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News / Distribution

The metasearch model, part 2: The transition to meta-book

By Mitra Sorrells | 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. Read More

News / Technology

QOTW: Something about a magician's tricks

By PhocusWire | October 12, 2018

Quote from Stephen Joyce, CEO of Rezgo, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

News / Distribution

How to get smart with hotel distribution during the low season

By Gino Engels - OTA Insight | October 12, 2018

Peaks and troughs are the perennial features of every hotelier’s annual revenue graph. This is unlikely to change. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

VIDEO: Checkfront on Google's entry and where the experiences sector is heading

By PhocusWire | 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. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

VIDEO: LIVN on bringing a GDS approach to tours and activities

By PhocusWire | October 11, 2018

LIVN has a pertinent perspective on how the tours and activities is likely to develop on the next few years. Read More

News / Technology

Overcoming the many challenges to make blockchain work for airline distribution

By Linda Fox | October 11, 2018

Airlines are experimenting with different use cases blockchain and some see real potential for distribution. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Chris Nassetta of Hilton

By Mitra Sorrells | 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. Read More

News / Technology

Shaken, not stirred, by a travel sector now following a familiar pattern

By Stephen Joyce - Rezgo | October 9, 2018

The path that I was dutifully walking ended up not being the path that the rest of the industry was taking. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Context Travel on standing out with branded tours

By Kevin May | 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. Read More

News / Online

The metasearch model, part 1: All things Google

By Mitra Sorrells | 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... Read More

News / Distribution

Creating a Netflix-for-airlines loyalty model at $30/month

By Kevin May | 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. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Kathy Morgan

By PhocusWire | October 5, 2018

With responsibility for driving NDC at Sabre, Morgan has witnessed it go from an initiative shadowed by mistrust and confusion to something many in the industry are now getting behind and seeing as a... Read More

News / Distribution

Sabre talks up speed and smart retailing as it launches airline platform

By Linda Fox | October 4, 2018

Sabre has unveiled its retail platform with Aeroflot, Ethiopian and Etihad as launch partners. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: The Plum Guide wants to be the Michelin Guide for vacation rentals

By Mitra Sorrells | October 3, 2018

Founded in 2016, the Plum Guide is a curated collection of vacation rentals that meet its rigorous “Perfect Stay Test” that evaluates properties based on more than 150 criteria – everything from smell... Read More