Distribution

Opinion / Distribution

Rethinking hotel distribution with attribute-based selling

By Simone Puorto - Simone Puorto Consulting | June 4, 2019

How the development of systems to offer room attributes might impact distribution. Read More

News / Distribution

How Airbnb threatens to disrupt traditional hotel pricing strategies

By Jill Menze | June 4, 2019

A study pitted flexible-capacity Airbnb against the fixed-capacity lodging industry to uncover how the sharing economy has changed hospitality. Read More

From Our Partners / Distribution

Are your demand channels taking more than commission?

By Chinmai Sharma - DHISCO | May 31, 2019

Let me start by getting something out of the way: commissions in hospitality distribution are fair. Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: Cruisewatch - Battleground pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2019

By PhocusWire | May 31, 2019

Cruisewatch is transforming the way people find and book cruises through 360-degree online cruise advice and predictive analytics. Read More

News / Distribution

Travelport completes $4.4BN sale to private equity

By Kevin May | May 30, 2019

Travelport has officially ended its almost five-year stint on the public markets and is now back in the hands of private equity ownership. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Booking.com on where it sees opportunity for growth

By Jill Menze | May 30, 2019

Where is there room for Booking.com - already one of the top players in online travel alongside Ctrip and Expedia - to grow? Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Estuardo Ortiz of JetSmart

By Mitra Sorrells | May 29, 2019

The founder and CEO of the ultra low-cost carrier discusses JetSmart's business model, the challenges of building an airline from scratch and much more. Read More

News / Online

Ctrip’s Instagram-like platform attracts more than 1M daily users

By Mitra Sorrells | May 29, 2019

Ctrip's new "Trip Moments" content sharing platform is attracting more than one million users every day, and 70% of them are under 30 years old. Read More

News / Distribution

Airbnb signs Shiji distribution deal to bolster China hotel strategy

By Kevin May | May 28, 2019

Airbnb has another distribution partner to help bolster its hotel inventory. But this time it is aimed squarely at boosting its presence in China. Read More

News / Distribution

Agent organization accuses IATA of abusing dominant distribution role

May 28, 2019

European agents and operators' body ECTAA has filed an antitrust complaint with the European competition authority. Read More

News / Distribution

Latin America, part 4: Challenges and opportunities in travel distribution

By Mitra Sorrells | May 28, 2019

For the final piece in our series on Latin America, we take a look at the current state and future outlook for distribution in hospitality and air. Read More

Interview / Distribution

VIDEO: Zizoo - Launch pitch winner at Phocuswright Europe 2019

By PhocusWire | May 24, 2019

A leading global boat holiday platform wants to change the entire travel space with a first-ever GDS. Read More

News / Distribution

Ctrip sales jump 21% in Q1 to more than $1B

By Mitra Sorrells | May 23, 2019

The online travel agency giant's results are fueled by strong performance in both accommodation and transportation ticketing and growing international business. Read More