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The Phocuswright Conference 2019 preview - Outside forces may correct travel startup growth

By PhocusWire | November 1, 2019

The figures are extraordinary, in many respects - there was a 55% increase year-over-year ($5.7 billion) in the amount of money going into travel startups. Read More

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Tech costs disrupt Sabre’s operating income, quarterly revenue grows to $984M

By Steven Lerner | October 31, 2019

Technology expenses increased by 23% in the quarter to $259 million, part of Sabre’s $1 billion plan to enhance technology in 2019. Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 11 - Francis Davidson at Sonder

By PhocusWire | October 31, 2019

Joining hosts David Litwak of Mozio and PhocusWire's Kevin May for this week's episode is Francis Davidson, CEO and co-founder at Sonder. Read More

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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

Interview / Technology

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

News / Online

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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