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News / Technology

How AI is rewriting content creation for travel

By Mitra Sorrells | April 25, 2018

Content is the foundation of a brand’s interaction with its customers. Whether in the form of a website, mobile app, emails, or a social campaign, the words a brand uses provide both information and... Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Tripfuser takes on planning and tours

By Kevin May | April 24, 2018

The company is live in seven countries, has 38 employees and includes a number of core elements including a marketplace, chat tools and a trip building platform. Read More

News / Startups

Culture Trip brings in $80M to build online travel agency

By Kevin May | April 24, 2018

Who said travel content sites were dead in an age dominated by large players such as TripAdvisor and long-standing niche sites already in the market? Read More

News / Technology

AI analysis, part 4: Digital marketing

By Mitra Sorrells | April 23, 2018

According to the Salesforce’s 2017 “State of Marketing” report, artificial intelligence is the leading technology where marketers expect the most growth in the next two years. Read More

News / Technology

Groupon founder's tour app Detour goes to Bose, needs a lot more to survive

By Kevin May | April 23, 2018

In some respects, Detour was Just Another Walking Tour Guide App that used smart technology to try and muscle in on an already crowded marketplace. Read More

News / Distribution

PODCAST: Phocuswire PundIT Show #11

By Kevin May | April 22, 2018

It's now sinking in to many in the sector that they have probably just been through one of the most important in the history of tours and activities. Read More

News / Online

TripAdvisor buys Bokun, says it "solves the supply problem"

By Jill Menze | April 20, 2018

TripAdvisor has agreed to acquire Bokun in a deal it claims will provide suppliers in tours and activities "with technical solutions in addition to the sector's largest distribution channel". Read More

News / Online

QOTW: Something about the other side of the hype

By PhocusWire | April 20, 2018

Quote from Jeff Chow, vice president of product, consumer experience, at TripAdvisor. Read More

News / Distribution

Booking Holdings buys FareHarbor in push for share of tours and activities

By Mitra Sorrells | April 19, 2018

Booking Holdings has agreed to acquire FareHarbor, a Denver-based software company focused on tours and activities. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb makes foray into events with meeting planner tool

By Jill Menze | April 19, 2018

Airbnb is out to conquer yet another corner of the travel market with the launch of a new tool for meeting and event planners. Read More

News / Technology

Can blockchain help a tiny, travel-dependent island reinvent its economy?

By Mitra Sorrells | April 18, 2018

On the tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba – population just over 100,000 – tourism is the foundation of the economy, contributing about 88% of its gross domestic product and accounting for 90% of its... Read More

News / Online

Marriott ramps up tours and activities, new loyalty program plays a role

By Kevin May | April 18, 2018

Plenty of attention on Marriott this week as it introduces a new loyalty package - but other efforts to coincide with the launch illustrate a maturing of another sector. Read More

News / Technology

How TripAdvisor is using AI to "humanize" its review community

By Jill Menze | April 17, 2018

TripAdvisor is the most-visited pre-transaction travel website in the world - meaning hundreds of millions of visitors each month come to the site looking for travel recommendations. That’s a lot of... Read More