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Welcome to 2018 - Here's an online travel starter pack
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Welcome to 2018 - Here's an online travel starter pack
By PhocusWire | January 2, 2018
After all the trend analysis sessions, strategy groups, budget meetings and debates, it's time to actually get on with it all.... Read More
Mobility players are not standing still but where next for Uber?
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Mobility players are not standing still but where next for Uber?
By Martin Cowen | January 2, 2018
Three recent stories from the mobility sector - featuring Uber, Didi and Daimler - form a convenient structure on which to assess the current state of play in the sector formerly known as taxi apps.... Read More
The top six technology priorities for airports in 2018
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The top six technology priorities for airports in 2018
By Marisa Garcia | January 2, 2018
Airports around the world were actively engaged in trials of advanced technologies in 2017, and we expect that many of those projects will expand in 2018. The main airport technology priority will be... Read More
What travel brands can learn about reputation from a shed in London
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What travel brands can learn about reputation from a shed in London
By Marisa Garcia | January 2, 2018
A recent exposé by Vice on TripAdvisor’s ratings system vulnerabilities to fake reviews and fraud, raises fresh questions on the value for travel brands of relying on online ratings and social media p... Read More
QOTW: Something about human-like robots
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QOTW: Something about human-like robots
By PhocusWire | December 29, 2017
Quote from Rob Greyber, president at Egencia.... Read More
eLong and Tongcheng merge, under Ctrip stewardship
News / Online
eLong and Tongcheng merge, under Ctrip stewardship
By Kevin May | December 29, 2017
Ctrip is overseeing the merging of two Chinese online travel brands - one of which it bought from Expedia Inc two years ago.... Read More
Expedia knows how online travel makes you feel
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Expedia knows how online travel makes you feel
By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | December 29, 2017
On the reflective side of one-way glass sits a test subject in a soundproof room, multiple sensors applied to her face, wearing high-tech glasses that track her eyes' every movement.... Read More
Travel​ ​marketing​ ​science​ ​is​ ​the​ ​answer​ ​to​ ​sustainable​ ​growth​ ​for​ ​travel​ ​brands​ ​in​ ​2018
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Travel​ ​marketing​ ​science​ ​is​ ​the​ ​answer​ ​to​ ​sustainable​ ​growth​ ​for​ ​travel​ ​brands​ ​in​ ​2018
By Sponsored Content | December 29, 2017
Sponsored by Adphorus. With​ more than ​2​ ​billion​ ​monthly​ ​active​ ​users,​ ​Facebook’s​ ​position​ ​as​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​most​ ​powerful companies​ ​and​ ​social​ ​networks​ ​in​ ​the​ ​worl... Read More
Nobody has really come up with a use for Blockchain
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Nobody has really come up with a use for Blockchain
By Kai Stinchcombe - Hackernoon | December 28, 2017
Everyone says the blockchain, the technology underpinning cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, is going to change EVERYTHING.... Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Hotel issues to sharpen
Opinion / Distribution
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Hotel issues to sharpen
By Dori Stein - Fornova | December 28, 2017
2018 will be another busy year in the distribution space, as hotels and online travel agencies continue to dance and spar.... Read More
HomeToGo plans new tool to capture travelers in inspiration phase
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HomeToGo plans new tool to capture travelers in inspiration phase
By Kerry Medina | December 28, 2017
Vacation rental metasearch engine HomeToGo has had a good run since it launched in 2014. In less than three years, the Europe-based startup was helped along by a $20 million Series B funding round fro... Read More
Air New Zealand trials Google buds translation technology
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Air New Zealand trials Google buds translation technology
By Marisa Garcia | December 28, 2017
Air New Zealand is one of only a few companies around the world trialing Google Pixel Buds wireless headphones technology for improved customer service. Travel and translation needs go hand-in-hand... Read More
Didi raises another multi-billion dollar round
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Didi raises another multi-billion dollar round
By Kevin May | December 27, 2017
There are very few companies that would raise $5.5 billion, and then just over six months later bring in another $4 billion.... Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Rise of the machines (and humans)
Opinion / Technology
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Rise of the machines (and humans)
By Rob Greyber - Egencia | December 27, 2017
What a year. On a global scale, 2017’s headlines were both polarizing and surprising, terrifying and exhilarating.... Read More
An airline perspective on social media and AI in 2017 and the coming year
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An airline perspective on social media and AI in 2017 and the coming year
By Marisa Garcia | December 27, 2017
KLM has been at the forefront of new tech and social developments in the airline industry in 2017. From its work on the WhatsApp Business Platform to its bot on Google Home. tnooz spoke with KLM’s... Read More
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