Building a Sustainable Airline Fuel Infrastructure
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at infrastructure for sustainable fuel, Booking.com's short-term rentals, and Norwegian Cruise Line's recovery.
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Booking.com’s Stagnant Mix of Short-Term Rental Stays Is a Not Necessarily Bad Thing
Booking.com and Airbnb are tough to compare. Although Booking.com officials would admit it has a lot to improve in short-term rentals, the company is playing its hotel hand to an advantage.
Prince Harry’s Travalyst Focuses on Corp Travel Carbon Emissions With Travelport, Amadeus
Adding Amadeus and Travelport certainly expands Travalyst's reach, but the partnerships will only be worthwhile if their corporate travel agency customers adopt Travalyst's method of calculating carbon emissions.
Booking Holdings Posts a Record Quarter
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Booking's record quarter, RwandAir's hurdles, and the staying power of virtual tours.
Booking Holdings Eyes Even More Tech Investment After Mobile App Successes
CEO Glenn Fogel is focused on making Booking Holdings apps easier for consumers to use. Apparently he's doing something right.
Trivago Tests How to Give Independent Hotels More Direct Bookings
The search platform is displaying free links to independent hotels to push more direct bookings their way, but how will it ultimately claw back revenue from them when the likes of Hilton and Marriott have far bigger marketing budgets?
The Shift Happening at the Gulf’s Busiest Airports
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at big shifts in busy Gulf airports, Booking Holdings' AI innovations, and family matters at Loews Hotels
South Korean Antitrust Watchdog Fines Booking.com and Agoda
South Korea's antitrust regulator said Tuesday it would slap two Booking Holdings brands fines of $1,750 (2.5 million won) for its flagship brand Booking.com — and a similar fine on…
Booking.com to Test Guest ID Verification and Payment Alternatives for Foreign Purchases
Booking Holdings is hiring rapidly at its new engineering office in Bengaluru, India, to work on new projects such as how to verify guest identification with machine learning and new…
Booking.com to Add Emissions Info to Bookings Through New Partnership
Booking.com said last week that it is working to help travelers choose more environmentally sustainable travel options through a new partnership with climate tech company CHOOOSE.