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Booking’s Fogel sees signs of “record summer travel season”
By Derek Catron
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August 3, 2023
Booking Holdings enjoyed record gross travel bookings in Q2, but CEO Glenn Fogel sees even better things coming based on July figures.
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Online travel platforms escape digital gatekeeper list
By Linda Fox
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July 4, 2023
The European Commission published the first list of companies that consider themselves potential gatekeepers today.
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Agoda unveils wholesale distribution platform for hotel partners
By Derek Catron
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June 30, 2023
Booking Holdings brand Agoda now offers more transparency for hotels to track volume and rates and maximize revenues.
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Priceline’s new AI chatbot will mix ChatGPT and Google tech
By Mitra Sorrells
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June 28, 2023
Priceline's new chatbot, Penny, is equipped with security features so users can complete an accommodation booking right within the chat.
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Booking.com adds conversational trip planning with ChatGPT
By Mitra Sorrells
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June 27, 2023
For now the chat platform is integrated only with Booking.com’s accommodation booking experience, but the company plans to add flights, ground transportation and other trip components in the future.
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Priceline partners with Google to deploy generative AI
By Mitra Sorrells
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June 6, 2023
Priceline will use the generative AI technology to create a new virtual travel assistant chatbot to improve internal workflows.
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Online travel giants Q1 marketing spending shows wide variance
By Mitra Sorrells
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June 6, 2023
Expedia Group spent the highest percentage of revenue on marketing while Airbnb spent the least and focused on expanding brand awareness and balancing supply and demand.
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Former Sabre exec Traci Mercer on her new role at Priceline
By Mitra Sorrells
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May 31, 2023
In her new role as senior vice president and head of accommodations for Priceline, Traci Mercer discusses her priorities for growing the brand, opportunities in the B2B space and the importance of...
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ChatGPT plugins' potential impact on the travel booking experience
By Mario Gavira
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May 22, 2023
Can chatbot plugins bring a new, conversational layer to the decade-old search and booking interface in travel?
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Booking Holdings sees opportunity to recreate "human travel agent” with generative AI
By Mitra Sorrells
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May 4, 2023
The comments regarding generative AI came as the company shared its first quarter financial results, which had both gross bookings and room nights at record levels for a quarter.
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Journera debuts TripSignals platform to connect travel data
By Derek Catron
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April 14, 2023
Journera CEO Jeff Katz sees benefits for travelers as well as the airlines and hotels that want their business from journey’s start to finish.
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Travel needs more leadership to fight climate change
By Bob Garner - EnviroRental
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April 5, 2023
The short-term rental industry must own its share of the responsibility for reducing emissions, writes Bob Garner, CEO and founder of EnviroRental.
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Online travel giants spent more than $14B on marketing in '22
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 27, 2023
Combined marketing spending by Booking Holdings, Expedia Group, Airbnb and Trip.com Group exceeded 2019 levels in 2022.
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WATCH: Visualization of revenue for digital travel brands through 2022
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March 23, 2023
From a revenue standpoint, 2022 was an up year for most online travel brands, with many reporting record financial results.
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Citi’s new travel portal powered by Booking Holdings goes live
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 21, 2023
The site includes supply from Booking.com – such as 1.4 million hotels around the world - and is powered by technology from Rocket Travel by Agoda, another of Booking Holdings’ brands.
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