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In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Dirk Tietz
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May 3, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick. Next up: Dirk Tietz of DER Touristik Group......
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In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Katherine Grass
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May 2, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick. Next up: Katherine Grass of Thayer Ventures......
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In the Big Chair - Avi Meir of TravelPerk
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May 1, 2019
TravelPerk was founded in 2015 to make corporate travel booking less painful. Co-founder and CEO Avi Meir previously founded Hotel Ninjas before selling it to Booking.com in mid-2014....
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In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Mieke De Schepper
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May 1, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Next up: Amadeus IT Group's Mieke De Schepper....
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STARTUP STAGE: Magpie wants to end content distribution woes in activities
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April 29, 2019
The company was founded in November 2018 by former tour operator Christian Watts. The startup has financial backing of Viator founder Rod Cuthbert as well as Venture Republic....
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In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Filip Filipov
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April 29, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Next up: Skyscanner vice president of product management Filip Filipov....
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In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Christian Langer
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April 26, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick....
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In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Bobby Healy
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April 24, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Next up: CarTrawler non-executive director Bobby Healy....
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STARTUP STAGE: Wanderift brings a subscription model to air travel
By Mitra Sorrells
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April 23, 2019
Founded in December 2017, Wanderift allows users to buy a subscription of either $369 per month for three one-way flights or $459 per month for four one-way flights. Subscriptions are month-to-month. ...
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In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Lax Poojary
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April 22, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Next up: Touring Bird (Area 120 - Google) co-founder and CEO Lax Poojary....
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In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Mark Tanzer
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April 19, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Next up: ABTA CEO Mark Tanzer....
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In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Thijs van As
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April 16, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Next up: Google Flights lead product manager Thijs van As....
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In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Alessandro Petazzi
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April 12, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Next up: Musement founder and CEO Alessandro Petazzi....
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STARTUP STAGE: Gomingo wants to bring down commission rates for accommodation providers
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April 11, 2019
Gomingo aims to bring down commission rates for hotels and other accommodation providers by offering 0% commission to hotels that sign up initially with a promise that they will only reach a maximum of 15% going forward....
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In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with ... David Armstrong
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April 10, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Next up: HolidayPirates CEO David Armstrong....
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