Inside Booking.com: Ousted CEOs, Power Struggles and Local Backlash
These journalists pierced the prevailing narratives about what was actually going on behind the scenes at Booking.com.
Dennis Schaal
Dennis Schaal is Skift's Founding Editor and Executive Editor. Dennis has been a reporter focusing on online travel and short-term rentals for more than two decades at Skift, Tnooz, USA Today, and Travel Weekly. He is well-known for tough one-on-one interviews on stage at Skift events, including with the CEOs and top execs of Expedia, Uber, Booking Holdings, Priceline, Kayak, Hopper, and more.
Navan Takes a Step Towards an IPO
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5 Challenges for Airbnb Experiences
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Airbnb Reports 'Softness,' Looks to International and Hotels to Get Growth Mojo Back
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Vacasa Is Now a Casago Company After Acquisition Closes
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Trivago's Turnaround Is Kicking In as Growth Accelerates
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Tripadvisor Gains New Freedom in $430 Million Merger With Liberty Tripadvisor
Let freedom ring. Tripadvisor can call its own shots now without running major decisions through a parent company that at times had different interests and priorities.
Booking Exec Says We're 'Agnostic' on Canadians Picking Mexico Over the U.S.
The advantage of Booking Holdings' size and wide geographic footprint is that a problem in one region might be balanced by gains in another. That means being agnostic can be part of the strategy.
Vacasa Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Casago, Deal to Close Wednesday
Casago, the lower bidder, prevailed in its bidding war against hedge fund Davidson Kempner. This competition got nasty, and this likely won't be the end of the story.
Airbnb Wins Claim Against Vrbo for Nick Saban Commercials
It wasn't Nick Saban's fault, but Vrbo will have to discontinue those commercials or modify some of the language.