Articles tagged “priceline”

Podcasts

Hotels’ Performance, Priceline’s New AI and Klook’s Evolution

Today's podcast looks at the ups and downs of the global hotel industry's year, Priceline's new AI integration, and Klook's plans for the next ten years.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 month ago

Hotels’ Performance, Priceline’s New AI and Klook’s Evolution

Online Travel

Priceline Testing OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Tech for ‘Penny’ Chatbot

Priceline is among a handful of companies testing OpenAI's new voice tech. Priceline envisions that its future voicebot will be able to accompany a traveler through an entire trip.

Justin Dawes | 1 month ago

Priceline Testing OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Tech for ‘Penny’ Chatbot

Online Travel

Skift Power Rankings: Glenn Fogel

Fogel was the deals guy who helped construct an online travel powerhouse. Now he runs it, and Booking Holdings is expanding its product lines and global footprint.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Skift Power Rankings: Glenn Fogel

Short-Term Rentals

Last-Minute Short-Term Rentals Could Help in Soft Markets

Discount travel sites tend to do well during times when vacation rentals and hotels aren't selling well on more traditional travel sites. Expedia/Vrbo's deal with Whimstay may reflect those market dynamics.

Dennis Schaal | 4 months ago

Last-Minute Short-Term Rentals Could Help in Soft Markets

Hotels

Skift Research Scraped 20,000 Google Hotel Listings: Here’s What We Found

We web-scraped 20k+ hotels listed on Google across the U.S., Europe, Asia and Middle East to understand which online travel agencies and direct sites compete for bookings in Google's sponsored and organic listings.

Pranavi Agarwal | 7 months ago

Skift Research Scraped 20,000 Google Hotel Listings: Here’s What We Found

Online Travel

Priceline, Trivago See Price Gains in These French Cities Ahead of Paris Olympics

Buckle in for a bustling summer of bookings across France. You could (partially) blame that on the soccer frenzy.

Elizabeth Casolo | 7 months ago

Priceline, Trivago See Price Gains in These French Cities Ahead of Paris Olympics

Online Travel

Chase Travel Exec On How In-House Agency and Tech Provide an Edge

Chase Travel and American Express Travel are among the top handful of leisure travel sellers in the U.S. That's mostly good news for online travel agency partners, as well.

Dennis Schaal | 11 months ago

Online Travel

Affirm Signs Booking.com as Latest Buy Now, Pay Later Partner

You probably can't blame travel companies for giving travelers more options for financing their vacations. But which will be the first to run a YouTube ad on how to responsibly budget for your next trip?

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Affirm Signs Booking.com as Latest Buy Now, Pay Later Partner

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 | 1 year ago

Booking Holdings Expects Record Summer and More AI Testing

Online Travel

Booking Is Trying to Acquire a Flights Seller. Europe Would Be Wrong to Block It.

The European Commission's logic appears to be that any strengthening of Booking.com — even in its flights business — would bolster its grip on the hotel business. Deal or no deal, Booking is committed to expanding in flights.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Booking Is Trying to Acquire a Flights Seller. Europe Would Be Wrong to Block It.