Articles tagged “amazon”

Online Travel

6 Blunt Quotes About Competition and Success from TripAdvisor’s CEO

Now that TripAdvisor is a standalone public company, CEO Steve Kaufer is getting downright candid about the competition. He has lots to say about rivals or would-be rivals, including former parent Expedia, Google, Amazon, Booking.com and Kayak, among others.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

In-Flight Wi-Fi Provider Gogo Teams Up with Amazon for Card-Free Payments

Gogo has always done an excellent job making it easier for passengers to pay quickly. It used iTunes account info early on and the Amazon method is a logical next step.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

Amazon snubs Google, turns to Nokia for mapping in new Kindle Fire tablets

Map wars are continuing to heat up: First Apple saves TomTom's bacon with its deal to feature its maps in iOS 6, now Amazon lends Nokia a hand and adds it to its sure-to-be-blockbuster new Kindle Fire.

Lucy Kinder, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Maps are getting seriously sexy: Amazon enters the game with an acquisition

The battle for local intelligence has broken into open warfare with the three biggest digital consumer brands stockpiling massive mapping weapons to. Use against one another.

Skift | 11 years ago

Cruises

The lure of a luxe Amazon river cruise boat

Skift | 12 years ago