Articles tagged “opentable”

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

Online Travel

Booking Holdings Expects Record Summer and More AI Testing

Despite talk of economic uncertainly going on two years, Booking Holdings' results – and forecast – indicate travelers still aren't slowing down.

Justin Dawes | 4 months ago

Booking Holdings Expects Record Summer and More AI Testing

Online Travel

Barry Diller Says Expedia Has AI Edge With OpenAI CEO as a Director

Having OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on the Expedia Group board for the last few years certainly didn't hurt Expedia's ChatGPT rollout, although it's been using artificial intelligence for years.

Dennis Schaal | 7 months ago

Barry Diller Says Expedia Has AI Edge With OpenAI CEO as a Director

Online Travel

Expedia CEO Looks to AI to ‘Rebalance’ Dependence on Google

The travel industry has long hoped for something to counter-balance the pecking order in Big Tech. It's not assured, but this time around generative AI could make it happen.

Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago

Expedia CEO Looks to AI to ‘Rebalance’ Dependence on Google

Online Travel

Kayak Co-Founder Paul English Is Launching New App as an Alternative to ‘Garbage’ Restaurant/Hotel Reviews

The advent of user reviews in travel was a disruptive and positive force, and they in turn may indeed get upended or greatly modified as new technologies take hold.

Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago

Kayak Co-Founder Paul English Is Launching New App as an Alternative to ‘Garbage’ Restaurant/Hotel Reviews

Travel Booking

Booking Holdings’ 6 Brands, Explained

Booking Holdings’ empire is one of the most valuable in the travel industry. We break down the six major brands that bring home the money.

Joey Tyson, Skift | 9 months ago

Booking Holdings’ 6 Brands, Explained

Online Travel

Booking Holdings Trends in 6 Charts

Booking Holdings was in hiring mode in 2022, particularly in Asia Pacific. That should be nice timing given the China reopening.

Dennis Schaal | 9 months ago

Booking Holdings Trends in 6 Charts

Mergers and Acquisitions

Booking CEO Fogel on Why Making No Deal Is Better Than the Wrong Acquisition

Mergers and acquisitions are sexy for shareholders, analysts and the press. Booking CEO Fogel knows, though, that sometimes the best decision is not overpaying and walking away from that shiny object.

Dennis Schaal | 10 months ago

Booking CEO Fogel on Why Making No Deal Is Better Than the Wrong Acquisition

News Blog

Booking Holdings Takes Restaurant Competition to Asia-Pacific With Inline Investment

Booking Holdings' OpenTable dining reservations platform, which is strongest in the U.S., and Inline Group, with strength in Asia-Pacific, have entered into a strategic partnership where their customers will be able to reserve tables in the establishments of their respective restaurant partners. In tandem with the strategic partnership, Booking Holdings made an investment in Inline…

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago