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News / Distribution

WEBINAR REPLAY! How to maximize hotel bookings by leveraging the right channel mix

By PhocusWire | November 7, 2018

How do you know if you have the right distribution mix for your hotel? Read More

News / Technology

SiteMinder names tech industry veteran as CEO

By Mitra Sorrells | November 7, 2018

Hotel guest acquisition platform SiteMinder has appointed its first CEO. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

The six principles of personalization for hotel websites

By Frank Reeves - Avvio | November 6, 2018

To assist hoteliers and accommodation providers in building personalization into their websites, here are six key principles to follow. Read More

News / Distribution

WebJet acquires Destinations of the World for $173M

By Mitra Sorrells | November 6, 2018

Australia-based WebJet has acquired Destinations of the World (DOTW) for $173 million, a move that significantly expands Webjet’s B2B accommodations supplier business, WebBeds. Read More

News / Distribution

How travel management companies are battling the content gap

By Amanda Metcalf - BTN | November 5, 2018

The travel management company's first purpose was to print paper airline tickets and deliver them to travelers. TMCs since have diversified into duty of care, reporting and consulting, but in order to... Read More

News / Online

TravelBird shuts shop after investment fails to arrive

By Linda Fox | November 5, 2018

TravelBird, an online deals service that was one of the longer-term survivors of the early flash sales era, has shut, blaming a lack of funding. Read More

News / Distribution

QOTW: Something about a losing battle for venture capitalists

By PhocusWire | November 2, 2018

Quote from Christian Saller, general partner of Holtzbrinck Ventures, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

News / Distribution

Beyond Air helps Travelport through "challenging" quarter

By Linda Fox | November 1, 2018

Travelport reports third quarter 2018 results with strong gains for payment service eNett. Read More

News / Online

Ctrip's plans for localization: A look at Trip.com one year in

By Jill Menze | November 1, 2018

It’s been exactly one year since Ctrip purchased Trip.com - a strategic move by the Chinese online travel powerhouse to bring its services into local Asia Pacific markets. And the past 365 days have so... Read More

Booking new tools professional rental partners

News / Technology

Booking.com creates new filters and tools for short-term rental partners

By Mitra Sorrells | November 1, 2018

Tools to help professional vacation rental managers save time and control who can book their properties are part of a new suite of products launched this week by Booking.com. Read More

News / Distribution

Q&A: HomeToGo on metasearch in the vacation rental industry

By Phocuswire | October 31, 2018

Metasearch has tried to become a part in the rental ecosystem - with some big investment rounds going into startups and, unfortunately, some fairly high-profile casualties along the way. Read More

News / Distribution

Solid third quarter drives Sabre to increase full-year growth guidance

By Linda Fox | October 30, 2018

Sabre has reported a solid third quarter with growth across distribution, airline and hospitality solutions. Read More

From Our Partners / Distribution

Possibility vs. reality: Bringing NDC to life

By Kathy Morgan - Sabre | October 29, 2018

NDC is poised to have far-reaching effects in the travel industry, but with all the preparation that is happening, the key statistic of the IATA Leaderboard is an indicator of the timing of these... Read More

Booking Holdings Grab investment partnership

News / Online

Booking Holdings invests $200M in SE Asian ride-hail company Grab

By Mitra Sorrells | October 29, 2018

Booking Holdings is making a major investment and creating a strategic partnership with Grab Holdings, a Singapore-based on-demand transportation platform that operates in 235 cities in eight countries... Read More