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In the green room at Phocuswright with... Arlene Coyle
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October 17, 2018
Arlene has lived and breathed corporate travel for 20 years and as such is an advocate of how the individual will play a key role in managed travel in the future, helped by technology.
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Tours and activities: the next frontier for airlines?
By Jill Menze
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October 17, 2018
Do airlines want to enter the tours and activities game? On the list of priorities, airlines are interested in selling their core product - flights - first and foremost, says Tamas Hanyi, general...
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VIDEO: How digital changed it all for a Mexican boat tour operator
By Kevin May
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October 15, 2018
Typically, medium to large-size brands mostly have the profile and attract coverage in developments that happen in every corner of the travel industry.
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European organizations unite to stand up for short-term rentals
By Linda Fox
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October 15, 2018
The short-term rental (STR) industry has been the target of finger pointing and bad press in recent years as the pressure on housing grows in cities.
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The metasearch model, part 2: The transition to meta-book
By Mitra Sorrells
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October 15, 2018
In the early days of metasearch, roughly the first decade of the 21st century, the model was strictly one of price comparison and referral.
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QOTW: Something about a magician's tricks
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October 12, 2018
Quote from Stephen Joyce, CEO of Rezgo, in an article on PhocusWire this week.
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How to get smart with hotel distribution during the low season
By Gino Engels - OTA Insight
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October 12, 2018
Peaks and troughs are the perennial features of every hotelier’s annual revenue graph. This is unlikely to change.
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VIDEO: Checkfront on Google's entry and where the experiences sector is heading
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October 11, 2018
Checkfront is one of the first partners for the Reserve With Google initiative - a development that has the potential to be a disruptive move for tours and activities.
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VIDEO: LIVN on bringing a GDS approach to tours and activities
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October 11, 2018
LIVN has a pertinent perspective on how the tours and activities is likely to develop on the next few years.
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Overcoming the many challenges to make blockchain work for airline distribution
By Linda Fox
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October 11, 2018
Airlines are experimenting with different use cases blockchain and some see real potential for distribution.
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In The Big Chair - Chris Nassetta of Hilton
By Mitra Sorrells
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October 10, 2018
Hilton comprises 14 brands with more than 5,400 properties in 106 countries and territories. The company also has 78 million members in its Hilton Honors loyalty program.
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Shaken, not stirred, by a travel sector now following a familiar pattern
By Stephen Joyce - Rezgo
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October 9, 2018
The path that I was dutifully walking ended up not being the path that the rest of the industry was taking.
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VIDEO: Context Travel on standing out with branded tours
By Kevin May
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October 8, 2018
Well-backed online travel agencies often get a lot of the headlines - but brands such as Context Travel have been operating quietly and steadily in the background for years.
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The metasearch model, part 1: All things Google
By Mitra Sorrells
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October 8, 2018
This month we are digging into the topic of metasearch. We begin with perspective from a company that is both one of the newest entrants and also one of the most dominant figures in the travel search...
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Creating a Netflix-for-airlines loyalty model at $30/month
By Kevin May
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October 5, 2018
The "X-for-hotels" or "Y-for-airlines" idea, when a modern consumer brand is used as a reference point, has become fairly common in the travel industry.
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