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Market gains expected for Ctrip, Despegar

By Mitra Sorrells | January 17, 2018

China’s Ctrip and Latin America’s Despegar are drawing optimistic outlooks from two financial analysts ahead of the release of their fourth-quarter results. Read More

News / Online

Video: Wildest dreams didn't predict success of Booking.com

By Kevin May | January 16, 2018

Depending on who you ask, Booking.com is either the finest example of an online travel success story or a giant of the industry that hotels love to hate. Read More

News / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2018 - Amsterdam program is a go

By PhocusWire | January 15, 2018

Distribution, packaging, Asia Pacific, tours and attractions - just a few of the hot topics featured at this year’s Phocuswright Europe event. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus debuts AI chatbot for Asia Pacific

By Mitra Sorrells | January 12, 2018

Amadeus is making further inroads into the Asia Pacific online travel market with the launch of a natural language chatbot for the LINE app, a free messaging platform popular in the region. Read More

News / Distribution

QOTW: Something about blockchain and doomed travel giants

By PhocusWire | January 12, 2018

Quote from Maksim Izmaylov, CEO of Winding Tree. Read More

News / Startups

UK-based Snaptrip raises £2.1M, acquires Last Minute Cottages

By Jill Menze | January 12, 2018

With a recent investment round tallying £2.1 million, Snaptrip has acquired Last Minute Cottages and is expanding its footprint in the United Kingdom’s holiday rental market. Read More

News / Technology

IHG starts major Amadeus tech move with Kimpton

By Kevin May | January 11, 2018

Kimpton is the first group of properties within the InterContinental Hotels Group to switch over to the long-awaited platform provided by Amadeus. Read More

News / Online

Research Spotlight: Online travel in Asia Pacific to continue soaring

By PhocusWire | January 11, 2018

The last 15 years have seen Asia Pacific go from being a relative backwater in online travel to the biggest regional market on the planet. Read More

News / Distribution

Powerful travel brands face uncertain future in a blockchain-led world

By Mitra Sorrells | January 10, 2018

Will blockchain render powerful travel industry intermediaries extinct? That’s the prediction of Maksim Izmaylov, CEO of Winding Tree Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Emerging technologies are outsmarting the hotel revenue model

By Rom Hendler - InnoVel | January 10, 2018

Just when hoteliers thought they’ve mastered the art of working with online travel agents, there seems to be a sense of déjà-vu. Read More

News / Startups

Video: Three approaches to running a travel startup

By Kevin May | January 9, 2018

One has taken in around $450 million funding. Another hasn't brought in any outside capital investment. The other a modest $1.5 million. Read More

News / Online

Report: Luxury hotel brands must navigate shifting online ad landscape

By Mitra Sorrells | January 9, 2018

Luxury hotel brands need to reexamine their digital marketing budgets as Google continues to grow its presence in travel search and online booking. Read More

News / Distribution

New flight subscription app adds cities, new partner

By Mitra Sorrells | January 9, 2018

SkyHi, a new entrant in the air travel subscription sphere, added 10 cities to its system in December, bringing the total number of destinations served to 49 in the United States, Canada and Europe. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Investigation: Hotels and online agencies battle on three fronts (Part Two)

By Robert Cole - RockCheetah | January 8, 2018

Logically, hotel reward program members have always booked a disproportionate amount of business. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Investigation: Hotels and online agencies battle on three fronts (Part One)

By Robert Cole - RockCheetah | January 5, 2018

Don’t be fooled, despite the occasionally cordial "partnering" rhetoric between the major hotel brands and OTAs, this is an existential battle. Read More

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