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Expedia Group and Booking Holdings slashed marketing by $6B in 2020 (but Airbnb now makes an entrance)

By Kevin May | March 2, 2021

The body check on marketing spend by the two giants of online travel in 2020 ends a run of gradually slowing increases in prior years. Read More

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Booking Holdings focuses on payment platform, connected trip and U.S. growth as 2020 revenue drops 55%

By Mitra Sorrells | February 24, 2021

Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel says the company is focusing on products and strategies that can help the company grow as travel resumes. Read More

News / Startups

FantasticStay attracts €1.3M investment, plans expansion and vacation rental tech development

By Linda Fox | February 16, 2021

Rental technology startup FantasticStay acquired rival Vreasy last year and plans expansion following its latest round of funding. Read More

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Once upon a time, a cruise ship left the harbor... 366 days in the life of the travel industry

By Mitra Sorrells / Linda Fox | January 20, 2021

As we mark the one-year milestone of COVID's first impact on the travel industry, we review how key sectors have fared and what is one the horizon. Read More

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VIDEO: Kayak's Steve Hafner on pandemics, strategy and survival

By PhocusWire | January 5, 2021

Honest and interesting - just with fewer wisecracks than during normal years. That was Kayak CEO Steve Hafner's appearance at The Phocuswright Conference 2020. Read More

Opinion / Online

Why true diversity and inclusion demands a global approach

By Gillian Tans - Booking.com | December 15, 2020

Fighting for equal representation means fighting for the recovery of our industry - and it’s vital for the future of travel. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Battle of the "best" in online travel is just getting started

By PhocusWire | December 11, 2020

Let's not, for a moment, dampen the mood that has started creeping into the psyche of leaders in the online travel market in recent weeks. Read More

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How will Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and others grow their rental inventory?

By Mitra Sorrells | December 9, 2020

Vacation home sales are on the rise, but owners now have considerations beyond just bringing in revenue. Read More

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VIDEO: Booking Holdings' Glenn Fogel on getting it right for a post-pandemic future

By Kevin May | December 7, 2020

When you're often at the center of the relationship between accommodation providers and consumers, or figuring out how best to connect all the elements together in a trip, being Booking Holdings during... Read More

Opinion / Online

Key questions facing Airbnb ahead of its IPO

By Pierre Becerril - Transparent | December 3, 2020

By redefining traveler expectations and establishing a new type of lodging, Airbnb built the second-most valuable travel company in the world in just a decade. Now, as public market investors consider... Read More

News / Distribution

Booking Holdings boss talks pressure on hotels and the private accommodation trend

By Linda Fox | November 20, 2020

Glenn Fogel discusses how changes in the lodging market could be beneficial to large distributors - meaning hotels could face an uphill battle ahead. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb's IPO registration shows it's ready to join the big leagues

By Kevin May | November 17, 2020

On the eve of its debut on the public markets, documents filed this week indicate that it is ready move in comfortably alongside the likes of Expedia Group and Booking Holdings. Read More

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Booking Holdings sees uptick in Q3 bookings driven by domestic travel

By Jill Menze | November 5, 2020

Despite the coronavirus pandemic continuing to “weigh heavily” on Booking Holdings’ financial performance, the online travel giant saw marked improvement in the third quarter of 2020 compared to Q2 of... Read More

News / Online

How Airbnb has resisted the pandemic, adapted to new demands

By Kevin May | November 4, 2020

Data shows where Airbnb sits in the wider accommodation ecosystem, as brands attempt to form some basis of recovery. Read More

News / Distribution

Phocuswright Conference 2020 Preview: It's a period of reckoning for hotels

By Kevin May | October 27, 2020

The pre-pandemic fierce yet healthy competition between hotels and rentals for the leisure traveler is now more acute than it has ever been. It's going to be a tough ride ahead. Read More

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