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Guesty acquires MyVR as consolidation continues in short-term rentals

By Jill Menze | April 8, 2021

With MyVR, Guesty says it “effectively makes the company the largest short-term rental property management platform worldwide.” Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 59 - Rolf Schromgens of Trivago

By PhocusWire | April 8, 2021

Rolf Schromgens was broke and scarred from the experience of a previous startup when he finally sat down with his co-founders and created Trivago, as he explains to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of... Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Tripadvisor on its big push to subscriptions and loyalty

By PhocusWire | March 30, 2021

Speaking during PhocusWire Pulse: Loyalty For The Long Haul, chief experience officer Lindsay Nelson explains why Tripadvisor's Plus program came together now, how the early stages have worked out with... Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Google’s free booking links for hotels – too good to be true?

By Craig Stewart - Freetobook | March 29, 2021

Freetobook’s co-director Craig Stewart suggests property owners to take advantage on Google's recent shift in strategy and see how this one plays out. Read More

From Our Partners / Distribution

Acing the hotel recovery test - considerations for a successful COVID-19 strategy

By Mark Bedard - Amadeus | March 29, 2021

Should you focus on the technique you utilize in targeting, capturing and converting shoppers into loyal guests? Or should you spend more time looking at the technology you use to support your... Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: What Google's overhaul of hotel booking ads really means

By Kevin May | March 9, 2021

We speak to hotel consultancy and digital marketing specialist Mirai's CEO, Pablo Delgado, to understand what the development means for all players in the hotel marketing ecosystem, including Google's... Read More

News / Startups

Easol raises $4.5M to prepare for post-COVID activities rebound

By Jill Menze | March 4, 2021

Notion Capital led the round into "experience commerce" platform Easol, which supports businesses such as adventure trips and festivals. Read More

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Why you need to reimagine your revenue strategy - with forward looking data

By Gino Engels - OTA Insight | March 1, 2021

The number of variables impacting decisions today is making it difficult to accurately predict and stimulate demand, but forward looking data offers the best opportunity to anticipate the inevitable... Read More

News / Technology

RocketRez raises $6.6M for tours and attractions tech platform

By Kevin May | February 19, 2021

The Series A investment of $6.6 million is made up of $5 million from Blueprint and the rest in revenue-based financing from TIMIA. Read More

News / Startups

FantasticStay attracts €1.3M investment, plans expansion and vacation rental tech development

By Linda Fox | February 16, 2021

Rental technology startup FantasticStay acquired rival Vreasy last year and plans expansion following its latest round of funding. Read More

News / Distribution

Fastpayhotels acquires accommodation business assets of North America Destinations

By Kevin May | February 9, 2021

Some 300 clients of North America Destinations in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Colombia will also get last-minute availability and access to thousands of vacation rental... Read More

News / Distribution

Tripadvisor's Bokun creates activities service with JTB online giant in Japan

By Kevin May | February 5, 2021

JTB Bokun is the first partnership by the Bokun tours and activities tech platform with a domestic OTA. Read More

News / Distribution

Fully refundable vacation rentals get 4.2X more bookings, higher revenue

By Mitra Sorrells | February 5, 2021

Data from Your.rentals shows January bookings were 92% of pre-COVID levels for properties with fully refundable cancellation policies, but only 23% of the norm for those with partial or non-refundable... Read More

News / Distribution

Hotel direct channels gained share of bookings in 2020

By Mitra Sorrells | February 2, 2021

A new report from SiteMinder details the top booking revenue sources in markets around the world. Read More

News / Distribution

Trekksoft revenues drop 30% during pandemic-stricken 2020

By Kevin May | January 28, 2021

The Switzerland-based company captured $7.2 million in revenue during 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic crushed the tours and activities sector worldwide. Read More

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