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Dennis Schaal

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  • Executive Editor and Founding Editor, Skift
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Skift Founding Editor, online travel trend-vetter. Ex-USA Today columnist. Good trouble. Contrarian. Writer. Dad. Citizen of the world.
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With Booking’s Etraveli Deal Still Blocked, Expedia Has the Edge in M&A

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By Dennis Schaal Verified
| Skift Verified
Skift Take Expedia is making acquisitions to build its business while Booking in Europe doesn't have that option. Companies such as Uber would find it tougher to advance its superapp strategy in Europe if regulators deemed it to have a dominant position in particular markets. Expedia Group acquired Tiqets and Cartrawler this year to strengthen its B2B partner business but Booking Holdings has fewer M&A options following a European court ruling Wednesday.
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With Booking's Etraveli Deal Still Blocked, Expedia Has the Edge in M&A

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By Dennis Schaal Verified
| Event Planner News
10 September 2026 | By: Dennis Schaal | Publisher: Skift Online Travel With Booking's Etraveli Deal Still Blocked, Expedia Has the Edge in M&A Dennis Schaal September 10th, 2026 at 11:06 AM EDT Photo Credit: Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel at Skift Global Forum 2025. Skift Skift Take Expedia is making acquisitions to build its business while Booking in Europe doesn't have that option.
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European Vacation Rental Platform Awaze Felt Affordability Squeeze in 2025

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By Dennis Schaal Verified
| Skift Verified
Skift Take Europe's largest holiday-rental group grew adjusted earnings and narrowed its loss in 2025, but revenue slipped, its cash position shrunk, and the group slid into net liabilities ahead of a 2028 refinancing. Awaze, Europe's largest vacation rental property manager, made a bet last year that holding rates flat — rather than raising them — would entice cost-conscious travelers to skip costlier long-haul flights and book its holiday homes in Cornwall or cabins on the Danish coast instead.
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