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News / Online
VIDEO: Booking.com on its big new focus
By Kevin May | November 12, 2018
Booking.com's entry into the world of tours and activities has been played out in a fairly low-key way over the years. Read More
Tiqets doubles investment in attraction booking service with new $23M round
News / Online
Tiqets doubles investment in attraction booking service with new $23M round
By Linda Fox | November 12, 2018
Tiqets has received $23 million in funding putting it in top three most well-funded tours and activities startups. Read More
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News / Technology
Could Google or Amazon end up owning the traveler profile?
By Linda Fox | November 9, 2018
Who owns the customer profile is going to change, and it could be an online giant such as Google or Amazon. Read More
QOTW: Something about achieving true automation
News / Technology
QOTW: Something about achieving true automation
By Kevin May | November 9, 2018
Quote from David Thompson, CITO of American Express Global Business Travel, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More
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Interview / Distribution
Technically Speaking - Rajnish Kumar of Ixigo
By Mitra Sorrells | November 9, 2018
Ixigo CTO Rajnish Kumar co-founded the travel marketplace in 2007. The platform provides price comparison and booking for flights, hotels, trains, busses and holiday packages. Ixigo now has 90 million... Read More
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News / Startups
TripActions raises $154M to boost R&D, claims unicorn status
By Linda Fox | November 8, 2018
TripActions, a corporate travel management startup, has raised $154 million in Series C funding, saying its value has shifted to over $1 billion. Read More
Direct vs. third-party: The distribution landscape for vacation rental property managers
News / Distribution
Direct vs. third-party: The distribution landscape for vacation rental property managers
By Jill Menze | November 7, 2018
Vacation rental property managers in Europe are increasingly turning to Airbnb and Booking.com as distribution channels, however they are seeing gains in direct bookings for certain kinds of properties. Read More
Amadeus sees IT and distribution growth slow but revenue numbers still big
News / Distribution
Amadeus sees IT and distribution growth slow but revenue numbers still big
By Kevin May | November 7, 2018
Amadeus has hit over €3.5 billion in revenue for the first nine months of year for the second year in a row. Read More
Booking Holdings Q4 earnings 2018
News / Online
Booking Holdings reports 200M room nights milestone during upbeat Q3 earnings
By Mitra Sorrells | November 6, 2018
Booking Holdings saw an acceleration in the rate of its room night growth in the third quarter of 2018, exceeding the high end of its guidance, driven by a delayed summer travel peak and improved... Read More
TripAdvisor Foursquare data partnership
News / Technology
Foursquare partners with TripAdvisor, wants to "make noise" in travel sector
By Mitra Sorrells | November 5, 2018
TripAdvisor is the latest travel brand to partner with Foursquare, the company that began as a social check-in app for consumers but in recent years has evolved to focus on providing location... Read More
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News / Online
TravelBird shuts shop after investment fails to arrive
By Linda Fox | November 5, 2018
TravelBird, an online deals service that was one of the longer-term survivors of the early flash sales era, has shut, blaming a lack of funding. Read More
QOTW: Something about a losing battle for venture capitalists
News / Distribution
QOTW: Something about a losing battle for venture capitalists
By PhocusWire | November 2, 2018
Quote from Christian Saller, general partner of Holtzbrinck Ventures, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More
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News / Distribution
Beyond Air helps Travelport through "challenging" quarter
By Linda Fox | November 1, 2018
Travelport reports third quarter 2018 results with strong gains for payment service eNett. Read More
Ctrip's plans for localization: A look at Trip.com one year in
News / Online
Ctrip's plans for localization: A look at Trip.com one year in
By Jill Menze | November 1, 2018
It’s been exactly one year since Ctrip purchased Trip.com - a strategic move by the Chinese online travel powerhouse to bring its services into local Asia Pacific markets. And the past 365 days have so... Read More
Poor support, lack of integration top list of hoteliers’ gripes about PMS
News / Technology
Poor support, lack of integration top list of hoteliers’ gripes about PMS
By Mitra Sorrells | November 1, 2018
Insufficient support from vendors tops the list of concerns expressed by hoteliers about their property management systems in a new study, The Future of Hotel Management Systems.     Read More