Investments

Opinion / Technology

Prepare for impact: autonomous vehicles will reshuffle the travel industry

By Alex Bainbridge - The Spontaneous Travel Company | January 26, 2018

Self-driving vehicles will, along with Blockchain, perhaps, be the next big industry-wide invention to make and break companies. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Airlines should consider these critical trends (or fall behind)

By Dave O'Flanaghan - Boxever | January 25, 2018

We are witnessing a "coming of age" for airlines and their associated approaches to MarTech. Read More

Notated News / Technology

eDreams ODIGEO, EasyJet, Ixigo and more news briefs today...

By PhocusWire | January 25, 2018

eDreams ODIGEO launches advertising site… EasyJet boosts startup accelerator… Ixigo adds AR for trains... Amadeus integrates FairFly… Tech players unveil blockchain for reviews… Read More

News / Startups

Travelport suspends startup accelerator program

By Kevin May | January 24, 2018

Travelport is ending its Accelerator program for travel startups, just short of three years since its launch in the U.S. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Investigation: How airlines gain an edge through pricing (Part Two)

By Riccardo Boin and others - McKinsey | January 24, 2018

Taking attribute-level customization and applying it across all revenue categories to create a smarter RM model will enable airlines to create a potentially infinite number of price points. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Investigation: How airlines gain an edge through pricing (Part One)

By Riccardo Boin and others - McKinsey | January 22, 2018

Most airlines have optimized their core ticket costs. But as ancillary purchases represent an increasing percentage of customer spending airlines must rethink their revenue-management practices. Read More

News / Online

QOTW: Something about being big and getting bigger

By PhocusWire | January 19, 2018

Quote from Glenn Fogel, CEO of the Priceline Group. Read More

News / Online

Video: Wildest dreams didn't predict success of Booking.com

By Kevin May | January 16, 2018

Depending on who you ask, Booking.com is either the finest example of an online travel success story or a giant of the industry that hotels love to hate. Read More

Notated News / Technology

Meet the people behind the cryptos

By Nellie Bowles - New York Times | January 15, 2018

The cryptocurrency community is centered around a tightknit group of friends - developers, libertarians, Redditors and cypherpunks. Read More

News / Startups

Travel tech deals reach record $5.3BN annual level

By Kevin May | January 15, 2018

Five years of consecutive growth have been recorded for travel technology investment deals, with a record $5.3 billion invested in the sector. Read More

Notated News / Startups

How Chinese investments are shaking up India's digital economy

By Madhav Chanchani - Economic Times | January 15, 2018

When online grocer Bigbasket went to market in early 2017 to raise capital just a year after securing $150 million, the list of suitors was very different. Read More

News / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2018 - Amsterdam program is a go

By PhocusWire | January 15, 2018

Distribution, packaging, Asia Pacific, tours and attractions - just a few of the hot topics featured at this year’s Phocuswright Europe event. Read More

News / Startups

UK-based Snaptrip raises £2.1M, acquires Last Minute Cottages

By Jill Menze | January 12, 2018

With a recent investment round tallying £2.1 million, Snaptrip has acquired Last Minute Cottages and is expanding its footprint in the United Kingdom’s holiday rental market. Read More