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PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry with its distribution process and systems, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more.
Despegar files for IPO
News / Technology
Despegar files for IPO
By Martin Cowen | August 18, 2017
Despegar has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, with the supporting documents giving a... Read More
Startup pitch: Nightly helps users switch hotels to bring better value to stays
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Startup pitch: Nightly helps users switch hotels to bring better value to stays
By Linda Fox | August 18, 2017
The idea of mix and match flights has been around for some time and highlighted over the years as one... Read More
Taking a considered route to digital transformation
News / Technology
Taking a considered route to digital transformation
By Viewpoints | August 18, 2017
This is a viewpoint by James Brooks, account director, CenturyLink EMEA. The travel industry, like... Read More
WordPress for hotels - an effective alternative to increase direct bookings
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WordPress for hotels - an effective alternative to increase direct bookings
By Viewpoints | August 17, 2017
This is a viewpoint by Ann Taylor, a Wordpress blogger. If you’re thinking about building a hotel... Read More
Travel Republic hones in on customer journey via user insight
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Travel Republic hones in on customer journey via user insight
By Marisa Garcia | August 17, 2017
Travel Republic has improved the effectiveness of its marketing using insight rom Criteo's User Graph.... Read More
Airbnb wants to reinvent every aspect of travel
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Airbnb wants to reinvent every aspect of travel
By Martin Cowen | August 16, 2017
Airbnb cofounder and chief strategy officer Nathan Blecharczyk has told Bloomberg TV Asia that that... Read More
Amadeus dismantles the generic APAC traveller
News / Technology
Amadeus dismantles the generic APAC traveller
By Martin Cowen | August 16, 2017
Amadeus has issued what it claims is "the most comprehensive research on Asia Pacific (APAC)... Read More
Travel marketing needs to be data-driven, not rules-driven
News / Technology
Travel marketing needs to be data-driven, not rules-driven
By Viewpoints | August 16, 2017
This is a viewpoint by Claudia Collu, chief commercial officer for MainAd. Collate, compare, convert.... Read More
Royal Caribbean rolls out new tools in its travel agency booking system
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Royal Caribbean rolls out new tools in its travel agency booking system
By Michele McDonald | August 15, 2017
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., which operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and... Read More
Yatra's big marketing spend leads to more direct and unpaid traffic
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Yatra's big marketing spend leads to more direct and unpaid traffic
By Martin Cowen | August 15, 2017
Nasdaq-listed Indian OTA Yatra has revealed the extent to which marketing costs are driving the... Read More
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