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Tour Operators
TUI was doing "the connected trip" before Booking.com was born. But it needs to fine-tune its pricing and flexibility to stay competitive.
Selene Brophy | 7 months ago
News Blog
Caesars Entertainment is adding an online travel agency business model, as it launches a new website that lets guests books flights as well as their accommodation. The resort operator’s new “Caesars Rewards Travel Bundle” venture, as reported by Skift’s Daily Lodging Report, is powered by Snowstorm Technologies. To coincide with the new Caesars website (caesars.com/flights-hotels)…
Matthew Parsons | 10 months ago
Tourism
Get ready for a fusion of traditional French tourism and elite sports during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024. A lot of responsibility now rests with new hospitality provider, On Location.
On the Beach Group CEO Simon Cooper, who founded the UK-based beach holidays online travel agency in 2004, will resign his post within the next 12 months, and Chief Financial Officer Shaun Morton will take over the CEO duties, the company announced. On the Beach Group founder and CEO Simon Cooper plans to step aside…
Dennis Schaal | 12 months ago
Online Travel
Private equity firm Certares is leveraging its brand assets the way a Booking Holdings might do when Booking.com shares inventory with sister company Priceline. This isn't the usual private equity playbook.
Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago
Business Travel
There is a ton of pent-up demand for domestic travel in China, and Germany is mulling opening its border with Austria for travelers. But is the world destined for these limited corridors for travel?
Ilona Wissenbach and Joseph Nasr, Reuters | 4 years ago
The long view on packaged tours as a travel category is bright, said Christine Petersen, the president and CEO of smarTours, a private-equity backed operator. But the sector must adapt to a socially distanced world in several practical ways if it wants to stay relevant and profitable.
Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago
There's nothing wrong with a company investing and pivoting, as Travelzoo is doing yet again. There is something wrong when a company controlled by a founder doesn't reboot with new leadership.
Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago
When Google perfects vacation package search, this could be a very compelling product because some have tried, but few are doing it in any meaningful way. This is all part of Google's steady and ongoing rise in the travel e-commerce ecosystem.
TripAdvisor offers a tiny number of flight-and-hotel deals bundled together. There are signs it wants to display more travel packages. But the product won't be the next big thing for the company.
Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago
