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| November 28, 2021 View Online Top Stories Booking Holdings to Buy Flights Partner ETraveli Group for $1.8 Billion Booking Holdings is on a pre-Christmas buying spree after announcing two pending acquisitions, ETraveli Group and Getaroom, within two weeks. Both are mostly back-of-the-house acquisitions that will bolster Booking's flight and hotels business. Skift's Cyber Monday Sale Just one day left of our biggest sale of the year. Don't miss out! Through tomorrow 11/29 at 11:59 p.m. ET, receive 40% off your first year of a new annual subscription (individual user plans only) with code CYBER40. Current subscriber looking to try out another service? You're welcome to use this discount on that new purchase, but we cannot retroactively apply it to your current subscription. LEARN MORE Marriott Vacations CEO Weighs in on the Timeshare Rollup During the Recovery Providing younger travelers with more flexibility makes the timeshare sector more appealing to millennials with disposable income. And that makes properties in the sector more attractive for M&A. Laurence Tosi’s WestCap Leads $80 Million Funding for Activities Booking Site Peek Peek survived the pandemic when so many tours and activities' operators went into hibernation or worse, and now it has another $80 million in the bank for expansion. With business-to-business software as hot as it is, that's not a bad place to be. Skiplagged Plays Whac-A-Mole With Southwest Flights As the saying goes, you can run but you can't hide. Skiplagged may be marketing Southwest flights for now and helping flyers book them, but this practice doesn't have a bright future. The 2021 Digital Transformation Report: Spotlight on Asia-Pacific Sponsored by AWS AWS and Skift's 2021 Digital Transformation Report offers an important guide for the travel and hospitality industry as it embraces emerging digital realities and opportunities. This article takes a closer look at the report's findings regarding strategies for digital transformation among travel companies in the Asia-Pacific region. LEARN MORE This Hotel CEO Sees a Niche for Cool Brands in Smaller Cities Folks in small cities still have money to spend on trendy bars and restaurants. There's a new playbook for high-end, lifestyle hotels that doesn't require a massive, global city to usher in success. Amex GBT Tests New Model With Bizzabo for Virtual Meeting Bookings Rather than buy technology, the agency's meeting division has struck a new type of commercial deal with the fast-growing meeting software firm Bizzabo to tap into virtual meetings. A big bet that those meetings will be here to stay. Editor's Picks The Formula for Making Hybrid Events a Success Event Innovation Lab at IMEX America covered best practices on how venues can help address today's top challenges, and how to confront the lies we tell ourselves about hybrid events. Accor's New Brand Says a Lot About the Future of Luxury Hotels Yes, it's easy to scoff at Accor launching yet another brand. But inking deals with independent luxury hotel owners requires a collection the Paris-based hotel company didn't readily have in its line-up of more than 40 brands. 53 Million Americans Expected to Endure Thanksgiving Travel’s Morass This Year The large number of Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving is another sign of travel's resurgence but will pose a significant challenge to an aviation industry crippled by staffing shortages. If the airlines — and their thousands of new hires — struggle to cope with the surge of travelers, it could be another blow to industry looking for a quick recovery. For Gmail users: If you are using the tabbed inbox, Skift emails may be pushed to the 'Promotions' tab. To get updates from Skift direct to your primary inbox, drag and drop this email to that tab. You received this email because you are subscribed to Skift Weekly Review Newsletter from Skift. Twitter Facebook LinkedIn 35 W 31st St.,  Frnt 1,  New York,  NY  10001  USA |
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