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Travello doubles down on youth market with acquisition of local OTA
The Brisbane-based travel platform is looking a lot more youthful. However, that’s not to suggest its staff have all had a facelift.
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Thomas Cook’s rebirth continues with Hotelbeds partnership
The resurrection of the Thomas Cook brand is well and truly alive, thanks to a fresh partnership with a global bedbank.
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BGH Capital expands travel footprint with investment in Aussie OTA
It failed to nab Virgin, but secured a takeover deal with Village Roadshow. Now, the private equity firm has befriended an OTA.
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Webjet reveals “devastating” COVID-19 damage to full-year results
by Huntley Mitchell
The ASX-listed online travel company is carrying a number of financial bumps and bruises from the coronavirus.
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Booking.com to axe 25 per cent of workforce
by Huntley Mitchell
It’s sad news for Booking.com staff today, with the OTA forced to cull its headcount as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.
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Expedia slumps to $1.2 billion loss in Q2
by Huntley Mitchell
Thought Expedia was fairly immune to the severe impact COVID-19 is having on the travel industry? Think again upon reading these dour financials.
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Webjet introduces Afterpay option for Aussie customers
Another day, another Afterpay article. However, that’s not to suggest we’ll be going for the trifecta tomorrow.
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Afterpay makes online travel play
If COVID-19 wasn’t already enough of a challenge for travel agents, a new OTA has entered the ring.
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Webjet hits back at “factual inaccuracies” of Google’s impact in analyst report
Webjet has pushed back at damaging “inaccuracies” in an analyst report on the OTA, which contributed to its dire share price earlier this week.
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Trivago licks its wounds after court loss, as industry bodies applaud ruling
by Huntley Mitchell
Trivago has responded to the Federal Court’s ruling that it misled consumers about hotel room rates on its website and in its TV ads. Find out what the OTA had to say here.
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The hunter or the hunted? Webjet responds to acquisition speculation
by Huntley Mitchell
First it was speculation that Webjet was looking to acquire, and now it’s the other way around. Make sense of it all here.
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Agoda launches ‘Less Hassle, More Travel’ ad campaign
Agoda’s ‘Agojis’ front the OTA’s new brand campaign, which are not to be confused with emojis, animojis, Bitmojis, or Memojis.