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The short-term rental sector is growing, but property managers have been having a hard time as supply has outpaced demand.
Justin Dawes | 7 days ago
Will generative AI's demands for longer answers and fewer links change Google's travel advertising business model? That change is almost inevitable, but where does that leave Google?
Dennis Schaal | 2 weeks ago
Will Sam Altman return to OpenAI? Will he bring Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky along with him as an OpenAI director? The competition will be intense for any board openings.
Dennis Schaal | 1 month ago
Tech companies have been hard hit by layoffs in 2023. Expedia Group, which has been consolidating its workforce since 2019, continues to tinker with staff levels.
Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago
News Blog
Kayak and OpenTable, two Booking Holdings brands, laid off 80 employees, Skift has learned. A screen grab from Kayak's Sorry, Winston commercial. Source: Kayak A spokesperson said that was less than 5% of their workforce. "Like many other companies, we needed to make some difficult staffing changes as we sharpen our priorities," the spokesperson said.…
Booking.com's appeal of the adverse European Commission decision on its merger with eTraveli Group will take years to play out. If self-styled "bigger fish" eTraveli is still around for the taking, it would cost considerably more.
Dennis Schaal | 3 months ago
Business Travel
The American Express GBTs of the world won't lose sleep over this. But Kayak's effort should be a wake-up call to the sector. Technologies like blockchain may be seeding more competition at last.
Sean O'Neill | 4 months ago
You probably can't blame travel companies for giving travelers more options for financing their vacations. But which will be the first to run a YouTube ad on how to responsibly budget for your next trip?
Dennis Schaal | 4 months ago
Booking Holdings' proposed remedy to push through its pending deal to acquire eTraveli Group may not be enough. Perhaps additional concessions or litigation are in the offing.
Despite talk of economic uncertainly going on two years, Booking Holdings' results – and forecast – indicate travelers still aren't slowing down.
Justin Dawes | 5 months ago
