Food and Dining

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Google offloads Zagat to restaurant review site The Infatuation

By Jill Menze | March 5, 2018

Restaurant review mainstay Zagat is changing homes: Google, which has owned Zagat since 2011, has sold the brand to food discovery site the Infatuation for an undisclosed sum. Read More

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Booking Holdings reveals $12.7B revenue, goes lukewarm on Airbnb threat

By Mitra Sorrells | February 28, 2018

Booking Holdings – the new name for what was Priceline Group – showed significant growth across all sectors in 2017, with most key metrics up around 20%. Read More

Priceline Group changes name to Booking Holdings

By Mitra Sorrells | February 21, 2018

The Priceline Group will now be known as Booking Holdings. Read More

TripAdvisor 2018 strategy hotels attractions mobile

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TripAdvisor bets on TV advertising, improved UX to restore profit in hotel segment

By Mitra Sorrells | February 15, 2018

TripAdvisor will expand its television advertising spending to $100 to $130 million for its hotel segment during 2018, with new creative and new markets, while simultaneously reducing online marketing... Read More

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TripAdvisor has revenue elsewhere to thank as hotel growth remains flat

By Mitra Sorrells | February 14, 2018

TripAdvisor turned in modest 5% growth in total revenue for 2017 but a notable 24% increase in revenue in its non-hotel category. Read More

News / Startups

AmEx buys Mezi, embraces "do-it-for-me" model

By Mitra Sorrells | January 30, 2018

American Express has acquired artificial intelligence-powered assistant Mezi, which co-founder and CEO Swapnil Shinde says upends the current “DIY” trend of travel search and booking into a... Read More

News / Online

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

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

TripAdvisor business units overhauled, two execs depart

By Jill Menze | January 10, 2018

TripAdvisor is undergoing operational changes, a representative from the user review giant has confirmed. Read More

News / Online

How travel giants are retaining confidence of investors

By Mitra Sorrells | January 4, 2018

The Priceline Group and Expedia Inc. are tipped for another strong year ahead, according to two independent financial analysts. Read More

Opinion / Technology

PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Technology

By PhocusWire | December 20, 2017

The problem with technology as a term in the travel industry is that it’s now so ubiquitous that it becomes difficult to single out what developments are the most important for 2018. Read More

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