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Articles tagged “lastminute.com”

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TourRadar and Lastminute.com Partner on Bike Tours in Tandem With Tour de France Sponsorship

Just in time for next month's Tour de France, where it is the official travel sponsor, Switzerland-based Lastminute.com debuted multi-day bike holidays powered by adventure-booking platform TourRadar. City bike tour in Amsterdam "Travel like the locals do on a bicycle adventure," a promo on Lastminute.com reads. "Ride off-the-beaten-track through the hills of Northern Thailand, glide past…

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Tourism

Russia Travel: Who’s In, Who’s Out

The global travel industry is split over doing business in Russia, although the vast majority of companies are abiding by the relevant economic sanctions. Moral outrage, self-interest, and disparate views over harming ordinary Russians are clashing big time.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Russia Travel: Who’s In, Who’s Out

Online Travel

Wego Acquisition of Cleartrip Middle East Would Create Online Travel Group

Booking.com has a substantial presence in the Middle East, but there is a vacuum that Wego Group and homegrown players could begin to fill over the next few years.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Wego Acquisition of Cleartrip Middle East Would Create Online Travel Group

Airlines

Alitalia to Auction Off Its Loyalty Program — Bids Start at $57 Million

A potential easy win of an impressive 6.2 million members goes to the highest bidder, and each and every flyer a valuable resource for an airline wanting to take advantage of Europe's upcoming recovery.

Francesca Landini, Reuters | 2 years ago

Alitalia to Auction Off Its Loyalty Program — Bids Start at $57 Million

Online Travel

Ad Tech Company Intent Media Shuts Down After Decade-Long Run

Intent Media was in expansion mode early this year and had a good thing going, but Covid-19 and the resulting online travel advertising crash wrote the company's obituary.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Ad Tech Company Intent Media Shuts Down After Decade-Long Run

Airlines

Ryanair Launches New Assault Against Unauthorized Bookings

Airlines such as Ryanair, as well as hotels, have long argued that online travel sites are stingy about providing them with customer information, and that's a solid point. Could Ryanair have done more until now to provide passengers with refunds? Definitely.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Ryanair Launches New Assault Against Unauthorized Bookings

Coronavirus

Lastminute.com CEO Calls on Airlines to Issue Refunds Faster

Travelers are finding roadblocks to getting their money back from trips canceled by the pandemic, even when the law requires refunds. Enter online travel group Lastminute.com, which isn't happy about it.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Lastminute.com CEO Calls on Airlines to Issue Refunds Faster

Online Travel

Lastminute.com Optimistic Bookings Will Start Returning by May

Given that we still don't know enough about the coronavirus, is this a case of overoptimism? Whatever happens, an online player like Lastminute.com is probably more resilient than asset-heavy travel companies.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

Lastminute.com Optimistic Bookings Will Start Returning by May

Online Travel

Lastminute.com Pushes Into India With HolidayIQ Deal

Speculation continues to grow around Lastminute.com Group's ownership. In the meantime it's getting on with expanding its presence across the globe.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

Lastminute.com Pushes Into India With HolidayIQ Deal

Online Travel

EDreams Adds Hotels to Prime Subscription Scheme

EDreams is certainly putting a lot of effort into its Prime subscription offering. The test will be how it goes down in other markets and how it performs over a number of years. Do the numbers stack up over the long term and will people keep renewing?

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

EDreams Adds Hotels to Prime Subscription Scheme