Articles tagged “steve kaufer”

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Plus Is Officially Dead: Here’s Why It Didn’t Work

Subscriptions were supposed to be the next big thing in travel. It hasn't worked out that way. eDreams Odigeo's program seems to be doing well, but most of the others are struggling.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Tripadvisor Plus Is Officially Dead: Here’s Why It Didn’t Work

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Tripadvisor CEO Steve Kaufer Officially Steps Down and Looks Forward to Next Chapter

Tripadvisor co-founder Steve Kaufer has stepped down as CEO after 22 years, as expected, and Matt Goldberg took over. Tripadvisor co-founder and CEO Steve Kaufer. Tripadvisor In a Twitter post Friday, Kaufer offered "some parting thoughts" and said he welcomed any ideas on a new gig that would be "disruptive, challenging and impactful." https://twitter.com/kaufer/status/1542956666710380545?s=20&t=FVJkI9c8KQDXcminQ-jP6g Kaufer…

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Online Travel

The Highest Paid Online Travel Agency CEOs

There is a degree of irrationality in CEO pay on many levels, including the companies' relative performance. The pay disclosures also expose the wide disparity in employee pay at Booking versus Airbnb.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

The Highest Paid Online Travel Agency CEOs

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Tripadvisor’s New CEO to Get $500,000 Signing Bonus in First Paycheck

Given the challenges that Tripadvisor faces to better monetize its assets and to craft a new strategy, the company needed to woo a new CEO with a decent compensation package, which it did.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Tripadvisor’s New CEO to Get $500,000 Signing Bonus in First Paycheck

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Tripadvisor Hotel Recovery Lags Rivals

Tripadvisor CEO Steve Kaufer said Tripadvisor is "uniquely positioned as the world opens up again." Actually it isn't, as the company's first quarter performance shows. Yes, Tripadvisor has world-class traffic, and growing experiences and dining businesses, but it totally missed out on the short-term rental opportunity.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Tripadvisor Hotel Recovery Lags Rivals

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Tripadvisor Names Veteran Media Exec Matt Goldberg as New CEO

Tripadvisor likely had a difficult time to fill this role. Several potential candidates begged off. This will be a heavy lift as the team tries to figure out the best future options.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Tripadvisor Names Veteran Media Exec Matt Goldberg as New CEO

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Tripadvisor Plus Is Case Study in Online Travel Hype

Less than a year ago, a Tripadvisor pitch deck about Tripadvisor Plus touted its "multibillion dollar revenue potential." Despite the company expressing confidence in Plus when it scrapped its business model in September, Tripadvisor admitted last week "we haven't found the product-market fit that we're looking for."

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Tripadvisor Plus Is Case Study in Online Travel Hype

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A Top Exec for Tripadvisor’s Beleaguered Subscription Business Forced Out

The dominos are falling over the dashed hopes for Tripadvisor Plus. Chalk up CEO Kaufer and Chief Marketing Officer Lindsay Nelson as among the casualties with potentially more to come.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

A Top Exec for Tripadvisor’s Beleaguered Subscription Business Forced Out

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What Will Tripadvisor Look for In Its Next CEO?

If the revamped Tripadvisor Plus turns out to be a flop — and it very well could be — don't put all of the blame on CEO Steve Kaufer. The board of the Liberty Tripadvisor-controlled company went along with the plan, despite obvious rate parity issues, every step of the way. Kaufer's successor will inherit the challenges.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

What Will Tripadvisor Look for In Its Next CEO?

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Tripadvisor CEO Steve Kaufer to Leave Post in 2022, Search Is On for Successor

Steve Kaufer had a great run at Tripadvisor, transforming a company with a small office over a pizza shop in Massachusetts 20 years ago into a global, household-name brand. The issue for Tripadvisor isn't necessarily who will replace Kaufer, but what innovations will it take to revive the company.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Tripadvisor CEO Steve Kaufer to Leave Post in 2022, Search Is On for Successor