Articles tagged “otas”

Online Travel

Despegar Sees Brazil Gains After Alleged Airline Ticket Ponzi Scheme Goes Bust

Brazil is a huge market, as are airline tickets, for Despegar. A rival with an alleged Ponzi scheme for selling airline tickets wasn't really fair competition.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Despegar Sees Brazil Gains After Alleged Airline Ticket Ponzi Scheme Goes Bust

Hotels

Google Reshapes Hotel Distribution: 3 Key Insights

Google is constantly tweaking its hotels platform and we see its latest iteration contributing directly to the democratization of the online travel industry.

Pranavi Agarwal | 2 months ago

Google Reshapes Hotel Distribution: 3 Key Insights

News Blog

Attraction World Group Acquired by New Investment Company

Attraction World Group (AWG) has been acquired by Montana World Investments, a newly founded international investment group, in a deal facilitated by alternative asset management firm Highmore Group. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, and it is said to allow the UK-based tours and activities distribution and booking platform to expand internationally into industries like "loyalty programs,…

Selene Brophy | 3 months ago

Tour Operators

How Tour Operators are Navigating Direct Bookings: 3 Growing Trends

The lack of digital connectivity in the tours and activities sector concerns more than racing to get more tour operators online. It is about adding the right digital approach for that particular tour operator's business.

Selene Brophy | 3 months ago

How Tour Operators are Navigating Direct Bookings: 3 Growing Trends

Hotels

Hotels and OTAs First-Half Report: Growth Shifts to Europe and Asia

The major hotels and OTA companies reported strong earnings this month, signaling robust travel demand despite economic uncertainties. The companies most skewed to Asia now offer the greatest potential for growth and share price gains.

Pranavi Agarwal | 5 months ago

Hotels and OTAs First-Half Report: Growth Shifts to Europe and Asia

Online Travel

Ixigo to Launch Own Hotel Platform. Plus: CEO on the Next 50 Million Indian Fliers.

India's aviation industry is set to witness the next wave of growth from smaller towns. This presents a valuable opportunity for travel companies to tap into this market and attract individuals currently opting for trains or buses to choose flights instead.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 5 months ago

Ixigo to Launch Own Hotel Platform. Plus: CEO on the Next 50 Million Indian Fliers.

Online Travel

Google and Booking Face European Objections Over Competition

Google faces a tougher hill to climb than Booking, although the European Commission's statement of objections puts Booking's Etraveli acquisition in doubt.

Dennis Schaal | 7 months ago

Google and Booking Face European Objections Over Competition

Online Travel

Hopper’s Disruption of the Legacy Travel Industry: New Skift Research

Hopper is the new kid on the block. Except it's not. Founded in 2007, it spent a decade building a huge database of flight information before selling its first flight booking in 2016. The time it spent on its cutting edge price prediction capabilities have paid dividends, leading to the launch of a suite of fintech products which have been fundamental in Hopper's disruption of the legacy OTAs.

Pranavi Agarwal | 7 months ago

Hopper’s Disruption of the Legacy Travel Industry: New Skift Research

Online Travel

Trivago and Tripadvisor Metasearch Lag Online Travel Agency Pandemic Recovery

Some metasearch sites have lost a bit of marketing appeal for advertisers. More brand marketing and Google are likely among the factors behind the trend.

Dennis Schaal | 10 months ago

Trivago and Tripadvisor Metasearch Lag Online Travel Agency Pandemic Recovery

Online Travel

The Era of Radical Innovation in Travel Booking Has Arrived

For years, we at Skift have talked about messaging & voice search being two potential new interfaces that help change travel booking, but not much has happened. Conversational AI is very likely going to change that.

Rafat Ali | 11 months ago

The Era of Radical Innovation in Travel Booking Has Arrived