Priceline to spend more on Booking.com ads Priceline said fourth-quarter earnings would lag analysts’ estimates, as the OTA spends more on advertising for Booking.com and expands its vacation-rentals business. Source: Hotel Marketing Priceline to spend more on Booking.com ads
TripAdvisor struggles on hotel weakness TripAdvisor’s third-quarter results continued the trends that we’ve seen in previous quarters. Terrible performance from the hotel segment was the primary detractor from TripAdvisor’s performance. Source: Hotel Marketing TripAdvisor struggles on hotel weakness
Uber CEO’s new rule: ‘We do the right thing. Period.’ In one of many efforts to reset the company’s much-bent-and-very-banged-up values, Uber’s new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi presented new rules of the road to the staff today at an all-hands meeting. Source: Hotel Marketing Uber CEO’s new rule: ‘We do the right thing. Period.’
Phocuswright launches news platform, PhocusWire Former Tnooz and now PhocusWire’s editor-in-chief, Kevin May, promises a daily diet of news, interviews, analysis and opinion covering digital travel commerce, technology, distribution and startups globally. Source: Hotel Marketing Phocuswright launches news platform, PhocusWire