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November 28, 2016

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9 Stories to Start Your Monday

We took a call from Ctrip's new CEO on Friday to discuss her company buying Skyscanner. Our interview with her told us so much more, though. Read it to understand the current state of online travel booking (if that kind of thing is important to you).

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Unlock the Best Cyber Monday Deals in Travel

Unlock the Best Cyber Monday Deals in Travel

Skift Take: Get the best Cyber Monday deals in travel today with discounts on our Trends Reports and SkiftEDU Online Course. Redeem your savings now.

Exclusive: Ctrip CEO on Global Ambitions, Skyscanner Buy and the Priceline Relationship

Exclusive: Ctrip CEO on Global Ambitions, Skyscanner Buy and the Priceline Relationship

Skift Take: In its short history, Skift has talked about the balance of power in travel heading East, whether it is the influence of Chinese travelers, the rise of Ctrip and Alibaba, or the emergence of the Gulf carriers with their luxury long-haul flights. Ctrip's acquisition of Skyscanner is one of those moments that mattered in 2016 and Ctrip's global ambitions are a manifestation of what we have been talking about.

Skift Backstage Podcast: Frits van Paasschen on Being Your Own Disruptor

Skift Backstage Podcast: Frits van Paasschen on Being Your Own Disruptor

Skift Take: Frits van Paasschen brings great perspective to the biggest hotel story of the year and offers a smart take on the puzzles that the travel industry still needs to solve.

Video: Airbnb and the New Hospitality Mindset

Video: Airbnb and the New Hospitality Mindset

Skift Take: What can Airbnb learn from hotels and what can hotels learn from Airbnb? Watch this video to find out.

5 New Travel Startups Creating Disruption on Fault Lines of the Travel Industry

5 New Travel Startups Creating Disruption on Fault Lines of the Travel Industry

Skift Take: While many of the challengers to legacy brands and systems have gained legitimacy and formed partnerships this year, we're still in the early stages of the eruptions along the fault lines of travel. Here are a few startups placing their bets in the midst of this.

EasyJet Hopes Its Plan to Invest in Start-Ups Will Help It Stay Ahead of Competition

EasyJet Hopes Its Plan to Invest in Start-Ups Will Help It Stay Ahead of Competition

Skift Take: For a relatively small outlay, Easyjet will effectively have an interest in 35 companies. Many of these will likely come to nothing but even if only a couple succeed the initial investment will seem like a bargain.

A Supertraveler’s Guide to a Last-Minute Holiday Escape

A Supertraveler’s Guide to a Last-Minute Holiday Escape

Skift Take: As a rule we shy away from holiday travel, but Tokyo in winter is something we can get behind.

What Airbnb Trips Means for Airlines — Digital Marketing News This Week

What Airbnb Trips Means for Airlines — Digital Marketing News This Week

Skift Take: For now, Airbnb Trips is mostly a threat to the tours and activities sector. But it's not much of a stretch to imagine the service evolving into a full-blown online travel agency in the near future.

Cheat Sheet: Ctrip's Skyscanner Buy

On Wednesday afternoon, Ctrip announced its bid to buy Skyscanner. Here's what you need to know to understand what's happened since then.

Ctrip to Acquire Skyscanner for $1.74 Billion

Exclusive: Ctrip CEO on How It Moved In to Buy Skyscanner

Ctrip Needed and Wanted Metasearch, So It Got Skyscanner

How The Skyscanner Deal Will Affect Trivago’s Upcoming IPO

China’s Ctrip Makes History With Appointment of CEO Jane Sun

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