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.
Travelzoo lunges toward new hotel booking and search models
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Travelzoo lunges toward new hotel booking and search models
By Sean O'Neil | October 23, 2013
It's not easy to replace the wings and engine of an airplane while it's still flying at 35,000 feet.... Read More
Same-day and opaque the future as hoteliers get choosy with distribution?
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Same-day and opaque the future as hoteliers get choosy with distribution?
By Linda Fox | October 22, 2013
Perhaps stating what has become increasingly obvious, Hotwire has released research on how concerned... Read More
Expedia to add HomeAway vacation rentals to its travel search results
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Expedia to add HomeAway vacation rentals to its travel search results
By Sean O'Neil | October 22, 2013
North American online travel agent Expedia says that it will test adding HomeAway vacation rentals to... Read More
MasterCard targets TMCs with Travel Controller's virtual card tech
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MasterCard targets TMCs with Travel Controller's virtual card tech
By Sean O'Neil | October 21, 2013
Giant payment network MasterCard said today that it is piloting its own virtual card number technology... Read More
70,000 signatures for Save Airbnb in New York City petition
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70,000 signatures for Save Airbnb in New York City petition
By Sean O'Neil | October 21, 2013
On October 11, Airbnb, an Internet marketplace that helps people rent rooms, received a handy... Read More
Amadeus says IATA plan to modernize distribution is no panacea
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Amadeus says IATA plan to modernize distribution is no panacea
By Viewpoints | October 21, 2013
The New Distribution Capability (NDC) is an additional treatment, but not a panacea, to modernize... Read More
Turning the ugly duckling of the travel industry into a beautiful swan
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Turning the ugly duckling of the travel industry into a beautiful swan
By Stephen Joyce | October 21, 2013
There have been days in the not so distant past when I have felt like an ugly duckling, paddling about... Read More
I'll take the standard room with the big cat, please (AKA how Agoda tests its web pages)
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I'll take the standard room with the big cat, please (AKA how Agoda tests its web pages)
By Kevin May | October 19, 2013
Developers and web engineers are notorious for testing out web pages with cheeky and often weird... Read More
Big travel data meets curious minds at THack Boston
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Big travel data meets curious minds at THack Boston
By Nick Vivion | October 19, 2013
Tnooz has decamped to Boston for our latest THack, which is addressing an exciting and continually... Read More
Travel agents feel the pinch of the Internet - and it doesn't hurt that much
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Travel agents feel the pinch of the Internet - and it doesn't hurt that much
By Nick Vivion | October 17, 2013
At a recent invite-only roundup for American Express-affiliated travel agents, the assembled agents... Read More
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