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VIDEO: Setoo - Battleground pitch winner at Phocuswright Europe 2019

By PhocusWire | May 22, 2019

Empowering e-businesses to turn insurance into products consumers love and providing a new insurance experience. ... Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: How the travel industry is preparing for Brexit

By Linda Fox | May 21, 2019

Travel and tourism executives discuss Brexit plans during Phocuswright Europe 2019 in Amsterdam.... Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Tech heads on a digital world to decipher in travel

By Kevin May | May 21, 2019

The strategies that they impose on a business have to meet with the demands of their customers - a process that needs careful consideration, investment and, sometimes, good fortune.... Read More

News / Distribution

MakeMyTrip revenue and bookings up more than 25%, operating losses down more

By Mitra Sorrells | May 21, 2019

Operating losses have decreased and revenue and bookings are up for India's largest online travel agency, MakeMyTrip.... Read More

News / Online

Amazon confirms flight booking launch (but little else known so far)

By Kevin May | May 20, 2019

Amazon gives very little away about its new travel strategy after acknowledging the appearance of flights booking on its India website.... Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Rethinking the entry of Google in travel

By Kevin May | May 20, 2019

A series of spiky (angry, even) tweets and comments during conferences over the years - that's been the mainstay of one critic of Google's role in travel.... Read More

Latin America part 3 ground transportation

News / Online

Latin America, part 3: The evolution of buses, bikes and scooters

By Mitra Sorrells | May 20, 2019

For part three in our series on Latin America's travel industry we take a look at some developments in the ground transportation sector.... Read More

GetYourGuide 484 million funding reaction

News / Distribution

Investors and a rival on the impact of GetYourGuide's record-breaking funding round

By Mitra Sorrells | May 17, 2019

Industry leaders react to news that SoftBank Vision Fund has invested $484 million in GetYourGuide.... Read More

News / Online

Amazon quietly introduces flight bookings for users in India

By Kevin May | May 17, 2019

Perhaps the shape of things to come. The service is currently only for flights within India and is powered by domestic online travel agency, Cleartrip.... Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Brent Hoberman on the missed chance to buy Booking.com

By Jill Menze | May 17, 2019

During a pair of interviews at Phocuswright Europe, Brent Hoberman discussed his investment strategy, emerging technologies and much more.... Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Empires on Edge ... now what?

By PhocusWire | May 17, 2019

For this special edition of Sounding Off, we've collected a series of quotes from Phocuswright Europe that really got us thinking.... Read More

News / Distribution

GetYourGuide nabs $484M Series E round; CEO talks growth, Klook

By Mitra Sorrells | May 16, 2019

GetYourGuide will add new markets and inventory funded by $484 million raised in a Series E round lead by Softbank Vision Fund.... Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Airbnb plays down competition, says it welcomes new entries into home-sharing

By Jill Menze | May 16, 2019

Speaking at Phocuswright Europe, Airbnb managing director of EMEA Jeroen Merchiers claimed: “We’re not obsessed with any individual company.”... Read More