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Articles tagged “partnerships”

Short-Term Rentals

Hopper and Expedia’s Vrbo Partner on Global Vacation Rentals

Hopper is deploying an oft-used playbook for getting its homes' business started. But a cancel-for- any-reason feature, still in development, could add a twist.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Hopper and Expedia’s Vrbo Partner on Global Vacation Rentals

Tour Operators

Tour Operators Revamp Partnerships With Airlines to Drive New Business

Tour operators need to be attentive to their customers' travel preferences, including favorite airlines. It's possible that many such companies squandered lucrative opportunities for years by not partnering with companies their guests love.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Tour Operators Revamp Partnerships With Airlines to Drive New Business

Online Travel

Hopper Inherits an Air France-KLM Partnership as Part of Acquisition

The acquisition of Smooss clearly wasn't a budget buster for Hopper, but it could be another piece in the unglamorous behind-the-scenes tech effort to smooth the way for distribution deals with airlines.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Hopper Inherits an Air France-KLM Partnership as Part of Acquisition

Online Travel

Booking.com Warns Car Partners About Using Over-the-Top Promo Lingo

Booking.com doesn't want affiliates or other partners to make unsubstantiated promotional claims about the online travel agency having the "best," meaning the lowest prices, which it admits it doesn't have. With regulators in Europe and elsewhere watching its every move, Booking.com doesn't want to play like that.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Booking.com Warns Car Partners About Using Over-the-Top Promo Lingo

Online Travel

Trivago and China’s Huawei Partner for Smartphone Company’s Paid Search

The Trivago-Huawei deal is one of several Trivago is piloting where it provides backend services to business partners. These could develop one day into a material revenue stream for the German company.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Trivago and China’s Huawei Partner for Smartphone Company’s Paid Search

Online Travel

Hopper Notches First Fintech Deal With Online Travel Agency

This deal with MakeMyTrip is likely to be the first among several tech agreements that Hopper will make with rival online travel agencies. This potentially could become a big side of Hopper's overall operation.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Hopper Notches First Fintech Deal With Online Travel Agency

Airlines

JetBlue-American Partnership Draws Scrutiny of U.S. Senator Over Airfares

An increase in airfares could contribute to reducing airline passenger numbers. That would be another blow for an industry still suffering from damage caused by Covid variants.

Diane Bartz and David Shepardson, Reuters | 3 years ago

JetBlue-American Partnership Draws Scrutiny of U.S. Senator Over Airfares

Coronavirus

Airbnb Hasn’t Seen Mass Exodus of Hosts Over Refunds

Hosts may come and go on Airbnb's global platform. But the fate of Airbnb's listings will depend much more on supply and demand than on grievances.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Airbnb Hasn’t Seen Mass Exodus of Hosts Over Refunds

Online Travel

Booking.com Launches Flights Through Partnership Across Europe

The Booking.com flight partnership with eTraveli doesn't seem particularly seamless because travelers still have to hop over to a third-party site, Gotogate, to complete their reservations. Still, the deal is another step in Booking.com's evolution from hotel-only provider in its early days to well-rounded online travel company.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Booking.com Launches Flights Through Partnership Across Europe

Online Travel

Amazon Collects Fees From Cleartrip in New India Flights Offering

Amazon's deal with Cleartrip using Amazon Pay for India domestic flights could be a forerunner of similar moves in other emerging markets where payment systems are being disrupted. This time around in travel, Amazon has decided to partner rather than build its own offering — a very reasonable way to get back into the game.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Amazon Collects Fees From Cleartrip in New India Flights Offering