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QOTW: Something to do with those Gatekeepers

By PhocusWire | December 22, 2017

Quote from Kieron Branagan, CEO at OpenJaw Technologies. Read More

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PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Online

By PhocusWire | December 21, 2017

The state of online travel as we leave 2017 and enter 2018 couldn’t be more fascinating and yet still fairly difficult to gauge. Read More

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Top 10 travel technology and distribution stories of 2017

By PhocusWire | December 20, 2017

It's that time of year again when we have a look back at some of the things that made an impact on travel technology and distribution in 2017 as well as gaze forward. Over the next few days in further Read More

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Google Pixel Buds are not game-changers

By Leo Mirani - 1843 Magazine | December 17, 2017

Over-engineered by a company that doesn’t seem to understand how humans interact, Google Pixel Buds are a perfect example of Silicon Valley arrogance. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Gordon Wilson of Travelport has five trends to follow

By Gordon Wilson - Travelport | December 15, 2017

As is customary at this time of the year, we turn out minds, strategy and expectations to what we might expect to happen over the course of the next 12 months. Read More

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Google tweaks flights and hotels, introduces attractions and car rental

By Jill Menze | December 15, 2017

Google has delivered several more knocks to its travel booking competitors with the launch of new features in its Flights, Trips and hotels search functions. Read More

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Screen test - looking at how video and television are inspiring travel

By Linda Fox | December 5, 2017

We already know second-screening is a thing - you're watching something on Netflix and reach for the nearest mobile device to find out more about a location or a restaurant. A few years ago, Nielse Read More

News / Online

Where are Google's travel search ambitions?

By Kevin May | November 17, 2017

It’s beginning to feel like a different era when Google bought ITA Software in 2010 for $700 million. Read More

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Travelers will embrace personalization and AI for a better travel experience

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 13, 2017

Google claims that the "friction in travel" makes it ideal for new technology and artificial intelligence-led services to come in and make improvements. Read More

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Google rolls out new hotel search service

By Kevin May | November 10, 2017

Google is tightening its grip on the hotel search marketplace with the roll-out of a new platform this week. Read More

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Are Google and Facebook helpful to airlines, or just helping themselves?

By Viewpoints | October 30, 2017

This is a viewpoint from Matt Walker, chief storyteller at Likewhere. Google and Facebook continue to help their airline partners by releasing all manner of travel-related products. In fact, they a Read More

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Lyft attracts investment from Alphabet in $1 billion round

By Martin Cowen | October 20, 2017

CapitalG, an investment fund which is part of Google's parent company, Alphabet, is leading a $1 billion funding round for Lyft as money continues to pile into the "mobility" sector. At the time of Read More

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Flight metasearch - hard landing into a new business model

By Viewpoints | September 26, 2017

This is a viewpoint from Philippe Der Arslanian, CEO, Answair. Metasearchers are facing a real problem. Google, Kayak, Skyscanner and many others are spending a lot in attracting travellers look Read More

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Google Play: a ground-up app approach works best

By Sponsored Content | August 1, 2017

Jeena James has, all things considered, a pretty important job to do at Google. As global head of travel and local at Google Play, the official app store for Android smartphones and tablets and which Read More

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Best SEO practices for travel brands differ from other industries

By Marisa Garcia | July 14, 2017

Searchmetrics has published a new study on travel industry-specific search ranking factors that might help travel brands improve their visibility in Google searches. It suggests that a focus on bro Read More

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