Dennis Schaal

Kayak CEO Tried to Take the Company Private: Scoop Skift Take There's no doubt that an independent and privately held Kayak, freed from the broader considerations of Booking Holdings, could have benefited from focused investment and attention. Kayak co-fo... See more

Trump Wants to Ban Big Investors from Buying Homes. Would It Affect Short-Term Rentals? Skift Take Whether it's an executive order or legislation, any impact of a ban on institutional investors in the single-family home market would depend on the fine pri... See more

Ryanair Contract With OTAs Reveals Fees and Restrictions — Scoop Skift Take The integration charges are more than minor annoyances for smaller OTAs. And the cumbersome way the Ryanair pop-ups work, plus the lack of promotional fares, make the OTAs second-... See more

Ryanair Cut Deals With OTAs — but Pays Zero Commission Skift Take It's great to be an airline like Ryanair: Your market clout is so strong that OTAs are just glad to sell your flights without receiving any other compensation from the airline. Ryanair agre... See more

Social Media Never Cracked Travel Booking. Agentic AI Could Face a Similar Problem Skift Take The LLMs will need to prove that their agentic AI is so revolutionary that it can capture traveler trust and loyalty. Travel inspiration sites and social media h... See more