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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.
Secret Escapes pulls in another £52 million
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Secret Escapes pulls in another £52 million
By Martin Cowen | July 22, 2018
Members only luxury deals site Secret Escapes has raised another £52 million, bringing the total... Read More
Regulator called out for not enforcing airline distribution rules
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Regulator called out for not enforcing airline distribution rules
By Linda Fox | July 20, 2018
ETTSA, the organisation representing GDS and OTAs, has lodged a complaint against the European... Read More
NDC is coming to the industry... are you ready?
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NDC is coming to the industry... are you ready?
By Erika Moore - Travelport | July 20, 2018
Do you remember how Global Distribution Systems began 40 years ago? Sometimes it's worth a quick... Read More
ETTSA complains about EC response to Lufthansa's DCC
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ETTSA complains about EC response to Lufthansa's DCC
By Rob Gill | July 19, 2018
The European Technology & Travel Services Association (ETSSA) has launched a formal complaint against... Read More
Search marketing insights to entice weekend travelers
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Search marketing insights to entice weekend travelers
By PhocusWire | July 19, 2018
This is a viewpoint by Troy Scoffield, analytics PM, travel and tourism at Bing Ads. Looking to get... Read More
Sabre-Travel-Solutions
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Sabre creates Travel Solutions division, rejigs team, hires ex-Google engineering chief
By Linda Fox | July 18, 2018
Sabre has created a Travel Solutions division spanning airline solutions as well as data and analytics... Read More
expedia package bookings
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Package bookings drive higher ADR, have longer booking windows
By Jill Menze | July 18, 2018
Analyzing data on package bookings vs. standalone hotel bookings, Expedia Group found that for full... Read More
Amadeus tackles the psychology of conversion
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Amadeus tackles the psychology of conversion
By Marisa Garcia | July 18, 2018
Amadeus has published a report which shines a light on traveller motivation and the cognitive... Read More
Taking the baggage out of luggage: how Stasher used search to scale up
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Taking the baggage out of luggage: how Stasher used search to scale up
By PhocusWire | July 18, 2018
This is a viewpoint by Alessandra Alari, head of search at Google UK. Whenever a holiday comes around,... Read More
(ICYMI) Expedia says packages are better for hotels than room-only
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(ICYMI) Expedia says packages are better for hotels than room-only
By Rob Gill | July 18, 2018
Hotels are achieving higher average daily rates (ADR) from consumers who book packages rather than... Read More
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