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Hyatt on Ctrip, outbound tourism and more China travel trends
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Hyatt on Ctrip, outbound tourism and more China travel trends
By PhocusWire | June 4, 2018
The latest in our regular roundup of China travel trends brings news from Hyatt, highlights from ITB China and an update on the latest outbound tourism trends. ITB China highlights The ITB China... Read More
Swissport and Winding Tree prepare for ground control
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Swissport and Winding Tree prepare for ground control
By Pamela Whitby | June 4, 2018
Harassed at Heathrow? Fear not. Winding Tree wants to play a leading role in easing and improving the passenger experience through airports worldwide. In the first major announcement since Winding... Read More
roadmap funding
News / Technology
Roadmap raises $4.6M to expand corporate travel offerings
By Jill Menze | June 1, 2018
Corporate travel management platform Roadmap has raised $4.6 million in Series A funding. Newion Investments led the round, in addition to the Roadmap founders.... Read More
QOTW: Something about an invasion of privacy
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QOTW: Something about an invasion of privacy
By PhocusWire | June 1, 2018
Quote from Clayton Reid, CEO of MMGY Global, in an article on PhocusWire this week.... Read More
VIDEO: Why Asia is eating the world
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VIDEO: Why Asia is eating the world
By PhocusWire | June 1, 2018
A rapid-fire presentation is perhaps the perfect metaphor to outline the fast, jaw-dropping growth and influence of the Asia region.... Read More
How Airbnb grows its host community through online marketing
Opinion / Online
How Airbnb grows its host community through online marketing
By Tao Cui, Ye Wang and Bassel Namih - Airbnb | June 1, 2018
Which ads to buy? How much to pay for each ad? How to measure the performance of each ad? Airbnb built a marketing system to answer these questions.... Read More
Europe Travel Battleground 2018: Sanctifly
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Europe Travel Battleground 2018: Sanctifly
By PhocusWire | June 1, 2018
Karl Llewellyn, founder of Sanctifly, pitches the business at Phocuswright Europe 2018, then takes questions from PhocusWire.... Read More
Sabre taps Microsoft to grow cloud services, expands NDC efforts
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Sabre taps Microsoft to grow cloud services, expands NDC efforts
By Jill Menze | May 31, 2018
Sabre has struck a long-term deal with Microsoft to expand its cloud-based offerings.... Read More
Early bird tickets fly away soon for The Phocuswright Conference
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Early bird tickets fly away soon for The Phocuswright Conference
By PhocusWire | May 31, 2018
Just 36 hours - or the end of Friday 1 June - to go until early-bird tickets run out for The Phocuswright Conference this year.... Read More
Connecting with top-of-mind travel tech trends
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Connecting with top-of-mind travel tech trends
By Sponsored Content | May 31, 2018
Sponsored by EyeForTravel. In the run-up to EyeforTravel’s flagship European show next week, some of the high-level executives and innovators speaking at the event share their thoughts on the curre... Read More
Coming soon to your hotel: The integrated revenue generation team
Opinion / Distribution
Coming soon to your hotel: The integrated revenue generation team
By Max Starkov, HEBS Digital & Scott Dahl, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausann | May 31, 2018
The hospitality industry is enjoying its longest expansion and healthiest growth in decades, yet there are some troubling trends beginning to surface that threaten profitability and overall performance.... Read More
Europe Travel Battleground 2018: AdsHotel
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Europe Travel Battleground 2018: AdsHotel
By PhocusWire | May 31, 2018
Filippo Fasolo, CEO of AdsHotel, pitches the business at Phocuswright Europe 2018, then takes questions from PhocusWire.... Read More
Sabre sets out its NDC roadmap, promises solutions in 2018
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Sabre sets out its NDC roadmap, promises solutions in 2018
By Rob Gill | May 31, 2018
Sabre has announced plans for a pilot programme with airlines and agencies as it works towards the launch of NDC-enabled services by the end of 2018. The Texas-based technology firm has revealed a... Read More
Amadeus to roll out NDC-led online travel agency platform
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Amadeus to roll out NDC-led online travel agency platform
By Kevin May | May 31, 2018
Travix is the latest intermediary to be recruited by Amadeus to help build out services based on New Distribution Capability protocols.... Read More
Kiwi.com looks to China for expansion, develops local content
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Kiwi.com looks to China for expansion, develops local content
By Sponsored Content | May 31, 2018
This is an article by Ritesh Gupta for TravelDaily China.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. Kiwi.com is to launch its new office in Beijing this summer. The company launc... Read More
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