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News / Distribution

VIDEO: The push for direct - will hotels take a stand or accept a hand?

By PhocusWire | July 14, 2021

Maud Bailly, CEO for Southern Europe at Accor, and Tim Davis, founder and managing director at PACE Dimensions, join Phocuswright analyst Lorraine Sileo to discuss the issues in play for the rest of... Read More

News / Distribution

Tripadvisor signs first hotel chains to Plus subscription service

By Mitra Sorrells | July 14, 2021

Three hotels groups with a total of nearly 500 properties around the world are the first corporate-level accommodation partners for Tripadvisor Plus. Read More

Interview / Online

VIDEO: Road.Travel - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2021

By PhocusWire | July 14, 2021

Establishing a new industry standard for car travels with curated routes and connecting travel destinations to in-car experiences. Read More

News / Distribution

Different paths on offer as airline distribution standard NDC evolves

By Linda Fox | July 13, 2021

Eight years on from NDC's inception, some old challenges remain and the pandemic has added some new ones. Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: FlyNow Aviation - Summit pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2021

By PhocusWire | July 13, 2021

Affordable 3D mobility game changer by fulfilling contradicting goals of social, ecologic and economic sustainability. Read More

News / Startups

Ola revs up with $500M investment, IPO in the works

By Linda Fox | July 12, 2021

Ola is continuing to scale its business in different categories and geographies. Read More

Interview / Technology

VIDEO: Qtravel - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2021

By PhocusWire | July 12, 2021

Qtravel is a Travel-Search-as-a-Service to easily develop tailored, fast search and discovery experiences that decrease costs and convert. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: The destination dilemma - how to know it’s safe to reopen

By PhocusWire | July 12, 2021

Speaking during Phocuswright Europe, Turespaña director general Miguel Sanz Castedo explains Spain’s strategy to welcome vaccinated tourists. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Some customers will need reassurance as travel reopens

By PhocusWire | July 9, 2021

Travel brands need to ensure that they are aware of the psychological impact that lockdown has had on people and reassure their customers that they recognize that a gung-ho approach to recovery does not... Read More

News / Online

More women, ethnic diversity needed in travel industry for lasting change

By Jill Menze | July 9, 2021

According to a new report from Women in Hospitality, Travel & Leisure, hospitality, travel and leisure companies have made progress around diversity and inclusion efforts over the past year, though... Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: Zytlyn - Summit pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2021

By PhocusWire | July 9, 2021

Zytlyn captures every data signal that matters and uses machine learning to generate hyper-accurate predictions of air travel demand. Read More

News / Online

Booking.com aims to remove payment friction through creation of fintech unit

By Linda Fox | July 8, 2021

Booking.com's fintech unit will be based in Amsterdam and Shanghai, with plans for the team to grow to more than 400 this year. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Recovery and sustainability - can they go hand in hand?

By PhocusWire | July 8, 2021

Will a greater emphasis on healing planet earth really impact travel destinations and what is the role and responsibility of travel companies as they reposition themselves and their offerings? Read More