Articles tagged “restaurants”

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Laid Off 4% of Its Workforce

You can see Tripadvisor's priorities crystal clear in where its restructuring occurred. The Tripadvisor Core segment took the heaviest hit, and Viator was impacted the least.

Dennis Schaal | 2 weeks ago

Tripadvisor Laid Off 4% of Its Workforce

Travel Technology

Musician John Legend Releasing App to Counter ‘Negative’ Google and Yelp Reviews

It's Good is entering crowded territory, but reviews have been operating the same way for years, so maybe it's time for a change.

Justin Dawes | 1 month ago

Musician John Legend Releasing App to Counter ‘Negative’ Google and Yelp Reviews

News Blog

Kayak and OpenTable Laid Off 80 Employees

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.…

Dennis Schaal | 1 month ago

Hotels

Hotels Face Digital Shift with Payment Solutions: New Skift Research

The pandemic accelerated the shift to digital and alternative payments. To capitalize on this, hoteliers should modernize their payment tech stack to offer seamless integration and diverse payment options for increased bookings, higher-value reservations, and improved guest satisfaction.

Saniya Zanpure | 2 months ago

Hotels Face Digital Shift with Payment Solutions: New Skift Research

Travel Technology

Airalo Raises $60 Million for eSIM Marketplace: Startup Funding Roundup

Airalo wants to keep travelers from buying physical SIM cards, and GoTab wants to make life easier for hotel dining operators.

Justin Dawes | 4 months ago

Airalo Raises $60 Million for eSIM Marketplace: Startup Funding Roundup

Online Travel

Viator Drives Tripadvisor’s Revenue Growth as Experiences Platform

Viator's growth as a tours and activities platform both lifts and exhausts Tripadvisor's revenue, in a seemingly relentless pursuit of brand strength through performance marketing spend.

Selene Brophy | 4 months ago

Viator Drives Tripadvisor’s Revenue Growth as Experiences Platform

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Tests AI-Based Experiences and Dining Planner

Tripadvisor's generative AI entry is playing to its strengths — tours and activities, and restaurant reservations. Hotels? Maybe they'll get added later.

Dennis Schaal | 4 months ago

Tripadvisor Tests AI-Based Experiences and Dining Planner

News Blog

IDEAS: Putting Surprise and Storytelling at the Center of ‘Dinner’ in Dubai

'Dinner' by Heston Blumenthal, which recently opened in Dubai at Atlantis The Royal, offers guests a "relaxed" dining experience driven by spectacle and storytelling. As consumer expectations rise, chefs are constantly upping the ante for not just their cuisine, but also the dining experience in order to stand out to guests. The menu explores "the…

Adam Stacey | 6 months ago

News Blog

Leisure and Hospitality Job Growth Slowed in April

The leisure and hospitality sector was among the largest job gainers in the U.S. in April, but the 31,000 jobs it added amounted to a deceleration from March, when it added 40,000 positions to the workforce. Credit: L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon Miami The vast majority of the additions in April were not in hotels, but…

Andres Buenahora | 7 months ago

Online Travel

Tripadvisor CEO’s New Strategy Comes Into Focus

In football or soccer — pick your sport/analogy — sometimes it takes a new coach to get momentum. Under its new CEO, Tripadvisor is making significant changes to its core products.

Dennis Schaal | 7 months ago

Tripadvisor CEO’s New Strategy Comes Into Focus