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How Google Flights is shaking up the travel Industry
By Mario Gavira
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February 12, 2020
Although Google’s recent decision to stop charging for leads to airlines and OTAs in Google Flights might look insignificant to other Big Tech moves in recent decades, it is sending shockwaves across...
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Sounding Off: Hipmunk's demise is a lesson to all
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January 17, 2020
As cold and neutralized by PR as a company could muster, SAP Concur may well have summarized the history of Hipmunk in one sentence.
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How I Got Here, episode 17 - Terry Jones of Travelocity
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December 19, 2019
Few people have been there at the formation of two pioneering brands in online travel. Terry Jones tells his story to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May from PhocusWire.
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VIDEO: Booking Holdings' Glenn Fogel on being a different brand and concerns over capital
By Kevin May
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December 17, 2019
In an interview in the PhocusWire Studio, Fogel discusses the "connected trip" strategy, the influx of bad investment capital and sustainability.
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VIDEO: Kayak CEO Steve Hafner on new “Premium” badge, cross-brand loyalty and why it's a startup
By Mitra Sorrells
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December 9, 2019
Kayak has made several updates in the past year, including the launch of "Kayak Premium" on Thursday.
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Kayak partners with Trip.com Group to offer car rentals in Asia Pacific
By Mitra Sorrells
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December 3, 2019
Trip.com car rentals are now available on the Kayak platform in Asia Pacific.
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WATCH: A visual history of digital travel company revenues
By Steven Lerner
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November 22, 2019
PhocusWire documented the entire history of quarterly total revenues since the first digital brands IPOed in the mid-1990s.
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Skyscanner pivots from original model, becomes marketplace with bookings
By Kevin May
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November 14, 2019
The U.K.-based company is at pains to point out that it is not "becoming an online travel agency" - instead it is offering a three-pronged approach to connecting users with air tickets.
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Booking Holdings survives SEO headwinds, reports financial growth
By Steven Lerner
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November 8, 2019
Gross bookings increased 4% year-over-year to $25.3 billion, while net income soared 10% to $2 billion.
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Kayak enters corporate travel sector with launch of free solution
By Mitra Sorrells
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November 1, 2019
Kayak is going after the small- and medium-sized corporate travel sector with the launch of Kayak for Business.
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In the green room at Phocuswright with... Steve Hafner
October 17, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating in the event in Florida in November, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick.
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Kayak, Wanderu expand transportation offerings through new partnership
By Jill Menze
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October 16, 2019
The partnership will give consumers access to bus, train and flight options across both platforms.
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VIDEO: How Booking.com will weave every element of a trip together
By Kevin May
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September 12, 2019
Details of exactly how the giant will achieve its ambition to connect hotel guests with activities and transportation, plus a myriad of other travel-related services, are becoming clearer now.
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Booking Holdings integrates brands, develops payment capabilities in quest for “connected trip”
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 7, 2019
Booking Holdings reports positive financial results as it works toward what CEO Glenn Fogel called the "connected trip."
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Bookings slightly up, revenue slightly down for Booking Holdings in Q1 2019
By Mitra Sorrells
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May 9, 2019
Revenue was down but gross bookings were up for Booking Holdings in the first quarter of 2019, including a more than 10% increase in room nights sold.
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