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Sabre calls DOJ lawsuit "meritless" in formal response

By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | September 12, 2019

Sabre has formally answered the Department of Justice's lawsuit attempting to block its acquisition of Farelogix, denying the department's allegations that Sabre is a dominant firm attempting to... Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Trip.com on its role in the wider group and the importance of flights

By Linda Fox | September 11, 2019

James Spalding is responsible for building flight content for Trip.com. He spoke to PhocusWire about knocking on airline doors, ambitions for the brand and its role in the wider group. Read More

News / Technology

The PhocusWire PundIT Show #19

By PhocusWire | September 11, 2019

Triggering the 30 minutes of discussion are a series of questions about the event, such as what excited, surprised and, of course, caused eye-rolling moments for our panel. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: The Points Guy on airline loyalty shifts and aviation pain points

By Kevin May | September 10, 2019

Brian Kelly is an influential figure in the world of airline loyalty, launching The Points Guy as a consumer guide in 2010 and now overseeing a sizeable media business. Read More

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