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Articles tagged “regulation”

Online Travel

Booking Holdings CEO’s Complicated Messaging in Light of EU Scrutiny

For any regulators listening, Booking.com is a powerful force in the European hotel industry. So is Google. There's no way around it, despite the spin from the CEO.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Booking Holdings CEO’s Complicated Messaging in Light of EU Scrutiny

Online Travel

Booking.com and Google Clash in Europe as Regulators Target Both

Booking.com's message to European regulators? Don't lump us in with Google when you go after Big Tech. It's so rare to see any public dustup between Google and Booking.com even though there have long been competitive tensions behind the scenes.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Booking.com and Google Clash in Europe as Regulators Target Both

Hotels

Airbnb Mulls Trendy, Non-Traditional Way to Take Itself Public

Special purpose acquisition company, direct listing or an initial public offering — Airbnb's choice mostly matters to big-name investors and employees, past and present. But nothing is ever certain about a stock market listing — especially during a pandemic.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Airbnb Mulls Trendy, Non-Traditional Way to Take Itself Public

Hotels

Google’s Critics Dismiss Move Posting Competitors’ Travel Links as Window Dressing

Google is bending somewhat to intense regulatory pressure in Europe. But its answers in travel to date aren't very meaningful.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Google’s Critics Dismiss Move Posting Competitors’ Travel Links as Window Dressing

Online Travel

What the Reappointment of the EU’s Top Antitrust Regulator Means for Travel

Margrethe Vestager has been a thorn in the side of Google in the past. Will she use her next term to go after the technology giant's travel vertical?

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

What the Reappointment of the EU’s Top Antitrust Regulator Means for Travel

Hotels

Airbnb Gets New Power to Inform on Rivals When They Are Scofflaws

Is the Boston-Airbnb settlement, which calls for short-term regulatory platforms to comply with a city ordinance, a model for future agreements? Too soon to tell but what's clear is that the alternative accommodations industry will one day transition from outliers to regulated entities.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Airbnb Gets New Power to Inform on Rivals When They Are Scofflaws

Online Travel

Here Are Travel’s Big Winners in an Antitrust Crackdown on Big Tech

Some are too scared to say so publicly, but much of the travel industry would welcome a diminution of Google's vast market power. If a U.S. regulatory probe gets going against Big Tech, it is a very open question how far-reaching a remedy might be in the offing.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Here Are Travel’s Big Winners in an Antitrust Crackdown on Big Tech

Online Travel

Google May Face New U.S. Justice Department Antitrust Probe

The momentum is certainly building for a renewed look into Google's business practices as they relate to antitrust issues. As part of that, a wide swath of travel businesses would welcome such a probe.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Google May Face New U.S. Justice Department Antitrust Probe

Online Travel

Google’s Travel Services Aren’t a Focus of European Regulators Just Yet

Over the last couple of years, rumors have been flying around that the European Union wanted to take a closer look at Google's travel tools. For now at least, that doesn't seem to be the case.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

Google’s Travel Services Aren’t a Focus of European Regulators Just Yet

Travel Booking

What a Breakup of Big Tech Could Mean for Travel

Going down the rabbit hole and considering the effect of a big tech crackdown in travel, Google and global distribution systems have perhaps the most to lose. It's likely, though, that few, if any, of Elizabeth Warren's proposed restrictions will ever become U.S. law.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 5 years ago

What a Breakup of Big Tech Could Mean for Travel