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Airbnb says its estimated direct economic impact tops $100B
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Airbnb says its estimated direct economic impact tops $100B
By Jill Menze | July 1, 2019
Airbnb is reporting its guest community has generated more than $100 billion in estimated direct economic impact across 30 countries in one year.... Read More
How Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency might fit into travel
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How Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency might fit into travel
By Linda Fox | July 1, 2019
Concerns are not surprising given the probes into the social media platform around privacy and wider concerns about cryptocurrencies, but, for travel, there are a few interesting elements about Libra.... Read More
VIDEO: What Asia Pacific is teaching the travel industry
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VIDEO: What Asia Pacific is teaching the travel industry
By Kevin May | July 1, 2019
The recently appointed EVP for online travel agencies and managing director for Asia Pacific at Amadeus is operating in a region that, some argue, is driving much of how the industry is evolving.... Read More
sabre ndc stx
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Sabre CEO Sean Menke: Future of NDC is a "wild guess," but we remain committed
By Jill Menze | July 1, 2019
Speaking at the Sabre Technology Exchange event last week, Sabre CEO Sean Menke says the travel technology company has embarked on an “audacious” goal to “lead a new market for personalized travel” by the year 2025.... Read More
ConnexPay 7 million series a
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Travel payment startup ConnexPay raises $7M Series A round
By Mitra Sorrells | June 28, 2019
Travel payment solution provider ConnexPay has raised $7 million in a Series A round led by BIP Capital.... Read More
Sounding Off: The first six months of PhocusWire's weekly editorials in 2019
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Sounding Off: The first six months of PhocusWire's weekly editorials in 2019
By PhocusWire | June 28, 2019
This week we bring you the full archive from the first six months of 2019 - here in one place.... Read More
taxi2airport-funding
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Taxi2Airport hails €2.2M in funding, plots B2B partnership growth
By Linda Fox | June 28, 2019
Taxi2Airport has announced €2.2M in new funding and plans to invest in extending its B2B partnerships as well as opportunities in Asia.... Read More
The Amazon effect on travel customer service: Patience is no longer a virtue
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The Amazon effect on travel customer service: Patience is no longer a virtue
By Ford Blakely - Zingle | June 28, 2019
The old saying that patience is a virtue is no longer valid. Not in today’s world, where top brands like Amazon, Uber and Netflix have changed the expectations of consumers.... Read More
Flywire payment complexities tours and activities
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Q&A: Payment complexities in the growing tours and activities sector
By Mitra Sorrells | June 28, 2019
Flywire's Colyn Smyth discusses some of the challenges related to payments in the tours and activities space.... Read More
Sabre broadens hospitality offerings with retail push, new lodging APIs
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Sabre broadens hospitality offerings with retail push, new lodging APIs
By Jill Menze | June 27, 2019
At the Sabre Technology Exchange, the company detailed how hotels can benefit from its Intelligent Retailing platform and announced the launch of Content Services for Lodging.... Read More
TripActions 250M series D
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TripActions raises again, $250M round going to aggressive growth plan
By Mitra Sorrells | June 27, 2019
This latest investment comes less than eight months after TripActions' Series C round last November which brought in $154 million.... Read More
Huangbaoche brings in $50M for guided tour driver platform
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Huangbaoche brings in $50M for guided tour driver platform
By Kevin May | June 27, 2019
The Series C round into the Beijing, China-based company comes just 15 months after another $50 million injection of capital in 2018.... Read More
Hotel C-suite buzz: Disruptive Google, data security and emerging tech
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Hotel C-suite buzz: Disruptive Google, data security and emerging tech
By Mitra Sorrells | June 27, 2019
Cybersecurity, emerging technology and Google were some of the topics discussed by a trio of hospitality chiefs at the HITEC conference in Minneapolis.... Read More
The Phocuswright Conference 2019 - speakers announced, secure a registration discount
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The Phocuswright Conference 2019 - speakers announced, secure a registration discount
By PhocusWire | June 27, 2019
The boss of one of the online travel brands of the moment, OYO Rooms, makes a welcomes return to Center Stage at The Phocuswright Conference 2019.... Read More
Booking.com CEO Gillian Tans moves aside, Glenn Fogel steps in
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Booking.com CEO Gillian Tans moves aside, Glenn Fogel steps in
By Kevin May | June 26, 2019
The sudden change at the top of Booking.com, announced today, is effective immediately and ends a three-year stint for Tans as CEO.... Read More
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