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OTAs, margins and supply - lessons for tours and activities from battles elsewhere
By Olan O’Sullivan - TrekkSoft
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August 6, 2019
Are the investments by Booking Holdings and TripAdvisor about supporting their consumer offerings rather than offering compelling solutions for operators to run their businesses?
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STARTUP STAGE: GreatGuides wants adventure travel guides to control their own destiny
By Jill Menze
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August 6, 2019
GreatGuides is a marketplace to connect adventure travelers with adventure guides. Guides create and control their itineraries and pricing and keep up to 90% of trip fees.
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What owning the end-to-end traveler experience means for Airbnb for Work
By Jill Menze
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August 2, 2019
As Airbnb endeavors to own the end-to-end experience for corporate travelers, is transforming into a full-fledged travel management company in the cards?
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Sabre revenues up across the business despite challenges in Europe
By Linda Fox
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August 1, 2019
The company has reported revenue gains across its three main divisions for the second quarter of 2019.
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Suppliers, beware: A threat lurks in tours and activities distribution
By Tao Tao - GetYourGuide
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August 1, 2019
There is a growing threat to the future of tours and activities: the loss of independence in reservation systems, thanks to acquisitions by TripAdvisor and Booking Holdings. At GetYourGuide, we don’t...
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EasyJet uses Traxo to help businesses capture travel spend
By Linda Fox
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August 1, 2019
A partnership between easyJet and Traxo will help companies keep track of business travelers and their spend.
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Amadeus reports double-digit revenue growth for the first half of 2019
By Linda Fox
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July 31, 2019
The Spain-based company puts growth in the IT Solutions and Distribution arms of the business down to an “expanding customer base.”
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NDC Check, part 2: Next-gen airline distribution could be ready to fly
By Philippe Der Arslanian - Answair
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July 31, 2019
Transformation, Proven ROI and Push-and-pull are the three drivers that are fully interrelated and need to be addressed simultaneously by airlines.
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Hoteliers have mixed response to Agoda’s new hacker rates
By Siew Hoon Yeoh - WebInTravel
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July 30, 2019
Hoteliers see both potential benefits and risks to Agoda's new Mix and Save function.
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India, part 4: Ebix CEO Robin Raina on his big plans to disrupt travel
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 29, 2019
Ebix is not a well-known company in the global travel industry, but Robin Raina plans to change that – and fast.
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Nor1 says new banner ads help hotels better compete with OTAs
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 26, 2019
Nor1 says its new merchandising banners are drawing 25% conversion rates and helping hotels compete more effectively with OTAs.
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NDC check, part 1: Is next-gen airline distribution taxiing or taking off?
By Philippe Der Arslanian - Answair
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July 26, 2019
Despite the ineluctable NDC promise carried aggressively by the leading airlines, others seem to be adopting a wait-and-see approach.
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TravelPerk shakes up business travel with new refund option for cancelled bookings
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 24, 2019
TravelPerk's new FlexiPerk option gives companies a 90% refund on cancelled bookings.
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TurnKey Vacation Rentals raises $48M, courts millionth guest to the platform
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 23, 2019
TurnKey Vacation Rentals has raised $48 million in new funding to develop its technology, add new markets and grow its partnerships.
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FlixMobility raises Series F round to fuel global expansion
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 22, 2019
FlixMobility has raised a Series F funding round to expand its FlixBus and FlixTrain service and to launch FlixCar.
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