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Public Online Travel Roundup, Full Year 2021
With swirling uncertainty still looming for the travel industry in 2021, online travel intermediaries...
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Public Online Travel Roundup, Full Year 2020
2020 proved to be a landmark year of struggle for OTAs and metasearch sites worldwide, arguably the...
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Public Online Travel Roundup, Full Year 2019
Before 2020 proved to be a landmark year of struggle for OTAs and metasearch sites worldwide, 2019...
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Public Online Travel Roundup, 1H19
Rough waters in the macro environment have rocked the boats of travel companies across the globe. They...
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Public Online Travel Roundup, Full Year 2018
Growth rates in the world of public online travel once again slowed in 2018, but remained in...
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Public Online Travel 1H18: Life Beyond Hotels and Flight
Hotels and air have historically been the biggest pieces of OTA business, but 2018 kicked off with a...
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Public Online Travel Sites Full Year 2017: Leadership Shuffles & Global Ambitions
Big changes from the very top marked a new era for online travel’s biggest public companies in 2017....
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TripAdvisor “Things to Do”: A Tours & Activities Data Point
Tours, activities and attractions is one of TripAdvisor’s fastest growing segments, and the company’s...
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Public Online Travel Sites 1H 2017: Eyes on Rentals & Metasearch for Growth
Public online travel companies increasingly tried to be everything to everyone in the first half of...
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Online Travel Agencies 2H and Full Year 2016: Everyone’s Wearing Lots of Hats
Following major global consolidation in 2015, the OTA landscape further morphed in 2016, albeit at...
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Online Travel Agencies 1H16: Just the Same as Usual
Online travel agencies (OTAs) charged forward in 1H16 following 2015’s year of consolidation. Rising...
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Online Travel Agencies 4Q and Full Year 2015: Mergers and Acquisitions Reshape the Market
Major deals and alliances dramatically altered the online travel agency landscape in 2015. Leading...
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Leisure’s Dominion over the U.S. Travel Market Widens
Despite the strength of corporate travel bookings over the past few years, leisure/unmanaged business...
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Online Travel Agencies 2Q15 and 1H15: Amid Consolidation, Expedia Maintains the Lead
Macroeconomic trends continued to weigh on online travel agencies’ (OTAs) worldwide growth in 2Q15. A...
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U.S. Online Travel Agencies 1Q15: When Expedia and Priceline Corner the Market...
U.S. public online travel agencies (OTAs) began their 2015 campaign on a strong note. While aggregate...
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Online Travel Agencies 4Q and Full Year 2014: Amid Consolidation, Relentless Competition
For online travel agencies, 2014 was a year defined by big growth (for most) and big deals (for some)....
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Online Travel Agencies 3Q14: Strong Growth, With Caution Ahead
U.S. online travel agencies (OTAs) continued to outshine in 3Q14. Aggregate worldwide gross bookings...
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Online Travel Agencies 2Q and 1H14: With Priceline Ascendant, OTAs Focused on Maintaining Growth
Led by Priceline's advances, online travel agencies (OTAs) achieved new highs in 2Q14, making it...
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U.S. DMO Advertising Spending Trends: 2011-2015
In their efforts to promote cities, regions or entire countries, destination marketing...
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Incumbents, Innovators, Disruptors: Update on Europe's Dynamic OTA Landscape
Europe's online travel agency (OTA) landscape took numerous twists and turns in the first half of...
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