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.
Is this how hotel distribution works? [INFOGRAPHIC]
News / Distribution
Is this how hotel distribution works? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | August 6, 2015
An issue with "ecosystem"-type diagrams to explain a process or mechanism is that invariably someone... Read More
Not happy campers: Agoda pulls all inventory from Trivago
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Not happy campers: Agoda pulls all inventory from Trivago
By Kevin May | August 6, 2015
Bit of an ugly spat brewing between metasearch engine Trivago and Agoda, the Asia-Pacific focused... Read More
Will millennials force hotels to menu price their services?
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Will millennials force hotels to menu price their services?
By Viewpoints | August 6, 2015
There’s a lot of buzz around  “unbundling” - from cable packages to financial services - driven by the... Read More
Hitlist ups the mobile meta ante with latest release
News / Technology
Hitlist ups the mobile meta ante with latest release
By Linda Fox | August 6, 2015
Trip planning and sharing app Hitlist has released a new version of its service with an improved user... Read More
Travel 2030: Marketing to a growing and changing world population
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Travel 2030: Marketing to a growing and changing world population
By Viewpoints | August 5, 2015
By 2030, there will be an extra billion people in the world, of which it is forecast 20% will be... Read More
Howzat looks at Turkey with Otelz.com investment
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Howzat looks at Turkey with Otelz.com investment
By Martin Cowen | August 5, 2015
Otelz.com, an online travel agency based in Turkey, has secured $1.4 million in Series A funding from... Read More
Rail booking on the web has an Achilles Heel - the travel industry
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Rail booking on the web has an Achilles Heel - the travel industry
By Kevin May | August 5, 2015
A new study into the rail booking sector in Europe argues that the industry will find the challenge of... Read More
Ctrip firms up number one slot in China
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Ctrip firms up number one slot in China
By Martin Cowen | August 4, 2015
Ctrip's position as the biggest online travel firm in China looks safe, with second quarter revenues... Read More
Travelport predicts 50 per cent of global carriers will use its merchandising platform
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Travelport predicts 50 per cent of global carriers will use its merchandising platform
By Kevin May | August 4, 2015
Travelport is estimating almost half of the world's airlines may eventually join a core component of... Read More
China's online travel sector becomes a game of musical chairs
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China's online travel sector becomes a game of musical chairs
By Martin Cowen | August 4, 2015
Tencent - one of China's big three e-commerce businesses - has made an offer to take full ownership of... Read More
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