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VIDEO: Mystifly - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2019
Interview / Online
VIDEO: Mystifly - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2019
By PhocusWire | December 3, 2019
This disruptive travel product - C2 - enables OTAs and travel intermediaries to redefine their customer experience. Read More
VIDEO: Flymya - Summit pitch Phocuswright Conference 2019
Interview / Startups
VIDEO: Flymya - Summit pitch Phocuswright Conference 2019
By PhocusWire | December 3, 2019
How do you run an OTA in Myanmar? Flymya knows and understands the challenges of operating in a unique economy. Read More
Google's playbook to become a Super App in travel
Opinion / Online
Google's playbook to become a Super App in travel
By Mario Gavira | December 2, 2019
Combine a global army of local experts with Google’s unlimited capacity to track movements of all its Maps users and you get the picture: a rapidly expanding database of the nearly entire human... Read More
VIDEO: Amadeus - Summit pitch runner-up at Phocuswright Conference 2019
Interview / Technology
VIDEO: Amadeus - Summit pitch runner-up at Phocuswright Conference 2019
By PhocusWire | November 29, 2019
Amadeus for Developers empowers innovators to build AI-driven travel solutions by offering open powerful machine learning predictive models. Read More
VIDEO: Google on machine learning having an impact on online travel
News / Technology
VIDEO: Google on machine learning having an impact on online travel
By Linda Fox | November 28, 2019
A Tech Talk from Google at the Phocuswright Conference 2019 highlights areas where machine learning can improve operations for travel companies. Read More
VIDEO: Despegar's CEO on growth and navigating regional challenges
News / Distribution
VIDEO: Despegar's CEO on growth and navigating regional challenges
By Mitra Sorrells | November 28, 2019
Despegar CEO Damian Scokin discussed the Latin American OTA's plans for continued growth, including new products and partnerships, during an interview at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More
VIDEO: Kiwi.com - Launch pitch winner at Phocuswright Conference 2019
Interview / Online
VIDEO: Kiwi.com - Launch pitch winner at Phocuswright Conference 2019
By PhocusWire | November 28, 2019
A virtual global supercarrier enables efficient pre-booked and on-demand trips from any A to B for customers and carriers. Read More
Getting personal – how airlines evolve pricing strategies to emulate the e‐commerce world
From Our Partners / Distribution
Getting personal – how airlines evolve pricing strategies to emulate the e‐commerce world
By Harald Eisenaecher - Infare | November 27, 2019
As competitor airfares change often, airlines need to constantly monitor those fluctuations and quickly adjust their own relative price positions accordingly.  Read More
VIDEO: Exosonic - Summit pitch winner at Phocuswright Conference 2019
Interview / Startups
VIDEO: Exosonic - Summit pitch winner at Phocuswright Conference 2019
By PhocusWire | November 27, 2019
Exosonic is bringing supersonic transport back by muting the sonic boom.  Read More
Business travel in Asia is only going to get bigger and better
From Our Partners / Online
Business travel in Asia is only going to get bigger and better
By Travelstop | November 26, 2019
Asia’s corporate travel market is booming. In fact, they expect corporate travel spending in Asia Pacific to soar to $900 billion by 2025, accounting for half of the world’s total. Read More
VIDEO: Skyscanner's Bryan Dove on being a new type of travel brand
News / Online
VIDEO: Skyscanner's Bryan Dove on being a new type of travel brand
By Kevin May | November 25, 2019
The company's CEO joined us in the PhocusWire Studio during The Phocuswright Conference 2019 to discuss its move to a "marketplace" and share some of the early feedback to its decision. Read More
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Opinion / Technology
Why voice is the travel marketers’s next destination
By Joel Davis - Mighty Social | November 20, 2019
A new voice-enabled era for travel is coming, and now is the time for brands to take advantage of it. Read More
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Interview / Online
Brand Business - Lindsay Nelson of TripAdvisor
By Mitra Sorrells | November 20, 2019
Lindsay Nelson is TripAdvisor's president of core experience, overseeing brand, content development and revenue-generating products and features. Read More
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News / Distribution
Hahn Air issues first airline ticket via Winding Tree blockchain
By Mitra Sorrells | November 19, 2019
Germany's Hahn Air says it has issued the first blockchain-powered air ticket. Read More
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Bryan Dove
Interview / Distribution
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Bryan Dove
By PhocusWire | November 19, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Florida in November, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Up next: Bryan Dove of Skyscanner. Read More
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