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Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: TransferTravel.com wants to be the "eBay" of travel

By Mitra Sorrells | July 18, 2018

TransferTravel.com is a peer-to-peer marketplace designed to help people sell their unwanted tickets and reservations to travelers looking for bargains. Read More

News / Distribution

Airbnb told to get in line with European consumer law

By Linda Fox | July 17, 2018

Airbnb has been told by the European Commission to clean up its pricing as well as commercial terms. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Jane Sun of Ctrip

By Jill Menze | July 17, 2018

Jane Sun joined Ctrip in 2005 and took the reins as CEO in 2016. As Ctrip grows globally, Sun sees opportunities in tours and activities for Chinese travelers and hopes to see international business... Read More

News / Online

Booking Holdings invests $500M in Didi ground transport platform

July 17, 2018

Didi Chuxing has caught the eye of Booking Holdings, with a $500 million capital injection and a major strategic partnership. Read More

News / Online

QOTW: Something about embracing the mess

By PhocusWire | July 13, 2018

Quote from James Ferguson, senior design manager at Skyscanner, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

News / Online

Headout lands $10M to conquer last-minute experiences market

By Jill Menze | July 12, 2018

Angling to be the largest brand for last-minute experiences, Headout has secured a $10 million investment to expand its service to 100 cities. Read More

News / Distribution

KKday charts expansion into China with investment from Alibaba

By Mitra Sorrells | July 12, 2018

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund has made an investment in Taiwan-based experiences distributor KKday to help it expand into the Chinese market. Read More

News / Online

Vacasa launches real estate network to grow supply base

By Jill Menze | July 12, 2018

Already the largest vacation rental management company in the United States, Vacasa is looking to substantially grow its supply by launching a real estate network. Read More

News / Online

Google streamlines hotel advertising with integration in new Google Ads platform

By Mitra Sorrells | July 11, 2018

Google wants to make it easier for hotel marketers to manage and scale their advertising campaigns on the site. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Tours and activities from two perspectives

By PhocusWire | July 11, 2018

We all know the widely-used phrases - "hottest sector in the industry", "ripe for growth", "fragmented but fixable", etc. Read More

News / Distribution

Attribute-based selling comes to hotel reservation systems

By Mitra Sorrells | July 11, 2018

Attribute-based selling is a concept that has generated buzz in hospitality circles in recent years and now Amadeus is implementing this strategy as part of its new guest reservation system being... Read More

News / Online

Booking.com gets down to Basics, gets rates from other agencies

By Kevin May | July 10, 2018

In what could be a significant strategic development, Booking.com is now getting inventory and exclusive prices for hotels from other online travel agencies. Read More