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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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Travel agency group hits back at European hotels over distribution criticism

By Kevin May | July 27, 2016

European hotels should consider the effort that online travel agencies put into the marketplace before... Read More

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Booking.com and Expedia take four out of five agency bookings in Europe

By Kevin May | July 27, 2016

More evidence of a so-called duopoly coming into play as Expedia and Booking.com land 80% of all... Read More

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Holiday Inn looks to cure nine-step booking pain of travellers from small businesses

By Linda Fox | July 27, 2016

In what might be seen as another swipe at online travel agents this week, Holiday Inn is targeting... Read More

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Accor buys tech-savvy private concierge and loyalty business

By Martin Cowen | July 27, 2016

AccorHotels continues its acquisition spree, entering into exclusive negotiations to take over John... Read More

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Travelport lands Roibek agency deal, Kayak active in Singapore, and more...

By PhocusWire | July 27, 2016

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and... Read More

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What happened when a travel startup axed its performance business model

By Viewpoints | July 27, 2016

The initial Rocketrip business model was performance based. The company made money when their... Read More

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Lufthansa flies to Airbnb to fill premium economy cabin

By Linda Fox | July 26, 2016

Lufthansa has taken the interesting move of offering seats in its premium economy cabin on Airbnb. A... Read More

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Taxi app shake-up in Europe, Hailo brand to be phased out

By Martin Cowen | July 26, 2016

Mytaxi has merged with Hailo, giving its owner Daimler Group a 60% stake in what is now Europe's... Read More

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What is SnapShot up to with hotel data analytics?

By Sean O'Neil | July 25, 2016

In June, SnapShot Travel, a data analytics company in Berlin, opened up its core product to hoteliers.... Read More

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Five design principles to attract the Millennial traveller

By Viewpoints | July 25, 2016

The Millennial generation is often described as fickle, work-shy, narcissistic and driven by a raging... Read More

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