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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.
Introducing the NBO - something relevant and timely to revolutionize travel
News / Distribution
Introducing the NBO - something relevant and timely to revolutionize travel
By Alex Kremer | February 25, 2014
"Let me recommend something for you" - it’s a concept as old as retailing itself. Especially in the... Read More
Rental service TripVillas raises $500,000, plots US expansion
News / Distribution
Rental service TripVillas raises $500,000, plots US expansion
By Karthick Prabu | February 24, 2014
TripVillas has scored $500,000 in funding from Blume Ventures, Neoteny Labs, MENA Venture Investors as... Read More
A few numbers on the Sochi Games [INFOGRAPHIC]
News / Distribution
A few numbers on the Sochi Games [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | February 24, 2014
Hot on the heels of some number crunching from Amadeus last week is this infographic from Russia-based... Read More
A secret, well-funded technology to eat Amazon's lunch?
News / Technology
A secret, well-funded technology to eat Amazon's lunch?
By PhocusWire | February 21, 2014
DEVICES: Beyond the supposed shock and awe that a British company actually managed to raise a pile of... Read More
How one man is driving towards the perfect trip. Do you concur?
News / Technology
How one man is driving towards the perfect trip. Do you concur?
By Linda Fox | February 20, 2014
Concur has been quietly investing in young companies in the past four years, sometimes taking a small... Read More
WeHostels does an inverse HotelTonight and switches to hotels
News / Distribution
WeHostels does an inverse HotelTonight and switches to hotels
By Kevin May | February 19, 2014
Whiff of change in the air - WeHostels looks to be going a bit mainstream with news that it will... Read More
Marriott, Expedia, Priceline, and other brands escape hotel rate parity suit
News / Distribution
Marriott, Expedia, Priceline, and other brands escape hotel rate parity suit
By Sean O'Neil | February 19, 2014
Late yesterday a US judge threw out a class action lawsuit over hotel room rate parity that had been... Read More
Life at sharp end of hostel distribution as mega-brands close ranks
News / Distribution
Life at sharp end of hostel distribution as mega-brands close ranks
By Viewpoints | February 18, 2014
There has recently been some rather seismic activity taking place in that often little known end of... Read More
Startup pitch: Sputnik8 shoots into tours and activities with big ambitions
News / Distribution
Startup pitch: Sputnik8 shoots into tours and activities with big ambitions
By Linda Fox | February 17, 2014
Tours and activities continues to be a hot marketplace with many players - large and small,... Read More
Web brands embrace bricks-and-mortar stores
News / Distribution
Web brands embrace bricks-and-mortar stores
By PhocusWire | February 16, 2014
MARKETING: Travel, perhaps more than any other industry vertical, has seen its former stronghold of... Read More
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