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Booking Holdings Faces Strategy Questions Over Kayak Future
technologySkift··1 min·For: Owner, Revenue, Marketing, IT

Booking Holdings Faces Strategy Questions Over Kayak Future

Despite recent write-downs and executive shifts, Kayak remains a benchmark for travel search UX as Booking Holdings pivots toward new AI initiatives.

Key Takeaways

  1. 1Booking Holdings recorded a $457 million write-down on Kayak last October
  2. 2Kayak co-founder and long-time CEO Steve Hafner recently stepped down after 22 years
  3. 3Booking's new AI travel tools are being developed separately by Kayak's original founders

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Source: Skift

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