active Users in the Second Quarter

As travel recovers in Southeast Asia, the AirAsia superapp saw the ranks of its monthly active users reach more than 10.6 million in the second quarter with an assortment of services, Capital A stated Monday in releasing the airline group's preliminary operating statistics. AirAsia Super App. AirAsia On the digital front, the AirAsia superapp saw…

Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago

News Blog

Online Travel Agency Kiwi Receives $105 Million in Investment

Kiwi.com, an online travel agency based in Brno, Czechia, said on Wednesday it had received an investment of $105 million (€100 million) from an unnamed "preeminent global institutional investor." The company didn't disclose the terms of the deal. General Atlantic had invested in the company before the pandemic. One of Kiwi.com's signature offerings is "virtual…

Sean O'Neill | 9 months ago

Online Travel

Did Kiwi Figure Out How to Hack Southwest for Flight Information?

Airlines have complained about the hidden costs of online travel agency web-scraping for years, but Southwest takes that sensitivity to a much higher strategic level. Kiwi apparently is adept at out-maneuvering Southwest's page-scraping roadblocks so the courts will have to sort it all out.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 2 years ago

Did Kiwi Figure Out How to Hack Southwest for Flight Information?

Online Travel

Southwest Lawsuit Alleges Skiplagged and Kiwi Collude to Deceive Flyers

The smart money has Southwest prevailing in this lawsuit against Skiplagged, given the airlines's 17-year history of beating back such alleged interlopers. On the other hand, when it came to an Orbitz lawsuit, Skiplagged knew how to bob and weave.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 2 years ago

Southwest Lawsuit Alleges Skiplagged and Kiwi Collude to Deceive Flyers

Online Travel

Ridesharing Firm Didi’s IPO Calamity Highlights Risks for Online Travel in China

Did Airbnb, Booking Holdings, Tripadvisor, Oyo, and Marriott, among others, squirm a bit upon learning of Chinese regulators' latest antitrust crackdowns, this time against ridesharing giant Didi and food-delivery and hotel booker Meituan? If not, they should.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 2 years ago

Ridesharing Firm Didi’s IPO Calamity Highlights Risks for Online Travel in China

Business Travel

The New Art of Booking Travel to Bring Together Remote Workers

The methods for booking a suitable corporate retreat these days still feel very experimental, with so many nuances to consider. But the rewards will be there for the platforms that get it right.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 2 years ago

The New Art of Booking Travel to Bring Together Remote Workers

Airlines

Prague Revamps Airport to Be Friendlier to Remote Workers Flying for Team Meetings

Prague's airport has debuted new perks and processes to boost its appeal as a transfer and stopover hub. The Czech capital hopes to attract more off-site gatherings and business retreats.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 2 years ago

Prague Revamps Airport to Be Friendlier to Remote Workers Flying for Team Meetings

Business Travel

New Airfare Hedging Tool Approved to Help Airlines With Volatile Revenue Swings

A new platform called Skytra, developed by Airbus, has been three years in the making, but expect tentative first steps from a battered and bruised travel industry.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 2 years ago

New Airfare Hedging Tool Approved to Help Airlines With Volatile Revenue Swings

Coronavirus

Trip.com Group’s Acquisition of Travix Hints at Appeal of Smaller Travel Agencies

Smaller online travel agencies try to make money by grabbing nickels and eurocent coins ahead of the steamrollers of global advertising behemoths. The underreported story of why China's largest travel company acquired a tiny Dutch travel group highlights the phenomenon.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Trip.com Group’s Acquisition of Travix Hints at Appeal of Smaller Travel Agencies