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Europe Travel Battleground 2018: Booklyng
Interview / Distribution
Europe Travel Battleground 2018: Booklyng
By PhocusWire | June 4, 2018
Francesco Canzoniere, CEO of Booklyng, pitches the business at Phocuswright Europe 2018, then takes questions from PhocusWire.... Read More
Booking.com SimilarWeb report
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Booking.com leads in online traffic with market-customized strategies
By Mitra Sorrells | June 4, 2018
Booking.com is the most visited travel website in the world according to SimilarWeb, with an average of more than 420 million visit per month in the last six months.... Read More
11 ideas for airlines, generated from Mary Meeker’s latest report
From Our Partners / Technology
11 ideas for airlines, generated from Mary Meeker’s latest report
By Sponsored Content | June 4, 2018
This is a viewpoint from Mike Slone, chief experience officer for Travelaer.. A few days ago, KPCB partner and internet legend Mary Meeker released her 2018 Internet Trends report, a 294-slide pres... Read More
Digital marketing series part 1 SEO
News / Online
Modern travel marketing, part 1: SEO strategy
By Mitra Sorrells | June 4, 2018
Throughout June, we're looking at a variety of topics under the umbrella of digital marketing. We start with an analysis of the current state of search engine optimization, which today could be renamed Google optimization.... Read More
Hyatt on Ctrip, outbound tourism and more China travel trends
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Hyatt on Ctrip, outbound tourism and more China travel trends
By PhocusWire | June 4, 2018
The latest in our regular roundup of China travel trends brings news from Hyatt, highlights from ITB China and an update on the latest outbound tourism trends. ITB China highlights The ITB China... Read More
Swissport and Winding Tree prepare for ground control
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Swissport and Winding Tree prepare for ground control
By Pamela Whitby | June 4, 2018
Harassed at Heathrow? Fear not. Winding Tree wants to play a leading role in easing and improving the passenger experience through airports worldwide. In the first major announcement since Winding... Read More
roadmap funding
News / Technology
Roadmap raises $4.6M to expand corporate travel offerings
By Jill Menze | June 1, 2018
Corporate travel management platform Roadmap has raised $4.6 million in Series A funding. Newion Investments led the round, in addition to the Roadmap founders.... Read More
QOTW: Something about an invasion of privacy
News / Technology
QOTW: Something about an invasion of privacy
By PhocusWire | June 1, 2018
Quote from Clayton Reid, CEO of MMGY Global, in an article on PhocusWire this week.... Read More
VIDEO: Why Asia is eating the world
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VIDEO: Why Asia is eating the world
By PhocusWire | June 1, 2018
A rapid-fire presentation is perhaps the perfect metaphor to outline the fast, jaw-dropping growth and influence of the Asia region.... Read More
How Airbnb grows its host community through online marketing
Opinion / Online
How Airbnb grows its host community through online marketing
By Tao Cui, Ye Wang and Bassel Namih - Airbnb | June 1, 2018
Which ads to buy? How much to pay for each ad? How to measure the performance of each ad? Airbnb built a marketing system to answer these questions.... Read More
Europe Travel Battleground 2018: Sanctifly
Interview / Online
Europe Travel Battleground 2018: Sanctifly
By PhocusWire | June 1, 2018
Karl Llewellyn, founder of Sanctifly, pitches the business at Phocuswright Europe 2018, then takes questions from PhocusWire.... Read More
Sabre taps Microsoft to grow cloud services, expands NDC efforts
News / Technology
Sabre taps Microsoft to grow cloud services, expands NDC efforts
By Jill Menze | May 31, 2018
Sabre has struck a long-term deal with Microsoft to expand its cloud-based offerings.... Read More
Early bird tickets fly away soon for The Phocuswright Conference
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Early bird tickets fly away soon for The Phocuswright Conference
By PhocusWire | May 31, 2018
Just 36 hours - or the end of Friday 1 June - to go until early-bird tickets run out for The Phocuswright Conference this year.... Read More
Connecting with top-of-mind travel tech trends
From Our Partners / Technology
Connecting with top-of-mind travel tech trends
By Sponsored Content | May 31, 2018
Sponsored by EyeForTravel. In the run-up to EyeforTravel’s flagship European show next week, some of the high-level executives and innovators speaking at the event share their thoughts on the curre... Read More
Coming soon to your hotel: The integrated revenue generation team
Opinion / Distribution
Coming soon to your hotel: The integrated revenue generation team
By Max Starkov, HEBS Digital & Scott Dahl, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausann | May 31, 2018
The hospitality industry is enjoying its longest expansion and healthiest growth in decades, yet there are some troubling trends beginning to surface that threaten profitability and overall performance.... Read More
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