Articles tagged “priceline”

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 | 1 week 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 | 2 weeks 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 | 5 months ago

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

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 | 8 months 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 | 9 months ago

Booking Holdings Expects Record Summer and More AI Testing

Online Travel

Priceline Is the First Online Travel Agency to Participate in Amazon Prime Day

Priceline is doing marketing where loads of its customers will be. That is shopping for deals during Amazon Prime Day.

Reuters | 10 months ago

Priceline Is the First Online Travel Agency to Participate in Amazon Prime Day

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 | 10 months ago

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

Announcements

Accor’s Big Plans, Hotel Tech Woes and Airbnb’s Resilience

From Accor’s ambitious expansion to Airbnb’s comeback, we covered the latest news and insights in the travel industry, with a special focus on hotel technology and facial recognition.

Jason Clampet | 10 months ago

Accor’s Big Plans, Hotel Tech Woes and Airbnb’s Resilience

Tourism

Setting a New July Fourth Summer Vacation Record

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at July Fourth travel, Priceline’s AI chatbot, and short-term rental demand.

Rashaad Jorden | 10 months ago

Setting a New July Fourth Summer Vacation Record

Online Travel

Priceline Releases New AI Platform and ‘Penny’ the Chatbot

Priceline expands into AI-powered travel assistance, just one day after Booking.com.

Jess Wade, Skift | 10 months ago

Priceline Releases New AI Platform and ‘Penny’ the Chatbot