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Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: TRILL turns Instagram content into bookable travel experiences

By Jill Menze | June 8, 2018

With TRILL, users can turn their Instagram content into bookable experiences. By using the platform, TRILL tastemakers earn cash when people book off their content. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: Airline distribution at a tipping point

By PhocusWire | June 7, 2018

Lufthansa created a huge stir in the airline industry three years ago when it introduced a surcharge for all bookings made via the global distribution systems. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: The future of travel packaging

By PhocusWire | June 5, 2018

Packaging, especially in Europe, has been shifting away from its traditional model for the best part of two decades - essentially since travel embraced the web. Read More

News / Online

Modern travel marketing, part 1: SEO strategy

By Mitra Sorrells | June 4, 2018

Throughout June, we're looking at a variety of topics under the umbrella of digital marketing. We start with an analysis of the current state of search engine optimization, which today could be renamed... Read More

News / Technology

QOTW: Something about an invasion of privacy

By PhocusWire | June 1, 2018

Quote from Clayton Reid, CEO of MMGY Global, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Why Asia is eating the world

By PhocusWire | June 1, 2018

A rapid-fire presentation is perhaps the perfect metaphor to outline the fast, jaw-dropping growth and influence of the Asia region. Read More

News / Online

Skyscanner executive shift: Dove to CEO, Williams heads to chair role

By Mitra Sorrells | May 30, 2018

Skyscanner chief technology officer Bryan Dove is now CEO of the Edinburgh-based company, moving into a role that had been held by co-founder Gareth Williams. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Vivere uses AI to curate inspirational content

By Mitra Sorrells | May 30, 2018

Working with IBM Watson technology, Vivere uses artificial intelligence to easily organize and tag text and visual content about destinations around the world. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Blockchain's role and its ambitious prospects in travel

By PhocusWire | May 29, 2018

Blockchain has a tendency to polarize opinion in the travel sector - fuelled a combination of distrust, ignorance, over-confidence and desire for change. Read More

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News / Online

VIDEO: Activities web agencies on a hot 2018 for the sector

By PhocusWire | May 29, 2018

This year has been a fascinating one for a sector that, pre-April, was already billed as one of the most interesting in the industry. Read More

News / Distribution

Are airlines ready for an NDC-enabled future?

By Jill Menze | May 29, 2018

As traveler needs are shifting, airlines are being forced to take stock of the current distribution landscape. Read More

News / Technology

QOTW: Something about legacy and innovation

By PhocusWire | May 25, 2018

Quote from Rashesh Jethi, SVP of engineering for Americas and head of innovation for Airlines at Amadeus IT Group. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Booking.com on its big opportunity in private accommodation

By PhocusWire | May 25, 2018

Booking.com is fighting on a number of fronts these days, having ramped up its strategy on private accommodation over the course of the last two years. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: AccorHotels on facing up to digital and not dying

By PhocusWire | May 24, 2018

A string of acquisitions into new areas of hospitality and a focus on digital services have made AccorHotels one of the chains to watch in recent years. Read More