Agoda chief marketing officer Ittai Chorev discusses how the platform tries to deliver on what customers want, how new features like Mix and Save have played out, its partnership with Grab and more.... Read More

Where do you want to go next? Does your email inbox reflect that? If you’re like most travel consumers, the answer is a resounding, “no.”... Read More

Touring Bird has flown the coop from Google’s Area 120 internal incubator to the search giant’s core travel group, the company has announced.... Read More

The online travel agency plans to create a service called "Partner Up" - a mechanism to allow private owners to connect with property management companies so that they can receive help with their properties.... Read More

Whether an online travel agency, travel management company, travel agent or indeed any business operating in the travel industry, automation saves time and allows resources to be diverted elsewhere.... Read More

The early stage venture/Series B round, led by Lightbank, brings the company’s total funding to date to $17 million.... Read More

In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Florida in November, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Next up: Traci Mercer of Sabre Travel Network.... Read More

Ross Veitch is CEO of Wego, the travel marketplace he co-founded with Craig Hewett in 2005 in Singapore.... Read More

The arrival is being heralded as a significant appointment for the travel technology provider as it seeks to grow its presence in the U.S. and continue on its recent acquisition run.... Read More

The OTA says it is focusing on finding the “best inventory” for its customers, operating with the “best tech” and fending off the intense competition in Asia armed with the “best weapons."... Read More

Package trip businesses might want to reexamine marketing strategies for reaching different audiences.... Read More

For the third piece in our series on Southeast Asia, we look at the distribution landscape in the area and how both B2C and B2B local players are competing for their slice of the pie.... Read More

In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Florida in November, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Next up: Sam Shank of HotelTonight/Airbnb.... Read More

The narrative around reviews has completely changed. It's no longer about volume but relevancy - something that is much harder to do.... Read More

Anyone - hotels, private accommodation, system providers - who thought the hospitality sector was immune from fundamental change should think again.... Read More