Airbnb Dives Into Pop Culture With New Home and Experiences Category Called ‘Icons’
Airbnb's new celebrity-driven Icons category of experiences will trigger housefuls of free publicity.
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Trivago Pulls Marketing Investments out of Latin America After Brand Campaign Letdown
Less localization is the tradeoff that Trivago is seemingly willing to live with as it uses AI to avoid having to pay TV pitch people in each of its markets.
Crafting Personalized Travel Experiences
Innovation requires more than just technology. In this episode of Skift Travel Spotlight podcast, Trip.com discusses how it approaches innovation and why collaboration is key.
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Klook Plans Partnership with Thailand as the Country Skyrockets in Popularity
Thailand remains a strong destination post Covid. Tour operators are flocking to the country and playing a significant role in how travel evolves.
AirAsia Move Offers Unlimited Flights for $250 — See the Caveats
Recipe for the most-loved OTA in Southeast Asia = Free flights for a year for as less as $250. Lip smacking, much?
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.
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.
Indian GenZs Plan International Travels After Getting First Salary – India Report
Being meticulous planners and financially independent, young travelers have made India a lucrative source market for several countries.
American Airlines Cuts Travel Agencies Slack: Extends Deadline For Loyalty Points
Who's in and who's out of American Airlines' new preferred agency program to date? The deadline extension seems to indicate their are some hiccups along the way.
Trivago Tests New TV Commercials
Just as online travel companies experiment with new features on their website pages, Trivago does something similar with its TV ads. Too soon to tell which ones will make the cut.