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sojern state of the industry 2019
News / Online
What's on the minds of 600+ travel marketers? Personalization - and Facebook
By Jill Menze | February 21, 2019
Sojern's massive survey of more of travel marketers identifies key challenges and priorities for... Read More
Egencia adds hotel chat, package booking features to business travel platform
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Egencia adds hotel chat, package booking features to business travel platform
By Jill Menze | February 20, 2019
Egencia is rolling out platform updates to benefit both business travelers and travel managers.... Read More
Will consumer demand for convenience transform the checked baggage experience?
Opinion / Online
Will consumer demand for convenience transform the checked baggage experience?
By LugLess | February 19, 2019
Just as the taxi business was slow to make changes with the proliferation of the on-demand economy,... Read More
Home-sharing is ready to write its second chapter
News / Distribution
Home-sharing is ready to write its second chapter
By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | February 18, 2019
Startups are mounting fresh challenges to both traditional hotels, whose forays into the home-rental... Read More
Four notable trends and stories impacting the airline sector right now
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Four notable trends and stories impacting the airline sector right now
By Phocuswright Research  | February 18, 2019
A look at the four most notable trends and stories that are impacting the U.S. airline segment in... Read More
Lyft, Amex GBT and more executive moves...
Notated News / Online
Lyft, Amex GBT and more executive moves...
By PhocusWire | February 14, 2019
In today’s wrap-up of news in brief… Lyft poaches from Uber... Kiwi.com creates new role... Amex GBT... Read More
Shiji continues buying spree with acquisition of visual distribution platform Ice Portal
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Shiji continues buying spree with acquisition of visual distribution platform Ice Portal
By Jill Menze | February 14, 2019
To help its hotel clients curate and distribute visual content, Shiji Group has acquired Ice Portal.... Read More
Why customer data platforms hold immense potential for travel companies
Opinion / Technology
Why customer data platforms hold immense potential for travel companies
By Jim Price - MParticle | February 13, 2019
For travel companies, a CDP can add significant agility and resilience to infrastructure and... Read More
As competition diversifies, Booking.com remains top hotel channel
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As competition diversifies, Booking.com remains top hotel channel
By Jill Menze | February 6, 2019
When it comes to bringing in booking revenue to hotels, Booking.com remains the channel on top -... Read More
phocuswright ota market excitement
News / Online
Four key developments keeping the U.S. OTA market exciting
By Phocuswright Research | February 4, 2019
Phocuswright's recent travel research identifies four key developments that make the U.S. online... Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: LIFE wants to turn hotel reservations into NFTs
LIFE is an online booking platform offering hotel reservations and experiences that will be digitized... Read More
UAE startup Silkhaus raises $7.75M for short-term rental platform
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UAE startup Silkhaus raises $7.75M for short-term rental platform
Founded in 2021, Silkhaus provides property owners with digital tools to monetize and manage their... Read More
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On-demand car rental startup Kyte raises $60M for expansion
The Series B round will help Kyte on its mission to become “the world’s largest operator of... Read More
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RendezVerse seeks £7.5 million for metaverse-as-a-solution platform
With the funding, RendezVerse, which counts WorldwideEvents as a founding shareholder, says it will... Read More
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EasyJet holidays partners with Musement for tours and activities bookings
With the partnership, Musement will develop and power an easyJet holidays digital platform for tours... Read More
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Lodgify eyes global expansion of vacation rental tech with $30M haul
Founded in 2012, Lodgify helps vacation rental hosts and businesses build their own websites to... Read More
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