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VIDEO: Cendyn - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021
Interview / Distribution
VIDEO: Cendyn - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021
By PhocusWire | December 15, 2021
Starling is Cendyn’s next-generation customer data platform (CDP) that unites a hotel’s tech and millions of guest data points to foster more meaningful relationships with their guests.... Read More
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News / Distribution
VIDEO: RateGain on the new world for hotel tech and distribution
By PhocusWire | December 14, 2021
Alongside the logistical headache of organizing staff, mothballing properties and then trying to ressurect operations once more, many hotels have faced competition from rentals after their surge in popularity in mid 2020.... Read More
Q&A: Viator’s Ben Drew on rate controversy, branding and 2022
News / Online
Q&A: Viator’s Ben Drew on rate controversy, branding and 2022
By Jill Menze | December 14, 2021
Following a mixed reaction to Viator’s marketing program Accelerate, president Ben Drew remains confident that the platform is building an industry-leading product.... Read More
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News / Distribution
Business travel managers say NDC promise not delivered
By Michael Baker - BTN | December 14, 2021
A Business Travel Association report says TMCs and travelers have been "consistently penalized" by NDC, such as with surcharges on content booked through global distribution systems, while promises from airlines remain unfilled.... Read More
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Opinion / Online
Travel marketers must focus on the new customer-first experience
By Kurt Weinsheimer - Sojern | December 14, 2021
Sojern’s chief solutions officer outlines three strategies travel marketers can use to entice consumers to book now and into the future.  ... Read More
VIDEO: Xeniapp - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021
Interview / Technology
VIDEO: Xeniapp - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021
By PhocusWire | December 14, 2021
Xeniapp is building the infrastructure of travel for the Web 3.0 economy. We serve all of the constituents of travel on one software platform.... Read More
Trip.com Group adds Hopper’s price freeze in North America and Europe
News / Online
Trip.com Group adds Hopper’s price freeze in North America and Europe
By Mitra Sorrells | December 13, 2021
Beginning in early 2022, Hopper’s “Price Freeze” feature will be enabled for flight’s booked on Trip.com’s European and United States websites and in its app.... Read More
Weather tech shines as Sensible Weather raises $4M, Tomorrow.io plots SPAC IPO
News / Technology
Weather tech shines as Sensible Weather raises $4M, Tomorrow.io plots SPAC IPO
By Jill Menze | December 13, 2021
Sensible Weather offers consumers assurance when booking, while JetBlue Technology Ventures-backed Tomorrow.io minimizes operational airport disruptions.... Read More
VIDEO: Google on trends, recovery marketing and sustainability
News / Online
VIDEO: Google on trends, recovery marketing and sustainability
By PhocusWire | December 13, 2021
Nelson Boyce goes into detail on marketing tactics, the company's role as a facilitator within the sustainability debate and segments in the industry that it has yet to dive into fully.... Read More
The best How I Got Here episodes in 2021
News / Startups
The best How I Got Here episodes in 2021
By PhocusWire | December 13, 2021
Each show features an entrepreneur or innovator in their respective field, covering startups and brands across the travel, tourism and hospitality sector. These are our favs of 2021.... Read More
VIDEO: Pattern - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021
Interview / Technology
VIDEO: Pattern - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021
By PhocusWire | December 13, 2021
Pattern Insurance enables you to embed and control protection for any online booking business.... Read More
Sounding Off: The smart money goes on connecting the dots
Interview / Online
Sounding Off: The smart money goes on connecting the dots
By PhocusWire | December 10, 2021
When you follow Glenn Fogel’s train of thought, not only on the opportunity to keep customers in the Booking Holdings ecosystem, including payment, but also of the opportunity to get them to spend more, M&A activity makes sense.... Read More
The rapid growth of online travel in five charts
News / Online
The rapid growth of online travel in five charts
By Phocuswright Research | December 10, 2021
Phocuswright’s managing director Pete Comeau presents five charts in three minutes that show the growth of online penetration into the sector.... Read More
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News / Startups
VIDEO: Why too much cash can lead to startup failure
By PhocusWire | December 10, 2021
At The Phocuswright Conference, Altimeter Capital’s Brad Gerstner and YC Continuity’s Anu Hariharan discuss how the pandemic has affected the startup ecosystem and the benefit of not raising too much too soon.... Read More
Hyatt introduces room keys in Apple Wallet
News / Technology
Hyatt introduces room keys in Apple Wallet
By Donna M. Airoldi - BTN | December 10, 2021
The technology allows Hyatt loyalty members to unlock guest rooms by tapping their iPhone or Apple Watch.... Read More
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