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Google's stealth lab tests new travel products

By Kevin May | March 29, 2018

An app focusing on corporate travel services and an additional app for the Local Guides community are in the works at the Google "incubator". Read More

News / Online

The state of influencer marketing for travel brands

By Mitra Sorrells | March 29, 2018

Photos, blog posts and other content shared by social media influencers can be an effective way for brands to communicate with consumers – particularly since surveys have found that between one-third to... Read More

News / Startups

Venture capital investments in travel tech could hit record highs in 2018

By Mitra Sorrells | March 28, 2018

Startups creating solutions to make travel more efficient, frictionless and interconnected received a record amount of venture capital funding in 2017 – at $25.45 billion it was a substantial 32%... Read More

News / Distribution

Hotelbeds offloads destinations services to TUI for €110M

By Kevin May | March 28, 2018

Hotelbeds has ended its interest in providing incoming services to travel agencies by selling its Destination Management division to TUI for €110 million. Read More

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Nearly half of all airline website traffic comes from bad bots

By Mitra Sorrells | March 27, 2018

Malicious bots steal data and content and wreak havoc on websites, and airlines have the second highest proportion of traffic from these bots according to a new report. Read More

News / Online

Uber offloads Southeast Asia wing to Grab, will now focus on organic growth

By Kevin May | March 26, 2018

Uber claims consolidation is not the "strategy of the day" after seeing another part of the business heading to a competitor. Read More

News / Technology

Voice tech in travel, part 4: Expedia’s experience

By Mitra Sorrells | March 26, 2018

Online travel agencies are technology companies as much - if not more – than they are travel companies. Read More

Interview / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with GetYourGuide's Tao Tao

By PhocusWire | March 26, 2018

Ahead of the event, Tao Tao discusses the problem with overtourism and the opportunities that still exists in the fragmented attractions space. Read More

News / Startups

PhocusWire launches Startup Stage for new travel businesses

By Kevin May | March 23, 2018

We are going to celebrate entering our sixth month at PhocusWire with the launch of Startup Stage. Read More

News / Online

QOTW: Something about Amazon's control

By PhocusWire | March 23, 2018

Quote from Stephen Joyce, CEO of Rezgo. Read More

News / Technology

Collaboration is key to widespread implementation of biometric boarding for air travel

By Mitra Sorrells | March 22, 2018

Facial recognition technology is gaining adoption by airlines and airports to expedite passenger identity verification. In the past year British Airways, Air Asia, JetBlue, Lufthansa and others have... Read More

Interview / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with Skyscanner's Filip Filipov

By PhocusWire | March 21, 2018

Ahead of the event, Filipov shares his thoughts on the biggest opportunity in online travel, what advice he'd give to new businesses and what's next for metasearch. Read More

News / Online

Amazon’s multifaceted – and likely inevitable – path into travel

By Mitra Sorrells | March 21, 2018

It’s becoming clear that it’s no longer a question of “if” but rather of “when” and "how” Amazon will try to disrupt the travel industry.... again. Read More

News / Online

Expedia data breach affects 880,000 Orbitz customers, extends to Travelocity Partner Network

By Jill Menze | March 20, 2018

Expedia Inc has disclosed evidence of a security breach that impacted approximately 880,000 Orbitz customers as well as Travelocity Partner Network. Read More

News / Technology

The state of the computer reservation system nation

By Kevin May | March 20, 2018

A major new study has shown how hotel chains are using technology to capture bookings, at the same time as illustrating how they want the ecosystem to evolve. Read More

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