Google Follows ChatGPT With New AI-Powered Trip-Planning Tools
Today's podcast looks at Google's new AI tool, Ariane Gorin's new plans for Expedia Group, and Qantas' change in routes to China.
Expedia News
The latest news and analysis of Expedia, including breaking news, executive interviews, earnings coverage, and analysis of its competitors.
Expedia’s New CEO: Fixing Vrbo, Loyalty, and the Outlook For International Growth
Expedia Group's new CEO, Ariane Gorin, wants to build a great product and accelerate growth. The rest would take care of itself.
The Expedia CEO Transition: The Challenges Facing the New Boss
No one ever said revamping the nuts, bolts and servers of a sprawling Expedia Group would be easy. How 2024 plays out will say a lot about whether all that toil was worth it.
U.S. Tourism CEOs Get Paid
Today's podcast looks at tourism CEO pay, Spirit Air's industry complaints, and Expedia's tech outage.
Expedia Backtracks on Outage Cause: ‘Software Issue’ Took Down Global Operations
Expedia provided a different explanation as to the cause of its global outages after we presented the company with a different account.
Expedia Group Brands Back Online After Widespread Outages, Blames Maintenance Issues
Expedia Group websites from the U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico, India and Dubai were experiencing outages.
Ups and Downs of Expedia and Booking’s First-Quarter Earnings
Today's podcast looks at Expedia's altered outlook, Booking Holdings' connected trip success, and the fight for privacy at U.S. airports.
Expedia Bosses Say Vrbo Will Drag 2024 Growth
Incoming CEO Ariane Gorin said she plans to focus on driving traffic, lifting conversion rates, and expanding margins after taking the helm from departing chief Peter Kern on May 13.
What Scraping 20,000 Google Hotel Listings Reveals
Today's podcast looks at how hotel listings on Google compete for bookings, new junk fee rules for airlines, and new sites for Hyatt loyalty program members.
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.