Articles tagged “travelocity”

Airlines

Spirit Airlines’ ‘Gotcha’ Baggage Fees Backfire

Spirit Airlines is set to pay for misleading first-time flyers with carry-on baggage fees, sometimes equating to the ticket price. But just how much it will pay out depends on whether affected passengers request a refund.

Spirit Airlines’ ‘Gotcha’ Baggage Fees Backfire

Online Travel

Expedia’s 3 Core Brands, Explained

Expedia Group's brand strategy makes sense to the extent that these three core brands don't detract from the company's global ambitions.

Expedia’s 3 Core Brands, Explained

Short-Term Rentals

What Expedia Won’t Be Announcing This Week About Vacation Rentals

The prospect of Expedia Group removing all of its vacation rentals from Expedia.com is as likely as senior executive Barry Diller telling his workforce he's cool with everyone working from home.

What Expedia Won’t Be Announcing This Week About Vacation Rentals

Online Travel

The Expedia Case For and Against Keeping Orbitz and Travelocity

In Expedia Group's efficiency drive, there's a certain logic to killing some sub-brands as their market share plummets. But what about all those customers who still love Travelocity?

The Expedia Case For and Against Keeping Orbitz and Travelocity

Online Travel

Full Video: Expedia CEO Peter Kern at Skift Global Forum 2021

Look for Expedia's vacation rental unit, Vrbo, to keep gaining market share in geographies where it is already strong. But the brand hasn't always been nimble, and it may be missing out opportunities.

Full Video: Expedia CEO Peter Kern at Skift Global Forum 2021

Online Travel

Expedia’s Brand Do-Overs Include Orbitz Putting Greater Focus on LGBTQ Market

Six years after uniting the Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia brands within Expedia Group, the company is now undertaking the grand experiment to differentiate their value propositions and target markets. If it doesn't work, brand consultants never get tired of offering their advice.

Expedia’s Brand Do-Overs Include Orbitz Putting Greater Focus on LGBTQ Market

Online Travel

Asian Online Travel Pioneer Zuji Shuts Down

It was launched with much fanfare in 2002, but in the end, Zuji — which translates to "footprints" in Mandarin — failed miserably to leave a lasting imprint on Asia’s online travel scene.

Asian Online Travel Pioneer Zuji Shuts Down

Online Travel

Oral History: Ebookers and LastMinute Deals Showed Mergers Can Be a Blood Sport

When mergers go awry, it isn't always merely because the acquired company was a dog. Sometimes the purchaser likewise screws the whole thing up.

Oral History: Ebookers and LastMinute Deals Showed Mergers Can Be a Blood Sport

Online Travel

The Never-Before-Disclosed Details About the Birth of Online Travel

We're not giving away all the good stuff. You still need to read the entire thing.

The Never-Before-Disclosed Details About the Birth of Online Travel

Online Travel

Launching Skift’s Biggest Project Yet: The Definitive Oral History of Online Travel

Two decades after the birth of online travel, more than two dozen founders and key players exclusively tell Skift how it all happened. This is a story of a history that changed the future of travel forever. Dig in, this will take a while.

Launching Skift’s Biggest Project Yet: The Definitive Oral History of Online Travel