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India, part 2: Investors express optimism as travel market grows

By Mitra Sorrells | July 15, 2019

For the second piece in our series on India, we talk to some of the country's travel industry investors and entrepreneurs to understand the opportunities and challenges of the market. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Brand equity counts for nothing if you don't use it wisely

By PhocusWire | July 12, 2019

Trading on its former and well-deserved glories is never going to be enough. Lonely Planet will need to think about how it fits into a digital travel future beyond websites and mobile content. Read More

Opinion / Online

You’re not in tourism - a digital world means you’re in entertainment

By Charles Cunningham - Sparkloft Media | July 12, 2019

In today’s social-focused world, competition for double taps, likes, favorites and shares is more intense than ever, with distractions not only coming from other brands, but also your audience’s own... Read More

Life House 100M real estate equity investment

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Life House hotel chain and tech provider secures $100M investment

By Mitra Sorrells | July 12, 2019

Boston-based Blue Flag, an investment, real estate development and branding firm that has a collection of hotels in its portfolio, is behind the deal. Read More

News / Online

Sonder valued at $1B following $210M Series D round

By Jill Menze | July 11, 2019

The round puts the hospitality brand at $400 million in total funding and a valuation of more than $1 billion. Read More

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Lonely Planet continues latest digital rebirth with new design

By Kevin May | July 11, 2019

The new look comes just a handful of months after the deployment of a new CEO for Lonely Planet and two acquisitions. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Damian Scokin of Despegar

By Linda Fox | July 11, 2019

Despegar was created in 1999 as one of Latin America's first online travel agencies. Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the company raised just $31 million before going public in 2017. Read More

News / Online

Authorities bare teeth on travel data breaches for second time, announce large fine for Marriott

By Linda Fox | July 10, 2019

ICO, the information authority, plans to fine Marriott International more than £99 million for the data breach it reported last year. Read More

News / Distribution

Travelport brings in ex-Sabre exec Greg Webb to replace CEO Gordon Wilson

By Kevin May | July 9, 2019

In his most recent role, Webb spent just a year as senior vice president and general manager for hospitality at Oracle. Read More

News / Online

OYO rebrands recent buy @Leisure to OYO Vacation Homes

By Kevin May | July 9, 2019

Just two months after announcing its plan to buy @Leisure Group, OYO Rooms has closed the deal and renamed the company. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Finding the travel opportunity in the Middle East

By Jill Menze | July 9, 2019

Speaking at Phocuswright Europe, Ross Veitch of Wego and Stephan Ekbergh of Travelstart discuss their decisions to expand their brands to the Middle East and the gaps they sought to fill. Read More

News / Online

British Airways will "vigorously" defend position following huge fine for data breach

By Linda Fox | July 8, 2019

The hack, believed to have started in June last year, involved information such as log-in information, payment card and travel booking details. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Forget tech - Hoteliers are struggling with the law

By Renee Robbie - SiteMinder | July 8, 2019

This September, another European standard known as PSD2 (the second Payment Services Directive) and requiring Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) will come into play, changing online payments as we... Read More

News / Online

India, part 1: A vast travel opportunity, now led by digital

By Mitra Sorrells | July 8, 2019

For part 1 in our month-long look at India we explore the overall travel market and implications of the country's growing, young and socially-active population. Read More

Interview / Distribution

Sounding Off: Still too many questions and few answers for NDC

By PhocusWire | July 5, 2019

NDC's rocky road over the last seven years serves as a stark reminder of how complex the airline distribution landscape is and continues to be. Read More

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