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Articles tagged “online travel agencies”

Airlines

Frontier-Spirit to Join Forces and More Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines unveil plans to merge in a massive deal, Philippines Airlines makes a tumultuous leadership change, and European officials implement new metrics for measuring tourism success.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Frontier-Spirit to Join Forces and More Top Travel Stories This Week

Online Travel

Don’t Expect a Huge Crisis Bounceback for Online Travel Agencies This Time

The online travel space has always been super-competitive, but established players like Expedia Group and Booking Holdings face a growing roster of formidable competitors, including hotels, Google and Airbnb.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Don’t Expect a Huge Crisis Bounceback for Online Travel Agencies This Time

Online Travel

New Online Travel Transparency Is Being Tested in Ecuador

After Covid put the travel industry under a microscope, Ecuador aims to define who’s who in the agencies segment, create a clearer environment for online sales, avoid embezzlements and improve the quality of professionals.

Paula Krizanovic, Skift | 2 years ago

New Online Travel Transparency Is Being Tested in Ecuador

Startups

Hipcamp Buys UK Booking Brand Cool Camping

Hipcamp, a booking site led by Alyssa Ravasio and backed by Andreessen Horowitz, seems intent on international expansion. The startup's skill at creating supply, not just listing campsites, has set it apart and given it momentum so far.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Hipcamp Buys UK Booking Brand Cool Camping

Mergers and Acquisitions

10 Largest 2021 Travel Acquisitions Ripple Across Industry

Big names drove many of the top 10 travel mergers of the year. But among the largest deals, aircraft lessors, rail manufacturers and an online travel agency used the pandemic to scoop up infrastructure and technology to shore up their positions.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

10 Largest 2021 Travel Acquisitions Ripple Across Industry

Media and PR

Australia’s Travlr to Bring Travel-as-a-Service to U.S. Media Brands

Media brands that publish travel content are seeking enhanced monetization of their work and audiences. The story of one vendor serving them helps to highlight the questions that brands such as BBC and MTV face more generally.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Australia’s Travlr to Bring Travel-as-a-Service to U.S. Media Brands

Online Travel

Evoking Travel Inspiration Online to Combat Covid Anxieties

Trip.com Group, Airbnb, and other online travel agencies have all made commitments to up their travel inspiration games. Pandemic uncertainties and anxieties will bolster their efforts.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Evoking Travel Inspiration Online to Combat Covid Anxieties

Online Travel

Klook Taps Rise in Domestic Travel for Growth in Experience Bookings

Klook has adapted seemingly well to the pandemic by switching its focus from international inbound travelers to domestic consumers. But along the way, it attracted a new set of commercial rivals. It must stay vigilant.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Klook Taps Rise in Domestic Travel for Growth in Experience Bookings

Online Travel

Booking Holdings Buys a Flight Partner and 5 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, Bookings Holdings goes on a buying spree, activities booking site Peek receives a major amount of funding, and a hotel CEO sees growth opportunities in smaller cities.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Booking Holdings Buys a Flight Partner and 5 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

Online Travel

Tripadvisor CEO Is Leaving and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, Tripadvisor CEO Steve Kaufer announces he will leave the post in 2022, numerous hotel executives express optimism about the industry's recovery, and a large number of U.S. travel agencies struggle to serve customers due to a shortage of advisors.

Rashaad Jorden | 3 years ago

Tripadvisor CEO Is Leaving and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week