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News / Distribution

VIDEO: IATA on NDC, One Order and how it views innovation

By Linda Fox | September 10, 2019

PhocusWire spoke to IATA CEO Alexandre de Juniac about developments beyond NDC, innovation and the current challenges for airlines. Read More

News / Online

Ctrip scores £1.3B in revenue for second quarter in a row, will change name to Trip.com Group

By Kevin May | September 10, 2019

Executive chairman James Liang says the move is to position the brand further as a global player, ending almost 20 years as Ctrip. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: SITA on aviation's massive task to connect the digital dots

By Kevin May | September 9, 2019

PhocusWire spoke to SITA CEO Barbara Dalibard about the "digitalization" of passengers and both the opportunities and challenges facing the entire sector. Read More

Opinion / Online

Evaluating the C-suite: A dearth of women at the top

By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | September 9, 2019

The travel industry is built largely on the backs of women, yet female leadership in the C-suite and the investment companies that own stakes in large agencies or travel companies is still lacking. Read More

News / Online

Destination marketing, part 1: The evolving - and expanding - role of DMOs

By Mitra Sorrells | September 9, 2019

We begin our month-long look at destination marketing with analysis of how the role of DMOs has grown over the years. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Travel marketers have their work cut out for them - for good reason

By PhocusWire | September 6, 2019

Is taking an ethical approach in marketing enough? Or are consumers so jaded by any brand promoting any product that how that product is advertised doesn’t matter? Read More

News / Distribution

Google adds Vacasa to vacation rental search

By Jill Menze | September 5, 2019

In March, Google added vacation rental properties to its Hotel Search function, and it’s now adding the first vacation rental management brand to the mix through a partnership with Vacasa. Read More

News / Technology

Travelport creates voice search for EasyJet’s app

By Mitra Sorrells | September 5, 2019

Dubbed “Speak Now,” the search tool has been created by Travelport using Google Cloud’s natural language understanding tool known as Dialogflow. Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 3 - Polina Raygorodskaya of Wanderu

By Kevin May | September 5, 2019

For the third episode, PhocusWire's Kevin May and David Litwak from Mozio chat with Polina Raygorodskaya, co-founder and CEO at Wanderu. Read More

News / Technology

Fornova lands $7M in funding, plots rollout of business intelligence tech for hotels

By Linda Fox | September 4, 2019

Hotel distribution and business intelligence specialist Fornova has announced funding of $7 million led by A/O Proptech. Read More

News / Technology

OYO acquires data shop Danamica to help drive dynamic pricing in rentals

By Linda Fox | September 3, 2019

OYO is seeking to refine its dynamic pricing capabilities for vacation rentals through the acquisition of Danamica. Read More

News / Online

Booking.com, Skyscanner, Ctrip and TripAdvisor join travel sustainability pact

By Kevin May | September 3, 2019

The quartet will work together in a series of initiatives to educate, raise awareness and, in their words, "promote positive change." Read More

News / Technology

My Method... How Expedia thinks about cloud migration

By Subbu Allamaraju - Expedia Group | September 3, 2019

Phocuswire asked Subbu Allamaraju, vice president of technology for Expedia Group, to highlight the challenges of the company's move to the cloud. Read More

News / Technology

Q&A: Ritz-Carlton founder Horst Schulze on tech's role in luxury hotels

By Mitra Sorrells | September 3, 2019

Ritz-Carlton co-founder Horst Schulze shares his views on how the luxury category has changed, the best ways to integrate technology and his changing views on online intermediaries and crowd-sourced... Read More