Distribution

News / Online

American Express builds out services for members with acquisition of Resy

By Linda Fox | May 20, 2019

American Express continues to widen services for members, adds Resy restaurant booking service Read More

Latin America part 3 ground transportation

News / Online

Latin America, part 3: The evolution of buses, bikes and scooters

By Mitra Sorrells | May 20, 2019

For part three in our series on Latin America's travel industry we take a look at some developments in the ground transportation sector. Read More

GetYourGuide 484 million funding reaction

News / Distribution

Investors and a rival on the impact of GetYourGuide's record-breaking funding round

By Mitra Sorrells | May 17, 2019

Industry leaders react to news that SoftBank Vision Fund has invested $484 million in GetYourGuide. Read More

News / Distribution

GetYourGuide nabs $484M Series E round; CEO talks growth, Klook

By Mitra Sorrells | May 16, 2019

GetYourGuide will add new markets and inventory funded by $484 million raised in a Series E round lead by Softbank Vision Fund. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Airbnb plays down competition, says it welcomes new entries into home-sharing

By Jill Menze | May 16, 2019

Speaking at Phocuswright Europe, Airbnb managing director of EMEA Jeroen Merchiers claimed: “We’re not obsessed with any individual company.” Read More

From Our Partners / Distribution

How is fare disparity becoming a silent killer of airlines?

By Apurva Chamaria - Rategain | May 16, 2019

Rate parity for hotels has been a favorite topic that generates a lot of questions, excitement and gets plenty of play in the media. However, the same conversation for airlines rarely gets any interest. Read More

CEO interview Almundo Juan Pablo Lafosse

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Juan Pablo Lafosse of Almundo

By Mitra Sorrells | May 16, 2019

The Almundo CEO talks the power of offline, the company's strategy compared to Expedia and Booking and much more. Read More

News / Distribution

Revenues down at Travelport amid Russian regulator stalling sale

By Kevin May | May 11, 2019

Travelport's proposed move to return to private ownership has hit a hurdle in the shape of getting approval from the authorities in Russia. Read More

News / Distribution

Finnair unveils NDC partner program (but won't surcharge agents for non-use)

By Linda Fox | May 10, 2019

Agents will have a number of ways to access content such as building a direct connect with Finnair via an NDC API or using aggregation platforms that use the NDC technology standard. Read More

Bookings slightly up, revenue slightly down for Booking Holdings in Q1 2019

By Mitra Sorrells | May 9, 2019

Revenue was down but gross bookings were up for Booking Holdings in the first quarter of 2019, including a more than 10% increase in room nights sold. Read More

News / Distribution

TripAdvisor sees experiences and restaurant revenue up as investment continues in new areas

By Linda Fox | May 8, 2019

TripAdvisor reports a slight decrease in revenue for Q1 2019 while revenue for its experiences and restaurants units is up almost a third. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus closes in on €1.5B in revenue during Q1 of 2019

By Kevin May | May 8, 2019

Amadeus secured revenue of over €1.4 billion in the first quarter of this year, following an increase of 15% over the same period in 2018. EBITDA up by 11%, too. Read More

News / Distribution

Booking.com opts for partner route to expand tours and activities

By Kevin May | May 6, 2019

A year after buying FareHarbor to spearhead its move into tours and activities, Booking.com is adopting an additional approach and working directly with rival software vendors. Read More