Articles tagged “mergers”

Mergers and Acquisitions

Guesty, Short-Term Rental Software Provider, Acquires Rentals United

The short-term rental space is fragmented to the hilt. We'll probably see more channel managers like Rentals United consolidating or seeing their businesses dry up.

Dennis Schaal | 2 days ago

Guesty, Short-Term Rental Software Provider, Acquires Rentals United

Online Travel

Tripadvisor’s Potential Sale: Apollo Still a Suitor and a Financing Deadline

There will be a lot of moving pieces over the next few months if indeed a sale of Tripadvisor gets done.

Dennis Schaal | 1 week ago

Tripadvisor’s Potential Sale: Apollo Still a Suitor and a Financing Deadline

Airlines

Vistara CEO’s Message To Worried Staff: You’ll Have Clarity By June

Vistara employees are seeking greater clarity about how their roles might look within the soon-to-be merged airline.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 3 weeks ago

Vistara CEO’s Message To Worried Staff: You’ll Have Clarity By June

Business Travel

What an Amex GBT-CWT Merger Means For Expedia and Booking.com

As in the planned American Express Global Business Travel Group merger with CWT, many marriages have in-law issues.

Dennis Schaal | 1 month ago

What an Amex GBT-CWT Merger Means For Expedia and Booking.com

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Sale: Apollo’s Interest and Possible Scenarios

Even Tripadvisor would agree that the sum of its parts is likely worth more the whole. That's what a potential buyer is likely thinking.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Tripadvisor Sale: Apollo’s Interest and Possible Scenarios

Short-Term Rentals

Can Vacasa’s Strategy Change Keep Homeowners From Leaving?

Not if it lays off its sales staff.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 months ago

Can Vacasa’s Strategy Change Keep Homeowners From Leaving?

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Expects First Profits for Viator and TheFork As Potential Sale Looms

A potential buyer could decide to break up Tripadvisor's parts, including Viator, TheFork, and metasearch, under the theory that the parts are worth more than the whole.

Dennis Schaal | 3 months ago

Tripadvisor Expects First Profits for Viator and TheFork As Potential Sale Looms

Business Travel

Expedia Recorded $326 Million in Losses on Its Stake in Amex Global Business Travel Group

Expedia Group's equity stake in American Express Global Business Travel has taken a shellacking to date, but other aspects of the deal have long-term benefits.

Dennis Schaal | 3 months ago

Expedia Recorded $326 Million in Losses on Its Stake in Amex Global Business Travel Group

Tour Operators

Fosun in Talks to Sell Thomas Cook to Polish Online Travel Agency

Don't get too excited. Today's Thomas Cook, operated by Fosun, is a shell of its former self.

Reuters | 4 months ago

Fosun in Talks to Sell Thomas Cook to Polish Online Travel Agency

Business Travel

Business Travel in 2024: ‘Rising Tension With Employees’

Business travelers know their livelihoods may depend on getting out on the road to nurture relationships with clients. Bean counters, concerned about inflation and sustainability issues, may block those trips.

Dennis Schaal | 5 months ago

Business Travel in 2024: ‘Rising Tension With Employees’