Articles tagged “layoffs”

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

Short-Term Rentals

Vrbo Kicked Out ‘A Large Number’ of Hosts for Cancelling Guest Bookings

When online travel agencies trot out statistics on their numbers of properties, is it a vanity thing or something more strategic? If you take Vrbo at its word, it's going for quality over quantity.

Dennis Schaal | 1 month ago

Vrbo Kicked Out ‘A Large Number’ of Hosts for Cancelling Guest Bookings

Online Travel

Expedia Laid Off Around 100 Employees in Second Round of Job Cuts

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 | 1 month ago

Expedia Laid Off Around 100 Employees in Second Round of Job Cuts

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

Short-Term Rentals

A Trimmed Down VTrips Laid Off 9% of Its Employees

Consider this a peek behind the curtain of VTrips, which has not been immune from the layoffs rocking the property management industry.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

A Trimmed Down VTrips Laid Off 9% of Its Employees

Online Travel

Hopper Cuts 30% of Staff in Bid to Get Profitable

Hopper's burn and growth rates were unsustainable — even for a company that had raised $730 million.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Hopper Cuts 30% of Staff in Bid to Get Profitable

Short-Term Rentals

Property Manager Evolve Lays Off 20% of Its Workforce

It's clear that elements of these layoffs include some offshoring support, and trims that are AI-induced.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Property Manager Evolve Lays Off 20% of Its Workforce

Online Travel

Expedia Carries Out More Layoffs, Makes Exec Changes

It's the latest in a number of layoff rounds over the past three years.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Expedia Carries Out More Layoffs, Makes Exec Changes

Travel Technology

Sabre’s Tech Chief Exits Shortly After Major Job Cuts

This is at least the third c-suite exec that has departed over the past year, and it comes as Sabre continues a big tech transformation.

Justin Dawes | 4 months ago

Sabre’s Tech Chief Exits Shortly After Major Job Cuts

Short-Term Rentals

Inspirato Lays Off 6% of Workforce, Second Round of Cuts This Year

Inspirato's woes do not appear to be a reflection of the broader luxury sector. Perhaps luxury subscriptions, though, don't have as much value in the eyes of wealthy travelers as the company purports.

Dennis Schaal | 4 months ago

Inspirato Lays Off 6% of Workforce, Second Round of Cuts This Year