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Online travel giants ramped up marketing spend in 2021

By Kevin May | March 30, 2022

The amounts being splashed out on various forms of advertising activity are not at the same levels of 2019, understandably, but the tried and trusted methods are back in vogue. Read More

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Are online travel companies moving too slowly on sustainability?

By Kevin May | March 28, 2022

Some might suggest that the power such companies have (any brand that can spend millions of dollars on marketing should be considered to have some considerable influence on consumers) is yet to be fully... Read More

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Hopper outperformed all other OTA apps in 2021

By Jill Menze | March 25, 2022

According to a report from Apptopia, Hopper grew 494% in 2021, overtaking Airbnb as the leader in market share by monthly active users. Read More

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Expedia Group, Booking Holdings halt Russia travel sales

By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | March 9, 2022

Bookings to Eastern Europe that include Russia represent a high single-digit percentage of Booking Holdings' gross sales. Read More

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Can tech valuations hold onto their lead over travel stocks?

By Linda Fox | March 1, 2022

Zoom was worth more than 15 of the largest airlines during the pandemic - but there are questions over whether such performance will continue. Read More

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Expedia Group closes 2021 with record Q4 profitability

By Mitra Sorrells | February 11, 2022

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern expresses optimism about 2022, calling it a year for innovation and delivery for the company. Read More

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Trivago eyes growth through tech innovation and broadening products

By Linda Fox | February 9, 2022

The metasearch giant sees travel demand coming back in the spring and expects a less volatile recovery during 2022. Read More

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2021 was best year ever for short-term rentals

By Jill Menze | January 24, 2022

According to AirDNA research, 2022 is on track to outpace 2021 bookings by 88%. Read More

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American Express GBT will go public via SPAC at $5.3B valuation

By Mitra Sorrells | December 3, 2021

The transaction, expected to close in the first half of 2022, is expected to provide up to $1.2 billion of gross proceeds, of which $335 million is fully committed from new investors including... Read More

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VIDEO: How Expedia Group wants to sharpen its focus

By PhocusWire | November 29, 2021

Appointed at the outset of the pandemic, Peter Kern appears to be a pragmatic and humble CEO - something that many companies have been in sore need of during the last two years. Read More

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Expedia Group nearly matches 2019 profit levels in Q3 2021

By Mitra Sorrells | November 4, 2021

Expedia Group says recovery in Q3 2021 was led by leisure and domestic travel, coming in particular from Vrbo. Read More

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Trivago eyes Spring for return of normal travel

By Linda Fox | November 1, 2021

The company has seen gains in net income, total revenue and EBITDA as a result of a recovery in referral revenue and qualified referrals in Europe and the Americas. Read More

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The Phocuswright Conference 2021 - five questions for Peter Kern

By PhocusWire | October 19, 2021

Kern oversees a portfolio of brands such as Expedia, Vrbo, Hotels.com and Trivago, as well as a number of B2B services including Expedia Group Media Solutions and Expedia Group Partner Solutions. Read More

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VIDEO: Change is everywhere in alternative accommodation

By PhocusWire | October 7, 2021

Not only is the sector now a mainstream form of accommodation but it has proven to be one that is at center of fundamental discussions around what is hospitality. Read More

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Online giants grasp recovery momentum via marketing mix

By Linda Fox | October 5, 2021

The three giants looked to what they already had in terms of their existing customer bases and continued to prudently put marketing dollars elsewhere, hopefully to bring in new travelers. Read More

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