Skift Take

Viator was a potential spinoff candidate in 2021. But with a potential sale of Tripadvisor, all bets are off for now.

It's been two months since Liberty Tripadvisor announced it was exploring a potential sale of itself and Tripadvisor, which it controls. Tripadvisor, in turn, formed an independent committee to vet any deals.

Both companies in the interim have been hush-hush about any deal developments, though Bloomberg reported that private equity firm Apollo Global Management expressed interest.

Now there's a new twist involving Viator, Tripadvisor's tours and activities unit and its hottest brand: Ben