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Q&A: Travelfish's Stuart McDonald on the OYO and Instagram problems plaguing Southeast Asia

By Jill Menze | October 31, 2019

The Travelfish co-founder gets candid on why OYO's model is flawed, Google needs to relent and "influencers are like influenza." Read More

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Vrbo tests unbranded listings, upsets property managers

By Mitra Sorrells | October 30, 2019

Property managers are not pleased with Vrbo's test of removing property management company names from listings. Read More

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Southeast Asia a “melting pot of trends” in online travel

By Mitra Sorrells | October 30, 2019

Travel companies are expanding their offerings and forging partnerships to stay ahead in the fast-changing market of Southeast Asia. Read More

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Booking.com app integrates ride-hailing services via Grab

By Marissa Trew - WiT | October 29, 2019

Booking.com and Grab are extending their partnership with the addition of Grab's ride-hailing service into the OTA's mobile app. Read More

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Vacasa now a unicorn, lands largest vacation rental Series C at $319M

By Mitra Sorrells | October 29, 2019

Vacasa's latest investment is the largest such Series C round to date in the vacation rental management industry. Read More

Richard Branson celebrates the first Virgin Galactic trade on the New York Stock Exchange

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One small step for space tourism - Virgin Galactic merges with Social Capital Hedosophia, goes public

By Steven Lerner | October 29, 2019

With the merger between Virgin Galactic and Social Capital Hedosophia, anyone can now invest in a human spaceflight company. Read More

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Airbnb leads $60M investment in attraction bookings brand Tiqets

By Kevin May | October 29, 2019

Created in 2014, CEO and co-founder Luuc Elzinga has led the company through a number of investments, including a $23 million Series B almost 12 months ago to the day. Read More

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Duffel raises additional $30M to launch new distribution platform

By Steven Lerner | October 28, 2019

Index Ventures led the round, with previous investors Benchmark and Blossom participating, resulting in a total of $56 million raised by the U.K.-based company. Read More

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Sounding Off: In travel, better doesn't always equal disruptive

By PhocusWire | October 25, 2019

"Better" is different to what has come before. It builds on previous developments or goes in a different direction, but has it really turned things on their head, is it groundbreaking? Read More

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The Phocuswright Conference 2019 preview - Activities become just part of the bigger jigsaw

By PhocusWire | October 25, 2019

Tours and activities operates from a position of acceptability from the wider industry - it is part of the mainstream and no longer the outlier. Read More

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Booking Holdings invests in corporate travel tech provider Serko

By Steven Lerner | October 25, 2019

Booking Holdings is investing NZ$17.5 million ($16.4 million) in New Zealand-based travel and expense technology company Serko. Read More

tripadvisor sponsored placements direct booking

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TripAdvisor helps hoteliers boost direct bookings through new Sponsored Placements feature

By Jill Menze | October 23, 2019

TripAdvisor is introducing a direct-booking feature to its Sponsored Placements product for accommodation providers designed to help them boost revenue. Read More

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Q&A: Agoda CMO on how it tackles Southeast Asia

By Jill Menze | October 23, 2019

Agoda chief marketing officer Ittai Chorev discusses how the platform tries to deliver on what customers want, how new features like Mix and Save have played out, its partnership with Grab and more. Read More

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Google to shut Touring Bird app, tours and activities added to core travel portfolio

By Jill Menze | October 22, 2019

Touring Bird has flown the coop from Google’s Area 120 internal incubator to the search giant’s core travel group, the company has announced. Read More

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Booking.com pledges semi-neutral role in private accommodation distribution

By Kevin May | October 22, 2019

The online travel agency plans to create a service called "Partner Up" - a mechanism to allow private owners to connect with property management companies so that they can receive help with their... Read More

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