Trivago CEO Johannes Thomas said the changes Google is being forced to make in its European hotel search results could be a structural, long-term tailwind.
Thomas, speaking during Trivago’s second-quarter earnings announcement Tuesday, cited the European Commission decision in July to fine Google’s parent company, Alphabet, €460 million (approximately $525 million) for illegally using its search dominance to engage in “self-preferencing” of its own services. It’s a practice that directly affected Trivago and the broader travel sector, and Trivago also filed a complaint in May.
Thomas said Trivago has seen Goo
