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How purchasing trends, trip motivations and booking behaviors differ across four markets

By Phocuswright Research | August 31, 2018

It's critical for travel companies to understand the consumer behaviors and preferences that influence purchase decisions. Commissioned by Google, Phocuswright recently published a series of reports on... Read More

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Google offers hotel discounts to cloud users, upgrades search tools

By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | August 28, 2018

Google has enhanced its flight and hotel search capabilities ahead of the U.S. holiday travel season, while concurrently announcing that it has started offering exclusive hotel discounts to paying users... Read More

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Subtle change to users, big impact on brands - Google search and hotels

By Pablo Delgado - Mirai | August 27, 2018

The real estate on Google's search engine results pages has changed dramatically over the course of the last decade. Read More

Opinion / Online

Revenue and loyalty for vacation rentals in the age of Amazon and Google

By Mike Putman - Custom Travel Solutions | August 23, 2018

The accommodations market has expanded over the past decade, in part due to the growing vacation rental sector. However, nobody quite knows how vacation rentals will fit into the larger travel ecosystem... Read More

News / Technology

wi-Q becomes first hospitality tech firm to partner with Fetch.AI

By Marisa Garcia | August 22, 2018

Fetch.AI, the smart ledger firm whose founders include scientists and investors from DeepMind, has linked up with hospitality m-commerce specialist wi-Q Technologies to offer AI-powered predictions an Read More

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Making sure young travellers get the joke

By Viewpoints | August 21, 2018

This is a viewpoint by Becky Power, travel lead for Google UK. They famously say that humour doesn’t travel. Well, whoever ‘they’ are, Hostelworld decided to put ‘them’ to the test by dropping Phil Read More

Opinion / Online

Google: Time to rethink fairy tale loyalty strategies in travel

By Jenna Hovel - Google | August 16, 2018

Today, people have more booking options than ever at their fingertips. And marketers must evolve their strategies to meet customers where they are. Read More

News / Technology

Summer reading - five news stories you may have missed

By Simone Puorto | August 7, 2018

According to Amanda Johnson, teacher at Study.com, "Summer reading is critical to not only retain information but also to grow in knowledge and critical thinking skills". And, even though the study Read More

News / Startups

Surveying the travel startup landscape, part 1: The investors’ perspective

By Mitra Sorrells | August 7, 2018

This month we're digging into the topic of startups, aiming to understand the challenges and opportunities from the perspective of various players in the field, beginning with insights from venture... Read More

News / Startups

Ideas and insight from startups at Battleground: The Americas

By PhocusWire | July 30, 2018

Don't miss a day of fresh ideas and innovation from travel startups and speakers from high-profile companies at Battleground: The Americas. Register now. Read More

News / Technology

Virtual reality is still finding its space at the customer experience table

By Linda Fox | July 25, 2018

Virtual reality hasn't gone mainstream, but barriers to content creation are coming down so it could still build momentum in travel. Read More

News / Online

Google on why consumers like to know more before they travel

By Linda Fox | July 23, 2018

Google delves into mobile search trends to discover traveler motives to know more before they go. Read More

News / Technology

Most voice assistants "unskilled" for travel planning and booking

By Michael Coletta | July 20, 2018

For all the skills in Amazon's Alexa voice marketplace (30,000 and counting), the majority can still be described as "unskilled" for travel planning and booking tasks. The same can be said for Google... Read More

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Google faces €4.34 billion fine over Android dominance

By Marisa Garcia | July 19, 2018

The European Commission is fining Google €4.34 billion for what the Commission considers illegal practices involving the Android platform that “cement its dominant market position in internet search.” Read More

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Taking the baggage out of luggage: how Stasher used search to scale up

By PhocusWire | July 18, 2018

This is a viewpoint by Alessandra Alari, head of search at Google UK. Whenever a holiday comes around, I find there is a certain task on my to-do list that fills me with a profound sense of dread: Read More

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