Expedia Gives GetYourGuide Big Lift and 9 Other Travel Stories This Week


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In big travel news this week, Skift looked Expedia partnering with GetYourGuide to help give it a big U.S. presence, four airlines that made more on ancillaries than ticket sales in 2020, and what the retirement of longtime CEO David Kong means for the future of Best Western.

Throughout the week we are posting original stories night and day covering news and travel trends, including on the impact of coronavirus. Every weekend we will offer you a chance to read the most essential stories again in case you missed them earlier. Expedia Partners With GetYourGuide on Tours and Activities in a Blow to Viator GetYourGuide, which has been trying to break into the U.S., scored a major partnership by securing a deal with Expedia. Europe's Hotels Will Wait Until at Least 2025 for Full Return of International Business Be wary of everybody’s favorite word at the moment: pent-up demand. Your typical le