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fareharbor peek rezdy checkfront arival conference
News / Distribution
FareHarbor responds to criticism from tours and activities reservation system CEOs
By Mitra Sorrells | November 4, 2019
Following a panel discussion at the Arival conference that put the focus largely on FareHarbor's practices now that it's part of Booking Holdings, CEO Max Valverde talked to PhocusWire about tensions in the industry.... Read More
kayak free corporate travel solution
News / Online
Kayak enters corporate travel sector with launch of free solution
By Mitra Sorrells | November 1, 2019
Kayak is going after the small- and medium-sized corporate travel sector with the launch of Kayak for Business.... Read More
Sounding Off: Let's face it - Instagram isn't real
Interview / Online
Sounding Off: Let's face it - Instagram isn't real
By PhocusWire | November 1, 2019
Travel companies also need to think about how responsibly they are behaving and the message they are sending to their traveling customers.... Read More
customer-journey-optimization
News / Distribution
Travel marketers seeing benefits of trip optimization but challenged by privacy laws
By Linda Fox | November 1, 2019
Travel marketers say they're upping their game when it comes to optimizing the customer journey across different channels.... Read More
The Phocuswright Conference 2019 preview - Outside forces may correct travel startup growth
News / Startups
The Phocuswright Conference 2019 preview - Outside forces may correct travel startup growth
By PhocusWire | November 1, 2019
The figures are extraordinary, in many respects - there was a 55% increase year-over-year ($5.7 billion) in the amount of money going into travel startups.... Read More
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Eric Gnock Fah
Interview / Online
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Eric Gnock Fah
By PhocusWire | November 1, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Florida in November, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Next up: Eric Gnock Fah of Klook.... Read More
Tech costs disrupt Sabre’s operating income, quarterly revenue grows to $984M
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Tech costs disrupt Sabre’s operating income, quarterly revenue grows to $984M
By Steven Lerner | October 31, 2019
Technology expenses increased by 23% in the quarter to $259 million, part of Sabre’s $1 billion plan to enhance technology in 2019.  ... Read More
Omio acquires fellow multi-modal platform Rome2rio
News / Online
Omio acquires fellow multi-modal platform Rome2rio
By Kevin May | October 31, 2019
Rome2rio had previously raised a modest $3.1 million in funding - a tiny amount compared to the larger Omio with its $300 million over the course of a number of rounds.... Read More
How I Got Here, episode 11 - Francis Davidson at Sonder
Interview / Online
How I Got Here, episode 11 - Francis Davidson at Sonder
By PhocusWire | October 31, 2019
Joining hosts David Litwak of Mozio and PhocusWire's Kevin May for this week's episode is Francis Davidson, CEO and co-founder at Sonder.... Read More
travelfish q&a
News / Online
Q&A: Travelfish's Stuart McDonald on the OYO and Instagram problems plaguing Southeast Asia
By Jill Menze | October 31, 2019
The Travelfish co-founder gets candid on why OYO's model is flawed, Google needs to relent and "influencers are like influenza."... Read More
Lyft earnings q3 2019
News / Technology
Lyft reports uptick in revenue to $956M, keeps losing money in Q3 2019
By Steven Lerner | October 30, 2019
Despite the current losses, the company anticipates reaching profitability in terms of adjusted EBITDA by the fourth quarter of 2021.  ... Read More
Vrbo tests unbranded listings, upsets property managers
News / Online
Vrbo tests unbranded listings, upsets property managers
By Mitra Sorrells | October 30, 2019
Property managers are not pleased with Vrbo's test of removing property management company names from listings.... Read More
Pegasus and Travel Tripper go forward as Pegasus, unveil new platform
News / Distribution
Pegasus and Travel Tripper go forward as Pegasus, unveil new platform
By Linda Fox | October 30, 2019
Pegasus and Travel Tripper merged in February 2019 but have been kept separate so far. Now they move forward as Pegasus, with Tripper's CEO at the helm.... Read More
Curious where social media is going? The travel industry leads the way
Opinion / Online
Curious where social media is going? The travel industry leads the way
By Martin Stoll - Sparkloft Media. | October 30, 2019
Travel and tourism has been leading content sharing well before the conception of today’s popular platforms; a consistent trend for years.... Read More
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Tedd Evers
Interview / Startups
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Tedd Evers
October 30, 2019
Continuing our series chatting to execs participating in the Phocuswright Conference in November, meet Tedd Evers, CEO of TripTuner.... Read More