Distribution

News / Distribution

Hotel cancelation rate at 40% as online travel agencies push free change policy

By Kevin May | April 23, 2019

Key findings from a major study carried out by D-Edge, the Accor-owned hotel technology group that includes the AvailPro and FastBooking platforms. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Wanderift brings a subscription model to air travel

By Mitra Sorrells | April 23, 2019

Founded in December 2017, Wanderift allows users to buy a subscription of either $369 per month for three one-way flights or $459 per month for four one-way flights. Subscriptions are month-to-month.... Read More

Phocuswright Europe 2019 preview Lax Poojary

Interview / Online

In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Lax Poojary

By PhocusWire | April 22, 2019

In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Next up: Touring Bird (Area 120 - Google) co-founder and CEO Lax... Read More

News / Distribution

Middle East, part 3: How homegrown travel brands are diversifying distribution

By Mitra Sorrells | April 22, 2019

For the third part in our series on the Middle East, we analyze the distribution landscape and the role of homegrown online travel agencies. Read More

News / Distribution

GDS interfaces drag advisors out of the dark, green ages

By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | April 19, 2019

Increasingly, GDSs and agencies are encouraging advisors to switch to graphical user interfaces. Read More

News / Distribution

Going beyond NDC: Answers to your questions

By PhocusWire | April 19, 2019

We caught up with the three panelists from a recent webinar to answer some of the top audience questions that we didn’t have time to address live at the event. Read More

From Our Partners / Distribution

How to deepen the relationship between tour and attraction suppliers and distributors

By Melanie Ryan Meador - Redeam | April 18, 2019

Distributors can make great business partners, but they’re also keen to make the most money off suppliers as possible… or as much as you will let them. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb leads $160M investment in hospitality platform Lyric

By Jill Menze | April 17, 2019

The Series B round will allow the San Francisco-based company to expand its relationships with local real estate developers. Read More

News / Online

Apart-hotel brand Locale nabs $2.5M to expand operations

By Jill Menze | April 17, 2019

It's the first funding round for the Austin, Texas-based company since launching in 2016. Read More

News / Distribution

WEBINAR REPLAY! The real parity problem that no one is talking about

By PhocusWire | April 17, 2019

Through this webinar you’ll leave with the tactics you need to step up your parity game and stop leaving money on the table. Read More

News / Technology

MeetingPackage promotes online venue booking through €1.5M raise

By Jill Menze | April 17, 2019

The round for the Finnish meeting venue tech provider closed in late 2018 and was led by existing investors and well as new ones including Falkensteiner Ventures. Read More

News / Distribution

All Nippon Airways, OpenJaw partner to create NDC-enabled booking platform

By Mitra Sorrells | April 16, 2019

All Nippon Airways will use OpenJaw Technologies' NDC platform to connect multiple distribution partners and personalize fare offers. Read More

Interview / Online

In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Thijs van As

By PhocusWire | April 16, 2019

In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Next up: Google Flights lead product manager Thijs van As. Read More