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Articles tagged “packages”

Business Travel

What Is the Future of Packaged Vacations After Thomas Cook’s Collapse?

Package holidays are changing and under pressure, but in markets such as the UK, Germany, China, and Canada, these offline options still have their place. Failure to adapt was a contributing factor in Thomas Cook's demise, but there were a whole bunch of other things going on as well.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

What Is the Future of Packaged Vacations After Thomas Cook’s Collapse?

Online Travel

TripAdvisor Hints at Its Growing Interest in Vacation Package Search

TripAdvisor offers a tiny number of flight-and-hotel deals bundled together. There are signs it wants to display more travel packages. But the product won't be the next big thing for the company.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

TripAdvisor Hints at Its Growing Interest in Vacation Package Search

Online Travel

Booking Is on the Road to Becoming a Full-Service Online Travel Agency

Booking.com keeps hinting that it intends to become a full-service travel agency. But these products are often less profitable than hotels. So it risks a bumpy ride. No wonder it is considering revamping its rewards program and building a chatbot to help with merchandising.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

Booking Is on the Road to Becoming a Full-Service Online Travel Agency

Airlines

Allegiant Air May Revert to Its Roots and Sell More Vacation Packages

Allegiant has been busy with other matters in recent years, but the airline should once again focus on selling vacation packages. The margins on hotel rooms, rental cars and attraction tickets are usually much higher than margins on airfares.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 7 years ago

Allegiant Air May Revert to Its Roots and Sell More Vacation Packages

Online Travel

Music Travel Site Festicket Secures $2.7 Million in Funding

Festicket undoubtedly faces stiff competition as concert-goers seeks accommodations, but working with the music festivals themselves undoubtedly is a plus.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Music Travel Site Festicket Secures $2.7 Million in Funding

Online Travel

Kayak Revamps Vacation Packages With Recommendations for the Best Combinations

Kayak prides itself on doing things differently, and its book-on-Kayak vacation package recommendations may provide some additional savings. However, many travelers will be turned off by having to book them in two separate transactions.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Kayak Revamps Vacation Packages With Recommendations for the Best Combinations

Online Travel

Expedia Loses Co-Branding With Groupon on Travel Flash Sales Product

Groupon and Expedia have downgraded their partnership. Whether it was a mutual decision as both parties claim or push came to shove, it was clear that these two big brands weren't going to smoothly co-exist forever.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Expedia Loses Co-Branding With Groupon on Travel Flash Sales Product

Hotels

In Mayan calendar end of the world, hoteliers see salvation

If Spirit Airlines can do marketing based on Tiger Woods' marriage blow-up, then hoteliers certainly can find plenty of opportunity in the Mayan calendar end of the world, and after-world.

Skift | 11 years ago

In Mayan calendar end of the world, hoteliers see salvation

Airlines

Bow-wow! JetBlue launches unlimited flight travel package for non-human animals

The deal is catered to a small population jet-setting pet-lovers, but three months of unlimited flying for small pets at only $99 more than an one-time trip is a great deal for those that fit the niche.

Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times | 12 years ago

Bow-wow! JetBlue launches unlimited flight travel package for non-human animals

Airlines

JetBlue introduces Go Pack: 10 nonstop flights for a single fee

The city-to-city packages are fixed so only certain areas will benefit from the new program which has replaced BluePass, last year's deal aimed at business travelers.

Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times | 12 years ago