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Agoda CEO John Brown on the tech that differentiates

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | June 4, 2021

Agoda CEO John Brown says the strategic use of artificial intelligence can be the key to winning customers for online travel agencies. Read More

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AirAsia calls itself an "OTA challenger" amid big digital travel ambitions

By Linda Fox | January 15, 2021

AirAsia.com is drawing on its 75 million customer base, loyalty program and joining the data dots to build its OTA. Read More

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Travel companies ask European regulators to enforce Google dominance decision

November 16, 2020

In a letter to the commissioner for competition, 130 companies and 28 industry organizations, across numerous sectors, ask the Commission to enforce its 2017 abuse of dominance decision. Read More

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Booking Holdings sees uptick in Q3 bookings driven by domestic travel

By Jill Menze | November 5, 2020

Despite the coronavirus pandemic continuing to “weigh heavily” on Booking Holdings’ financial performance, the online travel giant saw marked improvement in the third quarter of 2020 compared to Q2 of... Read More

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10 learnings from 10 months of seismic changes in the travel industry

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebinTravel | October 12, 2020

Travel industry executives give their views on recovery in the travel industry at WebInTravel's TravelZero.0 event. Read More

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VIDEO: Travel businesses in Asia spot pockets of recovery

By Linda Fox | October 8, 2020

Domestic travel is recovering across Asia but experts believe a vaccine is key to international travel, in both the leisure and business segments. Read More

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Expedia, Agoda, Traveloka, Ixigo on opportunities and challenges post-COVID

By Mitra Sorrells | October 2, 2020

The four online travel agencies are finding new ways to serve their primarily domestic audiences and remain relevant while travel volumes are down. Read More

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Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with… Timothy Hughes

By PhocusWire | August 10, 2020

In a series of interviews with executives participating in the online event in September, PhocusWire finds out what they have learned from the COVID-19 crisis. Next up: Timothy Hughes of Agoda. Read More

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Booking Holdings feels "full impact" of coronavirus as gross bookings plunge 91% in Q2 2020

By Jill Menze | August 6, 2020

CEO Glenn Fogel believes it will be years and not quarters before the travel market returns to pre-COVID dollars. Read More

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Booking.com cuts workforce by a quarter as pandemic bites

By Kevin May | August 4, 2020

Almost 4,500 employees working for Booking.com are being laid off. Details about who and where will be figured out in the coming weeks. Read More

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Booking Holdings Q1 gross bookings plummet 51%, total revenue down 19%

By Mitra Sorrells | May 7, 2020

Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel says it will take "years - not quarters" for the travel industry to recover, as the company saw its gross bookings drop more than 50% in the first quarter of 2020. Read More

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Hotel websites hold firm in booking rankings, Airbnb makes progress

By Linda Fox | February 14, 2020

SiteMinder reveals the top sources of online bookings for hotels in 2019. Read More

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In the green room at Phocuswright with... Tim Hughes

By PhocusWire | November 8, 2019

In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Florida in November, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick. Welcome, Tim Hughes of Agoda. Read More