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Google's three trends to attract leisure travelers

By Mitra Sorrells | January 26, 2018

Google believes leisure travelers are “more curious, demanding and impatient than ever before,” and brands that will win them over are the ones that meet their needs quickly, easily and with... Read More

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QOTW: Something about an infinite plan

By PhocusWire | January 26, 2018

Quote from Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb. Read More

News / Technology

Airbnb CEO outlines plans for "22nd-century company"

By Jill Menze | January 25, 2018

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky today penned an open letter outlining his vision for the company’s next 100 years and announced American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault is joining the board of... Read More

News / Distribution

What hotels really want from reservation systems

By Jill Menze | January 25, 2018

The sustained quest for personalization underlies decisions being made all across the travel industry - including how hotels choose to approach their central reservation systems (CRSs). Read More

News / Startups

Travelport suspends startup accelerator program

By Kevin May | January 24, 2018

Travelport is ending its Accelerator program for travel startups, just short of three years since its launch in the U.S. Read More

News / Technology

Video: How a travel startup uses Blockchain as part of a wider service

By Kevin May | January 23, 2018

For all the talk of Blockchain-led services on the verge of disrupting the travel industry, there still seems to be very few brands putting it at the heart of what they do. Read More

News / Online

How content truly is king for a travel search site

By Mitra Sorrells | January 23, 2018

Travel.jp, Japan’s largest travel search site, is drawing eyebrow-raising numbers to its articles and reviews that would make most media companies envious. Read More

Notated News / Technology

What is beyond the Bitcoin bubble?

By Steven Jones - New York Times Magazine | January 22, 2018

Yes, it’s driven by greed — but the mania for cryptocurrency could wind up building something much more important than wealth. Read More

News / Distribution

Is this the start of blockchain-based disruption for travel?

By Mitra Sorrells | January 22, 2018

LockChain - what may be the first blockchain-based marketplace for booking hotels and private accommodations - released its alpha version on Friday. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb and the road toward a long-awaited IPO

By Jill Menze | January 19, 2018

Two bold predictions on the Airbnb front claim that the home-share giant will finally list on the stock market this year and that by 2020, more than half of its revenue will come from services it’s not... Read More

Opinion / Online

Building the PhocusWire team - one playlist at a time

By Kevin May | January 18, 2018

PhocusWire has been operating for two months and, after a hugely successful launchpad at The Phocuswright Conference, we're finding our rhythm as a news operation. Read More

News / Online

Online vs. offline: Where travel brands drive the most positive sentiment

By Mitra Sorrells | January 18, 2018

Most online travel sites are generating better brand awareness via consumers’ face-to-face conversations than they are through social media, according to a report from Engagement Labs, which analyzes... Read More

News / Online

Market gains expected for Ctrip, Despegar

By Mitra Sorrells | January 17, 2018

China’s Ctrip and Latin America’s Despegar are drawing optimistic outlooks from two financial analysts ahead of the release of their fourth-quarter results. Read More

News / Online

Video: Wildest dreams didn't predict success of Booking.com

By Kevin May | January 16, 2018

Depending on who you ask, Booking.com is either the finest example of an online travel success story or a giant of the industry that hotels love to hate. Read More

News / Startups

Travel tech deals reach record $5.3BN annual level

By Kevin May | January 15, 2018

Five years of consecutive growth have been recorded for travel technology investment deals, with a record $5.3 billion invested in the sector. Read More

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