Sean O'Neill, Skift
Recent consumer activism and regulatory issues have unsettled Ctrip. But the trend is a positive sign that Chinese consumers will gradually demand protections, which will put in place drivers for long-term stable growth.
9 months ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Airbnb has sold investors on a growth story based, in part, on adding flights and other products. But selling flights is extremely complicated.
11 months ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Whether or not you agree with this, it's certainly an idea worth contemplating as everyone and everything in the travel industry are beginning to converge. Whatever you decide, please don't shoot the messenger.
11 months ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Two deals in the space of a week show how serious Skyscanner is about improving the content it offers to customers. The days of it being a pure price-comparison site are definitely over.
1 year ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Ctrip-backed Skyscanner will tap in-destination content from social reviews company Trip.com. But is the acquiring company's true plan to further mobile engagement? Or is it to nab a domain name that may be appeal more to Americans than Ctrip.com -- or Alibaba's Fliggy?
1 year ago
Jared Wein, Skift
Priceline's acquisition of Momondo strengthens Kayak in regions where it had less market share, including the UK, Nordics, and Russia. Keeping Momondo out of the hands of a rival, or a potential one, also protects the Kayak brand and Priceline as a whole.
1 year ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Skyscanner is boosting Ctrip's margins, and Skyscanner's new instant booking service shows promise as a way to propel future growth.
1 year ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Skyscanner had been sniffing around Brazil's homegrown metasearch leader Mundi and checking its books. Kayak appears to have swooped in to shore up market share.
1 year ago
Jared Wein, Skift
Ctrip’s purchase of Skyscanner continued the trend of metasearch consolidation and should provide Ctrip with support for its outbound and inbound businesses.
1 year ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
While it's interesting to note Skyscanner's growth in hotels and car hire, commission from flight searches is still the source of most of its revenue. It seems likely that the company will look to take a bigger slice of the airline market rather than push too hard into other areas.
1 year ago
Sarah Enelow, Skift
If you think metasearch revolutionized the act of shopping for travel, wait until these sites truly harness all the data out there.
2 years ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Zhou's comments point to more deals for companies outside China, similar to the one for Skyscanner, and with plenty of money to spend it looks like it could be a very busy few years.
2 years ago