Distribution

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Tryps.Tech is digitizing tour and activity distribution for the Middle East

By Mitra Sorrells | July 12, 2019

Tryps.Tech is an online distributor of more than 14,000 tours, activities, attraction tickets, airport lounge access, events and transfers in 130 countries, focused on serving Middle East travelers. Its... Read More

Opinion / Distribution

How metasearch became the most important marketing channel in travel

By Pablo Delgado - Mirai | July 10, 2019

Six years on from their early phases, metasearch engines now dominate, exceeding investment in other ads in 2017 and growing even faster ever since. Read More

News / Distribution

Travelport brings in ex-Sabre exec Greg Webb to replace CEO Gordon Wilson

By Kevin May | July 9, 2019

In his most recent role, Webb spent just a year as senior vice president and general manager for hospitality at Oracle. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Finding the travel opportunity in the Middle East

By Jill Menze | July 9, 2019

Speaking at Phocuswright Europe, Ross Veitch of Wego and Stephan Ekbergh of Travelstart discuss their decisions to expand their brands to the Middle East and the gaps they sought to fill. Read More

News / Online

India, part 1: A vast travel opportunity, now led by digital

By Mitra Sorrells | July 8, 2019

For part 1 in our month-long look at India we explore the overall travel market and implications of the country's growing, young and socially-active population. Read More

Interview / Distribution

Sounding Off: Still too many questions and few answers for NDC

By PhocusWire | July 5, 2019

NDC's rocky road over the last seven years serves as a stark reminder of how complex the airline distribution landscape is and continues to be. Read More

News / Technology

My Method... Pegasus/Travel Tripper on using predictive analytics to find corporate business

By Alexander Ryll and Dean Ismael | July 4, 2019

Phocuswire asked Alexander Ryll and Dean Ismael of Pegasus/Travel Tripper to explain the thinking behind the geoanalytics platform as well as the benefits it brings to hotels. Read More

News / Distribution

Meituan ramps up super-app's overseas hotel distribution, signs SiteMinder deal

By Kevin May | July 3, 2019

If the so-called "super-apps" are going to offer as much travel-related content to their users as they can, then sourcing product will be high on the list of priorities. Read More

Distribution

Maximize Occupancy and Revenue During Big Events

By Marisa Garcia - PhocusWire | July 2, 2019

Hoteliers have an opportunity to boost revenue when major events come to town. Ensuring that bookings turn into profits and boost reputation requires smart planning and smart systems. Read More

News / Distribution

Sabre CEO Sean Menke: Future of NDC is a "wild guess," but we remain committed

By Jill Menze | July 1, 2019

Speaking at the Sabre Technology Exchange event last week, Sabre CEO Sean Menke says the travel technology company has embarked on an “audacious” goal to “lead a new market for personalized travel” by... Read More

News / Technology

Sabre broadens hospitality offerings with retail push, new lodging APIs

By Jill Menze | June 27, 2019

At the Sabre Technology Exchange, the company detailed how hotels can benefit from its Intelligent Retailing platform and announced the launch of Content Services for Lodging. Read More

News / Startups

TripActions raises again, $250M round going to aggressive growth plan

By Mitra Sorrells | June 27, 2019

This latest investment comes less than eight months after TripActions' Series C round last November which brought in $154 million. Read More

News / Technology

Hotel C-suite buzz: Disruptive Google, data security and emerging tech

By Mitra Sorrells | June 27, 2019

Cybersecurity, emerging technology and Google were some of the topics discussed by a trio of hospitality chiefs at the HITEC conference in Minneapolis. Read More

Interview / Online

Q&A: How an emerging market online travel agency facilitates payments - offline

By Jill Menze | June 26, 2019

One of Flymya's biggest hurdles is payments: Only 2% of the population has a credit or debit card, plus money can’t be transferred electronically between banks - meaning the company must employ a... Read More