Articles tagged “mergers and acquisitions”

JetBlue Ventures is still focused on investing in startups for the airline industry, but its funding is not coming from JetBlue anymore.

The sale of EasyHotel underscores how hard it was for the brand's founder to replicate his success with airlines in the hotel world. It also reveals one real estate investor's faith in budget hotel investments in Europe.

Typically, in mergers, the bigger fish swallows the smaller one, stamping its quirky innovations into corporate conformity. This deal is attempting something different.

JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty said selling off the company’s venture capital arm would allow it to “focus on our core operations.”

Trivago's growth is has been boosted by its global brand marketing campaign, and it plans to ramp up ad spend.

JetBlue said earlier on Wednesday that it was expecting to make an announcement on a domestic partnership in the coming weeks.

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.

Corporate acquisitions often work like this: Big Company buys a Cool Brand and then dismantles what made it cool. Marriott’s CFO told Skift that won't happen to CitizenM.

Sabre's sale of its hotel reservations tech should help the travel tech company focus on its core airline business. It's notable that a PE firm rather than a rival player, such as Oracle or Cendyn, chose to buy.

By adding CitizenM, Marriott strengthens its select-service and lifestyle offerings.