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News / Distribution

Future IPO a "strong possibility" for SiteMinder as it lands fresh funding

By Linda Fox | January 16, 2020

SiteMinder lands significant fresh investment valuing the company at around $762 million and the prospect of a public listing in the future. Read More

News / Online

Industry veteran launches new boutique OTA

By Mitra Sorrells | January 16, 2020

Industry veteran Jeff Klee is launching a new online travel agency, Qtrip, that will eventually replace his original site, CheapAir. Read More

News / Distribution

Ryanair wins legal ruling against Skyscanner over display of fares

By Linda Fox | January 16, 2020

Ryanair granted interim injunctions against Skyscanner.de in a Hamburg court. Read More

News / Distribution

Hotels stuck in a market where online travel agency rate issues still burn

By Kevin May | January 16, 2020

In a series of questions posed to participants on a recent webinar hosted by PhocusWire with wholesaler Hotelbeds, hotels indicated a range of issues that still exist around rate parity. Read More

News / Online

SAP Concur shuts down metasearch engine Hipmunk

By Jill Menze | January 14, 2020

SAP Concur says it is “retiring” both the consumer-facing Hipmunk product as well as travel and expense product Concur Hipmunk and will stop supporting the brand on January 23. Read More

News / Startups

Comtravo gets Microsoft venture fund on board with €9M round

By Linda Fox | January 14, 2020

The investment comes from Microsoft’s venture fund M12 and Joop Drechsel, former CEO of BCD Travel, who joins Comtravo’s board, as well as a number of other investors. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Mathias Hedlund of Etraveli

By Linda Fox | January 14, 2020

Etraveli chief executive Mathias Hedlund talks to Phocuswire about acquisitions, airline distribution and sustainability. Read More

Opinion / Online

Why the short-term rental industry needs to pay attention to niche sites

By James Burrows - Rentals United | January 14, 2020

For the short-term rental industry to reach new customers, get new business and elevate revenue, niche sites are worth taking seriously. Read More

News / Distribution

Omio launches in North America with 20 partners, 23,000 routes

By Mitra Sorrells | January 14, 2020

Omio is adding routes in the United States and Canada to its multimodal transportation platform. Read More

News / Technology

Hotel revenue management tool Beonprice lands €2.5M for product development, European expansion

By Steven Lerner | January 13, 2020

This latest investment, which is all equity, brings the company's total funding to date to €5 million. Read More

News / Technology

My Method... How Musement amplified speed and conversion for mobile users

By Fabio Zecchini - Musement | January 10, 2020

Tours and activities supplier Musement used Google AMP to speed up load times for mobile users and improve the conversion rate. Read More

News / Online

MakeMyTrip takes next step in quest to become travel super app

By Mitra Sorrells | January 9, 2020

MakeMyTrip now displays destination videos with booking links in its mobile apps, as part of its effort to be a travel super app. Read More

News / Distribution

Air India signs distribution agreement with Amadeus, Sabre out in the cold

By Linda Fox | January 6, 2020

The new agreement comes after Sabre pulled the government-owned carrier from the GDS last week and legal wranglings between Air India and Amadeus in 2018. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair LIVE - Tim Choate of RedAwning

By Linda Fox | January 2, 2020

After building two technology startups, Tim Choate founded RedAwning in 2010. The company offers branded vacation rentals as well as technology services to property owners and managers. Read More