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VIDEO: Expedia Group on Vrbo growth, search challenges and workplace diversity
News / Distribution
VIDEO: Expedia Group on Vrbo growth, search challenges and workplace diversity
By Linda Fox | December 3, 2019
During an interview at the Phocuswright Conference in Florida last month, Okerstrom discusses developments for the business and the recent "headwinds."... Read More
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Kayak partners with Trip.com Group to offer car rentals in Asia Pacific
By Mitra Sorrells | December 3, 2019
Trip.com car rentals are now available on the Kayak platform in Asia Pacific.... Read More
The big travel payment trends coming in 2020
Opinion / Online
The big travel payment trends coming in 2020
By Jeremy Dyball - Amadeus | December 3, 2019
Things are changing rapidly in the area of travel payments - an executive from Amadeus weighs in with four predictions for the coming year.... Read More
VIDEO: Financial analysts on Airbnb, travel stocks in 2020
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VIDEO: Financial analysts on Airbnb, travel stocks in 2020
By Steven Lerner | December 3, 2019
Top Wall Street analysts discuss Airbnb going public and other travel stock trends for 2020.... Read More
VIDEO: Mystifly - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2019
Interview / Online
VIDEO: Mystifly - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2019
By PhocusWire | December 3, 2019
This disruptive travel product - C2 - enables OTAs and travel intermediaries to redefine their customer experience.... Read More
VIDEO: Flymya - Summit pitch Phocuswright Conference 2019
Interview / Startups
VIDEO: Flymya - Summit pitch Phocuswright Conference 2019
By PhocusWire | December 3, 2019
How do you run an OTA in Myanmar? Flymya knows and understands the challenges of operating in a unique economy.... Read More
PhocusWire's theme months for 2019 - all in one place
News / Technology
PhocusWire's theme months for 2019 - all in one place
By PhocusWire | December 2, 2019
This year we continued our coverage on key trends and added regions into the mix on our theme months. Here are the highlights from those months.... Read More
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News / Startups
Uplift finalizes $250M credit line for travel payment service
By Linda Fox | December 2, 2019
The platform that allows travel brands to offer part-payments to users agrees to a $250 million credit line with Credit Suisse.... Read More
Google's playbook to become a Super App in travel
Opinion / Online
Google's playbook to become a Super App in travel
By Mario Gavira | December 2, 2019
Combine a global army of local experts with Google’s unlimited capacity to track movements of all its Maps users and you get the picture: a rapidly expanding database of the nearly entire human knowledge of any place on earth.... Read More
VIDEO: American Express GBT on NDC, TripActions and tech investments
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VIDEO: American Express GBT on NDC, TripActions and tech investments
By Linda Fox | December 2, 2019
As founder and senior director of investment firm Certares and executive chairman of American Express GBT, Greg O’Hara is in an ideal spot to comment on business travel and the sector's startups.... Read More
Sounding Off: Google will have the lunch of tours and activities as well
Interview / Online
Sounding Off: Google will have the lunch of tours and activities as well
By PhocusWire | November 29, 2019
It is only a question of time before Google seeks to build out an ecosystem in tours and activities that mirrors its efforts in hotels and flights.... Read More
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Travelers more likely to convert if owners respond to reviews
By Linda Fox | November 29, 2019
Research from TripAdvisor shows the benefit of responses from hotels and restaurants to reviews.... Read More
The PhocusWire PundIT Show #20
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The PhocusWire PundIT Show #20
By Kevin May | November 29, 2019
Three days of innovation and lots of chatter about what's hot (or not) in the travel industry as we approach the end of 2019. It must be The PundIT Show.... Read More
VIDEO: Setoo - Summit pitch runner-up at Phocuswright Conference 2019
Interview / Startups
VIDEO: Setoo - Summit pitch runner-up at Phocuswright Conference 2019
By PhocusWire | November 29, 2019
Empowering e-businesses to turn insurance into products consumers love.... Read More
VIDEO: Amadeus - Summit pitch runner-up at Phocuswright Conference 2019
Interview / Technology
VIDEO: Amadeus - Summit pitch runner-up at Phocuswright Conference 2019
By PhocusWire | November 29, 2019
Amadeus for Developers empowers innovators to build AI-driven travel solutions by offering open powerful machine learning predictive models.... Read More