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Airbnb Experiences pushes for profitability with expansion into live events
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Airbnb Experiences pushes for profitability with expansion into live events
By Nick Vivion | February 23, 2018
Today, Airbnb announced a notable expansion of its Experiences product: Concerts. Travelers, as well as locals (a demographic that the company already targets with Experiences) can book concerts wi... Read More
Interview: Airbnb CEO says it's now "100%" battling online travel agencies
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Interview: Airbnb CEO says it's now "100%" battling online travel agencies
By Jill Menze | February 23, 2018
Airbnb views itself going all-in with a plan to compete with the giants of the accommodation world - online travel agencies.... Read More
QOTW: Something about binding travel together
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QOTW: Something about binding travel together
By PhocusWire | February 23, 2018
Quote from Niklas Andreen, senior vice president and managing director of hospitality and digital at Travelport.... Read More
Sabre CFO on its crystal clear focus, airline retailing and the hotel space
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Sabre CFO on its crystal clear focus, airline retailing and the hotel space
By Marisa Garcia | February 23, 2018
Sabre says it has a "crystal clear" focus for the company going forward in terms of being at the lead in retailing, distribution and fulfilment for airlines and hotels. The words came from Rick Simo... Read More
KKday raises $10.5 million, looks to improve travel experiences product
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KKday raises $10.5 million, looks to improve travel experiences product
By Sponsored Content | February 23, 2018
This is an article from China Travel Daily.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. Taiwan-based travel-experience platform KKday has raised $10.5 million in funding. The ro... Read More
Marking it's tenth year anniversary, Airbnb pivots to a future of 1 billion annual guest nights by 2028
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Marking it's tenth year anniversary, Airbnb pivots to a future of 1 billion annual guest nights by 2028
By Nick Vivion | February 22, 2018
It's hard to believe but it's been a decade since Airbnb first peddled Obama O's and Captain McCain cereal in an early example of growth marketing. Yep, Airbnb has just turned ten! As part of a massiv... Read More
Advantage report TMCs and technology
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Travel management cos must embrace high-tech while maintaining high-touch services
By Mitra Sorrells | February 22, 2018
The role of travel management companies is evolving, driven by the rise of new technology and the changing demands of business travelers.  ... Read More
Airbnb targets one billion guests per year by 2028
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Airbnb targets one billion guests per year by 2028
By Jill Menze | February 22, 2018
As Airbnb ushers in its tenth year in business, the home-share titan has announced a new “Roadmap” designed to bring annual guest count to more than one billion by 2028.... Read More
Keynote: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky explains Plus, Beyond, Superguest, Collections, and Categories ?
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Keynote: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky explains Plus, Beyond, Superguest, Collections, and Categories ?
By Nick Vivion | February 22, 2018
Airbnb marked its tenth anniversary with a re-thinking of the company's approach to its listings, its search, and its general approach to matching a traveler to the best listing for a specific trip.... Read More
Hostaway vacation rental system funding
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Hostaway secures €700K to expand distribution tool for thriving rental market
By Mitra Sorrells | February 22, 2018
Helsinki, Finland-based Hostaway has raised €700,000 in funding to grow its vacation rental channel management solution.  ... Read More
Sony Japan taxi app
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Sony developing AI ride-hailing system for Japanese cab companies
By Mitra Sorrells | February 22, 2018
Sony has announced plans to offer artificial intelligence technology to six taxi operators in Japan.  ... Read More
wrapup february 21 2018
Notated News / Technology
Travelport, Egencia, Yapta and more news briefs today...
By PhocusWire | February 22, 2018
In today's wrap-up of news in brief: Travelport adds NDC-enabled content… Egencia expands rebooking services… RedAwning debuts voice assistant… Yapta partners with Amadeus…... Read More
What OTAs need to know about travel payments fraud
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What OTAs need to know about travel payments fraud
By Sponsored Content | February 22, 2018
Sponsored by eNett International A new research report carried out by Edgar, Dunn and Company identifies a dozen best practices for OTAs and other intermediaries to implement as part of their strat... Read More
Travel opportunities - and distribution challenges - in the blockchain
Opinion / Technology
Travel opportunities - and distribution challenges - in the blockchain
By Sara Pavan - Amadeus | February 22, 2018
In 48 BCE, the historic city of Alexandria was destroyed by Caesar’s army, including its world-famous library. Today, if a library was destroyed, its records would live on in other libraries and on the internet. This is the inherent power of a decentralized database - and of blockchain.... Read More
Barry Diller dishes on Dara, succession planning, and the true impact of artificial intelligence
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Barry Diller dishes on Dara, succession planning, and the true impact of artificial intelligence
By Nick Vivion | February 22, 2018
Covering events is always a marathon -- from deciding which sessions to attend, managing interview requests, and capturing content from the keynotes, there are many moving parts. Often, this means tha... Read More
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