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Brits booking more trips direct, less on the mobile
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Brits booking more trips direct, less on the mobile
By Rob Gill | October 9, 2018
UK consumers are making fewer travel bookings using smartphones than a year ago, according to new research from the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA). Smartphone bookings fell sharply fro... Read More
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GeoSure uses real-time data to help women, LGBTQ travel safer
By Jill Menze | October 9, 2018
As safety concerns amount among the global population at large, one app is aiming to make safety risk more transparent for travelers - particularly for women and the LGBTQ community.... Read More
Shaken, not stirred, by a travel sector now following a familiar pattern
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Shaken, not stirred, by a travel sector now following a familiar pattern
By Stephen Joyce - Rezgo | October 9, 2018
The path that I was dutifully walking ended up not being the path that the rest of the industry was taking.... Read More
TripAdvisor Experiences TV campaign
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TripAdvisor signals importance of tours and activities with TV ad launch
By Mitra Sorrells | October 9, 2018
TripAdvisor is trying a new strategy to encourage travelers to book tours and activities on its platform.  ... Read More
Aegean CEO outlines approach to people-driven innovation
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Aegean CEO outlines approach to people-driven innovation
By Marisa Garcia | October 9, 2018
During his speech at the IATA Global Airport and Passenger Symposium (GAPS), Aegean Airlines CEO Dimitrios Gerogiannis said that technology, in and of itself, is not the source of innovation and canno... Read More
In the green room at Phocuswright with... David Holyoke
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In the green room at Phocuswright with... David Holyoke
By PhocusWire | October 8, 2018
As global head of Airbnb for Work, David Holyoke oversees the strategic direction and operation of the company's business travel vertical. ... Read More
VIDEO: Context Travel on standing out with branded tours
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VIDEO: Context Travel on standing out with branded tours
By Kevin May | October 8, 2018
Well-backed online travel agencies often get a lot of the headlines - but brands such as Context Travel have been operating quietly and steadily in the background for years.... Read More
Shifts in European vacation rental as HomeToGo acquires Casamundo and Wimdu closes
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Shifts in European vacation rental as HomeToGo acquires Casamundo and Wimdu closes
By Linda Fox | October 8, 2018
Vacation rental metasearch specialist Hometogo buys Casamundo, with terms of the deal undisclosed.... Read More
Coming (very) soon...live streaming with NEXT Travel Stream
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Coming (very) soon...live streaming with NEXT Travel Stream
By PhocusWire | October 8, 2018
Electric aircraft, space tourism, and self-driving vehicles are set to transform travel in the next decade. Later today (Tuesday 9th) tnooz will live stream insights into these trends, and more, wi... Read More
The metasearch model, part 1: All things Google
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The metasearch model, part 1: All things Google
By Mitra Sorrells | October 8, 2018
This month we are digging into the topic of metasearch. We begin with perspective from a company that is both one of the newest entrants and also one of the most dominant figures in the travel search space. Google.  ... Read More
easyJet connects Instagram images with booking engine
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easyJet connects Instagram images with booking engine
By Marisa Garcia | October 8, 2018
easyJet has added an extension to its app that lets would-be travelers find and book destinations based on pictures shared on Instagram.  The new Look & Book feature, an extension to the airline’... Read More
QOTW: Something about regional uniqueness
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QOTW: Something about regional uniqueness
By PhocusWire | October 5, 2018
Quote from Siew Hoon Yeoh, founder of Web in Travel, in an article on PhocusWire this week.... Read More
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Creating a Netflix-for-airlines loyalty model at $30/month
By Kevin May | October 5, 2018
The "X-for-hotels" or "Y-for-airlines" idea, when a modern consumer brand is used as a reference point, has become fairly common in the travel industry.... Read More
future of property management software
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Vacation rental vs. hotel tech: What's the future of PMS?
By Jill Menze | October 5, 2018
If vacation rental property managers want to distinguish how they do business compared to hotels, the first step is to rethink how they use technology and data.... Read More
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Kathy Morgan
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In the green room at Phocuswright with... Kathy Morgan
By PhocusWire | October 5, 2018
With responsibility for driving NDC at Sabre, Morgan has witnessed it go from an initiative shadowed by mistrust and confusion to something many in the industry are now getting behind and seeing as a positive step. ... Read More
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