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Uber steps back from autonomous vehicles, Amazon ready to drive in

By Kevin May | December 9, 2020

Uber's decision to sell off its driverless car unit reverses a previous important strategy item to position the company for the future of transportation. But Amazon is ready to launch its Zoox... Read More

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How will Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and others grow their rental inventory?

By Mitra Sorrells | December 9, 2020

Vacation home sales are on the rise, but owners now have considerations beyond just bringing in revenue. Read More

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VIDEO: COVID-19’s impact on airline distribution

By Jill Menze | December 9, 2020

At The Phocuswright Conference, a panel of executives discussed how the pandemic has affected NDC adoption, the need for industry collaboration and more. Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor gives consumer-to-travel agent service Reco a full launch

By Kevin May | December 8, 2020

The move comes almost six months on from Tripadvisor disclosing the beta testing of Reco in the U.S., costing consumers $199 for each trip that they make. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Investors optimistic about growth opportunities across travel

By Mitra Sorrells | December 8, 2020

During a panel discussion at The Phocuswright Conference, investors mentioned accommodations, tours and activities, contactless solutions and sustainability as areas of interest. Read More

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Google launches hub to aid destinations, hotels and partners in recovery

By Jill Menze | December 7, 2020

Travel Insights with Google is built around three new tools to support destinations, hotels and Google’s commercial partners. Read More

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Forter secures $125M funding for digital fraud prevention tech

By Kevin May | December 7, 2020

The round brings the total invested in U.S.-based Forter to $225 million over five rounds, with its most recent being a $50 million Series D via March Capital. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Booking Holdings' Glenn Fogel on getting it right for a post-pandemic future

By Kevin May | December 7, 2020

When you're often at the center of the relationship between accommodation providers and consumers, or figuring out how best to connect all the elements together in a trip, being Booking Holdings during... Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Change can't come until you understand how

By PhocusWire | December 4, 2020

The travel industry does not have a great track record when it comes to managing change - often the technology is blamed, often the lack of collaboration and willingness to share and/or thin margins. Read More

News / Startups

InPhocus, episode 29 - A year like no other for travel startups

By PhocusWire | December 4, 2020

To talk through the results of the annual State Of Startups report, we speak to Phocuswright's Mike Coletta who oversees the report each year. Read More

News / Startups

State of travel startups: 2020 has left its mark but there is positive news

By Kevin May | December 4, 2020

The travel startup landscape has also not escaped the grim effects of layoffs and the huge drops in demand from travelers and demands for new technology and services from partners. Read More

News / Startups

E-scooter startup Voi raises $160M for European expansion

By Jill Menze | December 3, 2020

The Raine Group led the round, with existing investors VNV Global, Balderton, Creandum, Project A, Inbox and Stena Sessan also participating Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Tripadvisor slams Google strategy as operating at "expense of everyone else"

By Linda Fox | December 2, 2020

CEO Steve Kaufer pulls no punches when he talks about Google's position in travel at The Phocuswright Conference in November. Read More

News / Online

Trip.com Group sees ongoing financial improvement, ups marketing spend

By Linda Fox | December 2, 2020

Trip.com Group says business segments have recovered to pre-pandemic levels in China. Read More

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More than one-third of all airline business trips could disappear after COVID

By Mitra Sorrells | December 2, 2020

A report from IdeaWorksCompany and CarTrawler predicts airline travel for business purposes will be permanently down at least 19% and as much as 36% compared to pre-pandemic levels. Read More

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