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Articles tagged “otas”

Online Travel

MakeMyTrip and Ctrip.com growth disappoints investors two years after going public

Investors had high hopes for the most popular online travel sites emerging India and China, but it looks like travelers are turning to more established American brands like Expedia and Google.

Skift | 12 years ago

MakeMyTrip and Ctrip.com growth disappoints investors two years after going public

Online Travel

Travel stocks show no signs of slowing down

Stocks prices continue to climb for Kayak, Expedia, and Priceline with growth on the horizon, and they've lived to tell the tale after Google’s entrance on the travel scene.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Liberty Travel opens NYC Flagship store, a surprising sign of the travel agency’s tenacity

Although this is the first US flagship store in the travel agency’s 60-year history, it has plans to build 15 additional domestic locations over the next 5 years. Who knew?

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Airlines still sneaking in extra charges for UK passengers that pay with debit cards

The fight for airfare transparency continues; this time headed by UK booking site Flybe that says it has altered its fare displays and wants other airlines, including easyJet and Aer Lingus, to do the same.

Oliver Smith, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Online Travel

CheapAir.com launches Easy Search for fliers too lazy to punch in destination and dates

CheapAir.com needs to come up with something more ingenious than this to break into the booking big leagues.

Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times | 12 years ago

Airlines

Kingfisher starts selling tickets in the face of aviation regulations and common sense

Indian travel site makemytrip.com is selling the tickets for Oct. 13, supposedly the day after the crew strike is set to end, but anyone foolish enough to book that flight doesn’t deserve to reach their destination.

Skift | 12 years ago

Kingfisher starts selling tickets in the face of aviation regulations and common sense

Online Travel

Truths about online booking sites that customers may not know

Expedia-like sites play up their ability to provide consumers with the best rates and easiest booking process, but the back end of the travel industry reveals a system that suggests travelers have few distinct choices.

Skift | 12 years ago

Skift Originals

Online travel agency trade association rebrands

The rebranding positions the association to portray itself as the voice of travel technology, although it only represents only a portion of one sector, the intermediaries.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Online travel agencies must now pay higher taxes on room sales in D.C.

Online travel agencies have prevailed in most tax court cases around the country, but should future cases continue to tilt in favor of the state, travel companies will need to find a way to make up for the loss in revenue.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online travel agencies must now pay higher taxes on room sales in D.C.

Tourism

Netherlands partners with Orbitz on social marketing campaign

Driving consumers to action is the goal of all marketing campaigns, and the Netherlands actually has a shot at turning ad views into actual bookings by partnering with the online booking site.

Skift | 12 years ago