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QOTW: Something about second-guessing travelers

By PhocusWire | October 26, 2018

Quote from Akemi Tsunagawa, founder and CEO of Bespoke, in an article of PhocusWire this week. Read More

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The hotel email marketing trends that can help boost ROI

By Jill Menze | October 26, 2018

Compared to other marketing channels such as social media, direct mail or paid search, email delivers the highest returns on investment for hoteliers. But the contents - and timing - of emails sent by... Read More

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Blockchain, emerging markets and a new travel economy

By Jill Menze | October 25, 2018

Just how significant will blockchain be on the digital economy, and what are its practical applications? Read More

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Reduced advertising spend succeeds in returning Trivago to profitability

By Mitra Sorrells | October 24, 2018

After four quarters that CEO Rolf Schrömgens describes as “quite a challenge,” hotel metasearch platform Trivago posted a dramatic turnaround in the third quarter of 2018. Read More

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Skyscanner becomes first travel search engine to join NDC Exchange

By Mitra Sorrells | October 24, 2018

Skyscanner has joined NDC Exchange, an industry-owned marketplace created by ATPCO and SITA to facilitate adoption of IATA’s New Distribution Capability. Read More

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GoEuro doubles its funding with new round of $150M

By Mitra Sorrells | October 23, 2018

Berlin-based GoEuro has raised $150 million to grow its multimodal travel booking platform, which currently works with more than 800 providers across Europe. Read More

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Travelport claims NDC flight booking first

By Kevin May | October 23, 2018

NDC debut alert! Travelport reckons its has become the first of the global distribution systems to manage live bookings of flights using the new connection standard. Read More

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The metasearch model, part 3: The complexity of multimodal

By Mitra Sorrells | October 22, 2018

This sector, what is known as multimodal metasearch, is the topic of this third piece in our series on metasearch. Read More

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Big news - PhocusWire is acquiring tnooz

By PhocusWire | October 19, 2018

It's easy to forget that PhocusWire is still less than 12 months old - so we're thrilled today to be announcing our first acquisition. Read More

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Interactive content most effective marketing tool for travel brands

By Mitra Sorrells | October 19, 2018

Travel brands looking to maximize their search engine optimization strategy should focus on creating interactive content since it ranks higher than all other forms of content for URL ratings, social... Read More

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Vacasa raises $64M to boost domestic and international expansion

By Mitra Sorrells | October 18, 2018

U.S.-based vacation rental management company Vacasa has closed $64 million in new funding Read More

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AirAsia enlists Google for help in digital transformation

By Linda Fox | October 18, 2018

AirAsia is working with Google Cloud to apply AI and machine learning technology to its data. Read More

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NDC causing confusion, concern for corporate travel managers

By Mitra Sorrells | October 17, 2018

Corporate travel managers do not fully understand IATA’s New Distribution Capability and that lack of knowledge may make them resistant to embracing the data transmission standard. Read More

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Tours and activities: the next frontier for airlines?

By Jill Menze | October 17, 2018

Do airlines want to enter the tours and activities game? On the list of priorities, airlines are interested in selling their core product - flights - first and foremost, says Tamas Hanyi, general... Read More