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Airlines
As the saying goes about changes to the way Google displays flights, the devil will be in the details.
Dennis Schaal | 3 months ago
Short-Term Rentals
Establishing uniform short-term rental rules across the European Union would be a major step forward for the sector. Local opponents would not greet the news enthusiastically.
Foo Yun Chee , Reuters | 5 months ago
Online Travel
If the European Commission's decision isn't overturned, one implication may be that Booking.com would be precluded in practice from making major acquisitions. Period.
Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago
Tripadvisor's generative AI entry is playing to its strengths — tours and activities, and restaurant reservations. Hotels? Maybe they'll get added later.
Dennis Schaal | 9 months ago
All would admit that the way online travel companies display the climate impact of flights is vague and inadequate. But help is on the way.
The fine print would ultimately determine the financial impact of the Digital Markets Act. But the fact that Booking Holdings filed a statement from Booking.com with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission about it this week means it believes the repercussions could be material to its operations.
Dennis Schaal | 10 months ago
Google faces a tougher hill to climb than Booking, although the European Commission's statement of objections puts Booking's Etraveli acquisition in doubt.
It's hard to see how Booking's pending acquisition of flight-oriented Etraveli Group would materially hurt the European hotel industry. After all, Booking.com is already Etraveli's partner for hotels.
Foo Yun Chee, Reuters | 11 months ago
Calculating the actual environmental impact of flights has been an immature art. Getting real data from Lufthansa should advance the effort.
Dennis Schaal | 11 months ago
The EU's objections to Booking's proposed acquisition of flight-tech firm Etraveli Group does not mean the deal is dead. The EU may demand concessions to reshape the pact, which is an important piece of CEO Glenn Fogel's "connected trip" strategy.
