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Opinion / Online
Are you ready to create and manage a green travel policy?
By Johnny Thorsen | January 13, 2020
Simplified offset processes, "carbon consciousness" as a characteristic of loyalty and buying decisions based on emission output may become some of the hallmark's of a green travel program.... Read More
Sounding Off: Regulate for sustainability as we do for safety and security
Interview / Online
Sounding Off: Regulate for sustainability as we do for safety and security
By PhocusWire | January 10, 2020
We are now at the point where leaders in every corner of the sector need to collectively think about the future of their businesses - and their ability to serve customers and maintain the fabric of the industry - from the perspective of sustainability.... Read More
My Method... How Musement amplified speed and conversion for mobile users
News / Technology
My Method... How Musement amplified speed and conversion for mobile users
By Fabio Zecchini - Musement | January 10, 2020
Tours and activities supplier Musement used Google AMP to speed up load times for mobile users and improve the conversion rate.... Read More
VIDEO: A reality check on investments and startups in travel
News / Startups
VIDEO: A reality check on investments and startups in travel
By Kevin May | January 10, 2020
In a wide-ranging and no-holds-barred interview conducted during The Phocuswright Conference 2019, Chris Hemmeter of Thayer Ventures shares some home truths about the sector and the investment world that is so keen to back it.... Read More
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News / Technology
Price-predicting app Atta raises $3M to strengthen Asia partnerships, marketing efforts
By Steven Lerner | January 10, 2020
Atta Inc. will also use the funding to recruit engineers and increase partnerships in the region.... Read More
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News / Online
Where does social media and sustainability collide?
By Marissa Trew - WiT | January 10, 2020
At the VidCon Asia Summit, Jeremy Jauncey, CEO and founder of Beautiful Destinations, spoke about the pressure tourism organizations are under to embrace digital, the role of social media content creators in travel marketing and the importance of maintaining a focus on sustainability.... Read More
VIDEO: Standards, sustainability and big tech investments in tours and activities
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VIDEO: Standards, sustainability and big tech investments in tours and activities
By Kevin May | January 9, 2020
Joining us for a panel discussion in the PhocusWire Studio were Luuc Elzinga, CEO at Tiqets, and Alex Kremer, co-founder at Arival.... Read More
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News / Online
MakeMyTrip takes next step in quest to become travel super app
By Mitra Sorrells | January 9, 2020
MakeMyTrip now displays destination videos with booking links in its mobile apps, as part of its effort to be a travel super app.... Read More
How I Got Here, episode 19 - Fritz Demopoulos of Qunar
Interview / Online
How I Got Here, episode 19 - Fritz Demopoulos of Qunar
By PhocusWire | January 9, 2020
Fritz Demopoulos, co-founder and ex-CEO of Qunar (now head of Queen's Road Capital), talks to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May from PhocusWire about how he created a travel startup in China.... Read More
VIDEO: Delta's plan to trial personalized passenger information screens in airports
News / Technology
VIDEO: Delta's plan to trial personalized passenger information screens in airports
By Linda Fox | January 8, 2020
During a keynote at CES this week, Delta CEO Ed Bastian highlights some of the tech initiatives the carrier is developing.... Read More
Yes, sustainable tourism is within reach
Opinion / Online
Yes, sustainable tourism is within reach
By Felipe Calderon Hinojosa  | January 8, 2020
A better world is the hot destination of a more sustainable tourism industry.... Read More
Five things you can do today to empower women in travel technology
Opinion / Online
Five things you can do today to empower women in travel technology
By Jillian Kossman - iSeatz | January 8, 2020
Correcting gender imbalance and promoting diversity can lead to higher business growth and long-term profitability.... Read More
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News / Technology
Coupa Software acquires corporate travel technology provider Yapta
By Mitra Sorrells | January 8, 2020
Business spend management software company Coupa has acquired Yapta, which provides airfare and hotel price assurance technology.... Read More
FCM Travel Solutions invests in business travel startup Shep
News / Startups
FCM Travel Solutions invests in business travel startup Shep
By Jill Menze | January 7, 2020
Shep, one of PhocusWire's Hot 25 Startups for 2019, will lend its browser extension technology to FCM Travel Solutions' platforms.... Read More
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Interview / Online
In The Big Chair - Justin Francis of Responsible Travel
By Linda Fox | January 7, 2020
The online travel agency was one of the first to offer carbon offsetting in 2002, just a year after co-founder Justin Francis created the brand with Harold Goodwin.... Read More