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Google on why consumers like to know more before they travel
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Google on why consumers like to know more before they travel
By Linda Fox | July 23, 2018
Google delves into mobile search trends to discover traveler motives to know more before they go.... Read More
Customer experience part 3 airports
News / Technology
Reimagining customer experience, part 3: Airport innovations
By Mitra Sorrells | July 23, 2018
For part three we take a look inside airport terminals where a variety of innovative work is being done to improve and ease the process of air travel. ... Read More
STARTUP STAGE: Swayy helps hotels manage influencer campaigns at scale
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Swayy helps hotels manage influencer campaigns at scale
By Jill Menze | July 23, 2018
Swayy is a tool for hotels to find, book and maintain relationships with social media influencers. It matches hotels with pre-vetted, relevant influencers, and Swayy’s closed-loop system allows both venues and influencers to evaluate working with each other.... Read More
BA's GDPR confusion gets the Twitter treatment
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BA's GDPR confusion gets the Twitter treatment
By Marisa Garcia | July 23, 2018
Implementing the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was always going to be a challenge for travel companies, but a recent social media storm centred around British Airways would suggest th... Read More
Smart hotels, investments, airline JVs and more China news and trends
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Smart hotels, investments, airline JVs and more China news and trends
By PhocusWire | July 23, 2018
Booking's move into mobility, some interesting hotel and airline partnerships, the latest tranche of travel tech startup funding and more in the latest update. Didi, Airbnb and Ctrip Didi C... Read More
VIDEO: Lessons in digital travel from Asia
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VIDEO: Lessons in digital travel from Asia
By PhocusWire | July 23, 2018
The best way for travel businesses in the west to understand the nuances and issues associated with operating in Asia Pacific is to learn from those at the sharp end.... Read More
Secret Escapes pulls in another £52 million
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Secret Escapes pulls in another £52 million
By Martin Cowen | July 22, 2018
Members only luxury deals site Secret Escapes has raised another £52 million, bringing the total raised since its launch in 2011 to more than £150 million. The latest injection comes from a new inv... Read More
QOTW: Something about the reality of innovation
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QOTW: Something about the reality of innovation
By PhocusWire | July 20, 2018
Quote from Brian Solis, principal analyst and futurist at Altimeter, in an article on PhocusWire this week.... Read More
Regulator called out for not enforcing airline distribution rules
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Regulator called out for not enforcing airline distribution rules
By Linda Fox | July 20, 2018
ETTSA, the organisation representing GDS and OTAs, has lodged a complaint against the European Commission for failing to enforce airline distribution regulations.... Read More
Data, data and more data - the most valuable currency in hospitality
Opinion / Technology
Data, data and more data - the most valuable currency in hospitality
By Carson Booth - SnapShot | July 20, 2018
With massive amounts of data now available to hotels, it’s safe to say that all future technologies will rely on data and integrations.... Read More
Most voice assistants "unskilled" for travel planning and booking
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Most voice assistants "unskilled" for travel planning and booking
By Michael Coletta | July 20, 2018
For all the skills in Amazon's Alexa voice marketplace (30,000 and counting), the majority can still be described as "unskilled" for travel planning and booking tasks. The same can be said for Google Assistant and most other available voice experiences.... Read More
Secret Escapes unlocks new investment round of £52M
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Secret Escapes unlocks new investment round of £52M
By Kevin May | July 19, 2018
Secret Escapes has landed another funding round - the second time in the space of eight months that its secured a $50 million investment.... Read More
Google faces €4.34 billion fine over Android dominance
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Google faces €4.34 billion fine over Android dominance
By Marisa Garcia | July 19, 2018
The European Commission is fining Google €4.34 billion for what the Commission considers illegal practices involving the Android platform that “cement its dominant market position in internet search.”... Read More
Booking.com tests marketplace offering third party technology
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Booking.com tests marketplace offering third party technology
By Linda Fox | July 19, 2018
Booking Holdings is piloting a service that offers access to third party technology platforms for its hotel customers.... Read More
Travel startups - pick your battles against the powerful wisely
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Travel startups - pick your battles against the powerful wisely
By Alex Bainbridge - Autoura | July 19, 2018
The Phocuswright Conference in November this year comes at a point in the travel and hospitality industry life-cycle where challenger startups from 15-20 years ago are now the global incumbents.... Read More
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