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Articles tagged “orbitz”

Online Travel

Orbitz Is Celebrating Its 15th Anniversary Under the Shadow of Expedia Ownership

As when it acquired Travelocity in early 2015, the Expedia Inc. acquisition model for Orbitz and CheapTickets is to slash employee rolls, find other cost synergies, move the newly acquired companies to the Expedia technology platform and continue to market the slimmed-down brands. As Orbitz begins its 16th year, it wouldn't be surprising to see the brand get more aggressive in its advertising.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Orbitz Is Celebrating Its 15th Anniversary Under the Shadow of Expedia Ownership

Online Travel

The Never-Before-Disclosed Details About the Birth of Online Travel

We're not giving away all the good stuff. You still need to read the entire thing.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 8 years ago

The Never-Before-Disclosed Details About the Birth of Online Travel

Online Travel

Expedia Gained U.S. Market Share After Acquisitions But Lost It Everywhere Else

Expedia's acquisitions in 2015 made it more of a U.S.-focused company, a weakness it intends to rectify in coming years. Meanwhile, the market share impact of its buying spree won't really be felt until 2016 and beyond.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Expedia Gained U.S. Market Share After Acquisitions But Lost It Everywhere Else

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Which Was Expedia’s Most Important Acquisition of 2015?

If the integration goes as Expedia and HomeAway envision then this merger can turn out to be transformational for both companies. If that becomes the reality, then the Expedia acquisition of Orbitz may end up being viewed in coming years as a mere footnote in Expedia's timeline when compared with the HomeAway buy.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Which Was Expedia’s Most Important Acquisition of 2015?

Online Travel

Expedia-Orbitz Synergies Mean Deep Job Cuts at Orbitz

In the consolidation game, Expedia's business model is to do heavy integration of the acquired companies' back-end platforms while retaining their brands and axing lots of employees to trim costs and boost the bottom line. Synergies for some, unemployment for others.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Expedia-Orbitz Synergies Mean Deep Job Cuts at Orbitz

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Why Expedia Thinks It Got Great at Acquisitions

Everyone knows that being nimble enough to test and introduce new technology is a tremendous advantage. Behind the scenes, though, Expedia got good at another skill -- moving really fast to identify and make acquisitions.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Why Expedia Thinks It Got Great at Acquisitions

Online Travel

Adding Up the Costs of Expedia Vs. Priceline Vs. TripAdvisor

It's all about scale for Expedia. The company can use its expertise to add vacation rentals to heighten conversion, which in turn enables Expedia to spend more on marketing. That's good for vacation rentals and, in theory, for hotels as well as it should generate increased demand.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 8 years ago

Adding Up the Costs of Expedia Vs. Priceline Vs. TripAdvisor

Hotels

A Boutique Hotelier Explains What’s Wrong With the State of Online Booking

Independent hoteliers are indeed exploring alternatives to the big online travel agencies, including finding ways to spur more direct bookings, but sometimes it seems like a steep, uphill battle.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

A Boutique Hotelier Explains What’s Wrong With the State of Online Booking

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Expedia’s Acquisitions: Orbitz Buy Caps Off 3 Years of Major Deals

It was a helluva ride but the Expedia-Orbitz deal was never in serious jeopardy because there is plenty of competition despite the Expedia-Travelocity-Orbitz consolidation. But if Expedia gets greedy in the future and uses its new powers unwisely, you can bet that regulators will pounce.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Expedia’s Acquisitions: Orbitz Buy Caps Off 3 Years of Major Deals

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Expedia Antitrust Regulators Decide That Orbitz Is Too Small to Matter

We said all along that increased competition from Booking.com and TripAdvisor's burgeoning power as a hotel-booking site would be enough to get the Expedia-Orbitz deal approved. The Antitrust Division saw Google as an up-and-coming force in flight and hotel bookings, as well.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Expedia Antitrust Regulators Decide That Orbitz Is Too Small to Matter