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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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Big Data? How some airlines are making a Big Deal out of yours

By Viewpoints | October 10, 2013

The age-old mantra of "customer is king" has a new twist in travel – now it’s your data that rules.... Read More

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Brazilian OTA Sem Escala takes on Decolar and Hotel Urbano

By Sean O'Neil | October 10, 2013

Sem Escala is a Brazilian online travel agency (OTA) that's taking on the digital leaders of the... Read More

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Sabre's Gilliland talks personalization, friction and technology [VIDEO]

By Nick Vivion | October 9, 2013

After recently transitioning out of the CEO role, Sabre's Sam Gilliland sat down with USA Today,... Read More

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What travellers want from Google Hotel Finder

By Viewpoints | October 9, 2013

A few weeks ago we invited users to participate in a small study on Google Hotel Finder usability. NB:... Read More

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Odigeo joins the big boys in travel search, buys Liligo from SNCF

By Kevin May | October 9, 2013

Speculation in recent months that European online travel agency powerhouse Odigeo was eyeing its own... Read More

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Google's Schmidt on enterprise software disruption [VIDEO]

By Sean O'Neil | October 8, 2013

[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LFS3cKY1ge4"... Read More

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The evolving role of the transactional DMO

By Viewpoints | October 8, 2013

The Destination Marketing Organization, or DMO -- also known in some cities as the Convention and... Read More

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Cruise excursions - the latest tech-led battle in the travel ecosystem

By Viewpoints | October 7, 2013

"A few years ago when the cruise arrived you would see an endless line of buses waiting, 30 or 40 was... Read More

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On the Beach sold to private equity firm for £73m

By Linda Fox | October 7, 2013

Online intermediary On the Beach has been sold to private equity firm Inflexion by ISIS Equity... Read More

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Why the New Distribution Capability debate needs to move on

By Kevin May | October 4, 2013

The usual array of travel buyers, other intermediaries, suppliers, technology and distribution... Read More

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