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> TripAdvisor's boss, Stephen Kaufer, denies he wants to take on the big two. "We are a media site," he says. "I want Expedia and Priceline to thrive because th
by e15ctr0n 12y ago
> TripAdvisor's boss, Stephen Kaufer, denies he wants to take on the big two. "We are a media site," he says. "I want Expedia and Priceline to thrive because they are my clients."
Looks like the boss agrees with you.
> But soon, holidaymakers will be able to book their entire trips without leaving the TripAdvisor app. Rivals beware.
The Economist is known for making bold predictions. What do you think this one is based on?
- foobarian 12y agoThey could be reading too much into it. The on-site booking still talks to OTA's back-end API. It's probably most useful to small OTAs who don't want to bother/don't have resources to build their own top-tier UI. But a site like Expedia will probably have their own, nice, well converting UI.