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Upsell conversion, mobile communication top list of opportunities for hoteliers

By Mitra Sorrells | September 5, 2018

A new survey of hoteliers in the United States, Canada, Western Europe and Southeast Asia has found the majority are missing the opportunity to generate revenue through upselling. Read More

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Back in the offline world, part 1: Travel agency endurance

By Mitra Sorrells | September 4, 2018

First up in this month’s series on the offline travel market, we look at the traditional agency model to understand the audience it still serves and how it has continued to stay relevant. Read More

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QOTW: Something about fading attraction

By PhocusWire | August 31, 2018

Quote from Carolyn Jameson, chief legal officer at Skyscanner, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: xCheck gives airlines tech to better showcase web fares

By Kevin May | August 30, 2018

U.S.-based xCheck is a tool for airlines to manage and optimize their fares when pushing prices to online marketing channels. Read More

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RedAwning targets multi-unit rental sector with Leavetown acquisition

By Kevin May | August 30, 2018

Vacation rental network RedAwning has made it second acquisition of 2018 - this time buying fellow service Leavetown Vacations and its Jetstream distribution platform. Read More

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Online travel bookings booming in China, India, driven by millennials

By Mitra Sorrells | August 29, 2018

Digital travel sales in China and India are far outpacing the rest of the world and that is expected to continue for the next several years. Read More

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Google offers hotel discounts to cloud users, upgrades search tools

By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | August 28, 2018

Google has enhanced its flight and hotel search capabilities ahead of the U.S. holiday travel season, while concurrently announcing that it has started offering exclusive hotel discounts to paying users... Read More

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Surveying the travel startup landscape, part 4: Exit strategy

By Mitra Sorrells | August 28, 2018

For the final piece in our month-long series on startups, we gathered learnings from three companies that have been purchased in recent years. Read More

News / Online

Toyota invests $500M in Uber as part of deal to develop driverless cars

By Mitra Sorrells | August 28, 2018

Toyota and Uber will work together to develop self-driving cars, and the agreement comes with a $500 million investment in Uber by the Japanese automaker. Read More

News / Online

Luxury counts as Sonder gets $85 million deal

By Kevin May | August 27, 2018

High-end rental network platform Sonder has raised a Series C round of investment to the tune of $85 million. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: PopulStay uses blockchain for rental bookings, management and security

By Mitra Sorrells | August 27, 2018

PopulStay is a booking and property management platform for vacation rentals that uses blockchain to create a direct connection between hosts and guests and to lower transaction costs. Read More

News / Technology

QOTW: Something about not moving fast enough

By PhocusWire | August 24, 2018

Quote from Terry Jones, chairman of WayBlazer, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

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New app aims to boost tourism in Puerto Rico, nearly one year after Hurricane Maria

By Mitra Sorrells | August 24, 2018

The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is partnering with hotel operations platform ALICE and Roca Marketing to bolster tourism on the island by enhancing communications between hotels and tourists. Read More

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Evolve scores big with $80M investment to grow rental tech services

By Kevin May | August 24, 2018

Big investment is heading in the direction of Evolve Vacation Rental Network following a $80 million injection this week. Read More

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Interview / Startups

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Chris Hemmeter

By PhocusWire | August 23, 2018

A well-known figure on the travel startup scene through his venture firm, Thayer, Chris Hemmeter is a "dragon" at The Phocuswright Conference 2018 in Los Angeles. Read More

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