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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.
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News / Online
Desires, aspirations and bucket lists - the importance of travel to Gen Z
By Linda Fox | July 15, 2019
When pitting travel against other spend choices such as homewares, clothes, technology and gadgets and... Read More
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Opinion / Distribution
How metasearch became the most important marketing channel in travel
By Pablo Delgado - Mirai | July 10, 2019
Six years on from their early phases, metasearch engines now dominate, exceeding investment in other... Read More
Travelport brings in ex-Sabre exec Greg Webb to replace CEO Gordon Wilson
News / Distribution
Travelport brings in ex-Sabre exec Greg Webb to replace CEO Gordon Wilson
By Kevin May | July 9, 2019
In his most recent role, Webb spent just a year as senior vice president and general manager for... Read More
Sounding Off: Still too many questions and few answers for NDC
Interview / Distribution
Sounding Off: Still too many questions and few answers for NDC
By PhocusWire | July 5, 2019
NDC's rocky road over the last seven years serves as a stark reminder of how complex the airline... Read More
My Method... Pegasus/Travel Tripper on using predictive analytics to find corporate business
News / Technology
My Method... Pegasus/Travel Tripper on using predictive analytics to find corporate business
By Alexander Ryll and Dean Ismael | July 4, 2019
Phocuswire asked Alexander Ryll and Dean Ismael of Pegasus/Travel Tripper to explain the thinking... Read More
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News / Startups
Cozycozy lands €4M in funding to launch accommodation search service
By Linda Fox | July 4, 2019
France-based accommodation startup Cozycozy is a metasearch for hotels, vacation rentals and other... Read More
Bringing on content and the network effect for GDS hotel platforms
News / Distribution
Bringing on content and the network effect for GDS hotel platforms
By Linda Fox | July 3, 2019
The global distribution companies have evolved away from their traditional airline focus to bring... Read More
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News / Distribution
Meituan ramps up super-app's overseas hotel distribution, signs SiteMinder deal
By Kevin May | July 3, 2019
If the so-called "super-apps" are going to offer as much travel-related content to their users as they... Read More
How independent hotels can win direct bookings
Opinion / Distribution
How independent hotels can win direct bookings
By Max Starkov - NextGuest Digital | July 3, 2019
Here are the action steps independent hoteliers must undertake in order to win the direct booking of... Read More
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News / Distribution
Emerging Travel Group raises $10M to expand RateHawk B2B hotel platform
By Linda Fox | July 3, 2019
The round is led by technology entrepreneur Lev Leviev and the family office of Igor and Dmitri... Read More
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