Distribution

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.
RouteHappy hits Sabre, aspires to be the standard for airline rich content
News / Distribution
RouteHappy hits Sabre, aspires to be the standard for airline rich content
By Linda Fox | October 6, 2015
RouteHappy says it is exploring ways to bring its flight product information to agency system Sabre... Read More
Interview: Wu on Alitrip, Alibaba's travel site, and Chinese outbound travel
Interview / Technology
Interview: Wu on Alitrip, Alibaba's travel site, and Chinese outbound travel
By Sean O'Neil | October 6, 2015
It was a year ago this month that Alibaba, a giant Chinese e-commerce company, rebranded its travel... Read More
Yo ho ho hotels, is your website ready for Christmas?
News / Technology
Yo ho ho hotels, is your website ready for Christmas?
By Viewpoints | October 6, 2015
Like it or not, the cards and gift wrap are already in the shops. Christmas is coming and, like... Read More
Harvard Business Review's odd case study about Room Key and hotel distribution
News / Distribution
Harvard Business Review's odd case study about Room Key and hotel distribution
By Sean O'Neil | October 5, 2015
The Harvard Business Review (HBR) plans to publish a fictionalized case study about hotel... Read More
OTA group claims most Americans find OTAs safe to use
News / Distribution
OTA group claims most Americans find OTAs safe to use
By Sean O'Neil | October 5, 2015
Earlier today we reported that the American Hotel & Lodging Association had released a study saying... Read More
Travelport acquires CETS and TraviAustria
News / Distribution
Travelport acquires CETS and TraviAustria
By Kevin May | October 5, 2015
CETS, a tour operator booking platform in Central Europe, has been bought by Travelport as part of a... Read More
Hotel group claims millions of online bookings every year are scams
News / Distribution
Hotel group claims millions of online bookings every year are scams
By Kevin May | October 5, 2015
The American Hotel & Lodging Association has claimed 15 million online hotel bookings in the US alone... Read More
Transforming the customer experience – ideas for the travel industry from outside the travel industry
News / Technology
Transforming the customer experience – ideas for the travel industry from outside the travel industry
By Viewpoints | October 5, 2015
It is an open secret that players across the travel industry are looking to emulate the leaders of... Read More
Interview: Fastbooking begins selling independent hotels on Accor's site
Interview / Distribution
Interview: Fastbooking begins selling independent hotels on Accor's site
By Sean O'Neil | October 5, 2015
In April, Accor Hotels installed Jean-Luc Chrétien, the French hotel chain's executive VP of... Read More
Travelzoo names new global CEO
News / Distribution
Travelzoo names new global CEO
By Martin Cowen | October 2, 2015
Chris Loughlin is leaving Travelzoo and will be replaced as CEO by Holger Bartel, brother of the... Read More
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