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VIDEO: Unraveling the complex world of airline distribution

By PhocusWire | January 21, 2022

Sabre’s Traci Mercer explains that while attitudes around NDC have changed, there are still gaps in alignment. Read More

News / Online

The consumer trends seeping into the travel industry

By Linda Fox | January 20, 2022

According to a Euromonitor report, consumer attitudes have shifted in areas like climate and flexibility, impacting how and where they book travel. Read More

Opinion / Technology

What NFTs and the metaverse mean for airline loyalty programs

By Joseph Vito DeLuca - Kambr | January 19, 2022

While NFT and metaverse technologies are in their infancy, they have the potential to reimagine airline loyalty programs. Read More

News / Online

Sonder debuts on public markets

By Mitra Sorrells | January 18, 2022

Sonder has closed its business combination with Gores Metropoulos II and is trading under the symbol SOND. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: TourRadar on the B2B opportunity in multi-day tours

By PhocusWire | January 18, 2022

CEO Travis Pittman discusses how the pandemic enabled TourRadar to reset and look at product growth opportunities. Read More

News / Online

WATCH: Digital travel revenues bounce back as recovery kicks in

By PhocusWire | January 14, 2022

Most of the publicly traded digital travel companies posted significant upticks in their results in Q3 2021, especially in revenue as customers took trips for the first time since the onset of the... Read More

News / Technology

Report reveals poor gender diversity at top of travel tech

By Kevin May | January 13, 2022

Just 12.5% of the top 350 travel technology companies are led by a woman, with a similar figure for chair roles held by women, new research has shown. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: How hotel marketing tactics are shifting

By PhocusWire | January 12, 2022

PhocusWire talks to Peter O'Connor, professor of strategy at the University of South Australia, on hotels are nurturing direct bookers and how distribution is swinging back in favor of OTAs. Read More

News / Online

Bolt raises a €628M round, wants a role in congestion-free and sustainable cities

By Linda Fox | January 11, 2022

This latest and largest round for Estonia-based Bolt comes on top of a €600 million investment announced in August 2021. Read More

News / Technology

Fly Now Pay Later takes off with $75M investment round

By Kevin May | January 11, 2022

The latest injection of capital brings the total invested in the U.K.-based staggered travel payment service to just over $150 million over seven rounds. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: How DeFi tokens can reinvent travel loyalty

By PhocusWire | January 11, 2022

Coras CEO Mark McLaughlin explains how blockchain-based tokens can solve problems inherent in existing loyalty programs. Read More

News / Online

Online travel giants' marketing spend continues to head north

By Linda Fox | January 10, 2022

Airbnb continued to benefit from its Q2 marketing campaign while Expedia and Booking increased marketing spend in Q3. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Trivago on the industry's game of chess in multiple areas

By PhocusWire | January 10, 2022

Axel Hefer knows that to navigate the coronavirus, continue to grow his company Trivago and stay on top of new technology is like playing the famous strategic game every day on many fronts. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: How destinations can consider new roles and strategies

By PhocusWire | January 10, 2022

Arguably the biggest challenge for a destination trying to market itself amid a global pandemic is how to do so when people can’t travel. Read More

Interview / Startups

Sounding Off: Startups going for a big buck don't always get a big win

By PhocusWire | January 7, 2022

Hopefully the days of creating fancy office environments are over, as well as other items that could be fairly described as luxuries for a new business. Read More

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