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How rentals can prepare for and manage regulatory shifts
Opinion / Online
How rentals can prepare for and manage regulatory shifts
By Pamela Knudsen - Avalara | November 30, 2021
It's important that owners take a moment to understand new efforts to enforce marketplace legislation around lodging, lest they trip into the myriad of compliance-related potholes that are popping up globally.... Read More
VIDEO: BeMyGuest on the tech opportunity in tours and activities
News / Distribution
VIDEO: BeMyGuest on the tech opportunity in tours and activities
By PhocusWire | November 30, 2021
Speaking in the PhocusWire Studio during The Phocuswright Conference, BeMyGuest CEO Blanca Menchaca explains how the pandemic has opened up operators and distributors to connectivity and partnerships.... Read More
Skepticism emerges over IATA's shift away from NDC certification
News / Distribution
Skepticism emerges over IATA's shift away from NDC certification
By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | November 30, 2021
Next October, IATA will sunset the existing NDC registry, under which airlines, travel sellers and airline merchandising system providers are certified as levels 1 through 4 for the NDC capabilities.... Read More
VIDEO: UpStay - Launch pitch winner at Phocuswright Conference 2021
Interview / Technology
VIDEO: UpStay - Launch pitch winner at Phocuswright Conference 2021
By PhocusWire | November 30, 2021
UpStay is reinventing upselling by enabling hotels to unlock new profit opportunities with its automated and data-driven solution.... Read More
VIDEO: How Expedia Group wants to sharpen its focus
News / Online
VIDEO: How Expedia Group wants to sharpen its focus
By PhocusWire | November 29, 2021
Appointed at the outset of the pandemic, Peter Kern appears to be a pragmatic and humble CEO - something that many companies have been in sore need of during the last two years.... Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: VacayMyWay aims to simplify short-term rental bookings
By Mitra Sorrells | November 29, 2021
VacayMyWay is a short-term rental marketplace built on technology that aims to provide a simplified, transparent and cost-effective experience hosts and travelers.... Read More
VIDEO: YouTip - Summit pitch winner at Phocuswright Conference 2021
Interview / Startups
VIDEO: YouTip - Summit pitch winner at Phocuswright Conference 2021
By PhocusWire | November 29, 2021
Enterprise level digital tipping system for an emerging cashless society; more money for workers, more convenience for guests.... Read More
Sounding Off: Pace of change in travel is not totally under its control
Interview / Technology
Sounding Off: Pace of change in travel is not totally under its control
By PhocusWire | November 26, 2021
If the 2000s and 2010s were about creating mega platforms and the centralization of product, pricing and experience, a new era for travel is likely to see the reverse taking place.... Read More
Marriott outspends hotel rivals on social media ads
News / Online
Marriott outspends hotel rivals on social media ads
By Kevin May | November 26, 2021
Analysis of activity by five major hotel chains indicated Marriott's strategy to target social media users on sites such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn.... Read More
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News / Online
VIDEO: RedDoorz on growth, distribution and IPO plans
By PhocusWire | November 26, 2021
Despite the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Asia, Singapore-based RedDoorz is emerging from the crisis with its ambitious vision intact.... Read More
VIDEO: RoomPriceGenie - Summit pitch winner at Phocuswright Conference 2021
Interview / Startups
VIDEO: RoomPriceGenie - Summit pitch winner at Phocuswright Conference 2021
By PhocusWire | November 26, 2021
RoomPriceGenie will show how independent hotels can use data-driven and intelligent pricing to compete with the revenue experts of this world.... Read More
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News / Technology
Webjet brings Trip Ninja back from the brink with strategic acquisition
By Kevin May | November 25, 2021
Terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed for multi-city flight search tech provider but the management team headed by CEO Andres Collart will still be involved in the business.... Read More
VIDEO: Despegar on using the pandemic to its advantage
News / Online
VIDEO: Despegar on using the pandemic to its advantage
By PhocusWire | November 25, 2021
Speaking in the PhocusWire Studio during The Phocuswright Conference, Despegar CEO Damian Scokin explains how the pandemic hasn’t dulled the OTA’s growth ambitions.... Read More
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Opinion / Online
Why gambling on women in travel is a good bet
By Carrie Tayloe Keplinger - Go City | November 25, 2021
How fostering an uplifting environment for women has spurred growth for one travel company.... Read More
In The Big Chair - Nicolas Huss of Hotelbeds
Interview / Distribution
In The Big Chair - Nicolas Huss of Hotelbeds
By Linda Fox | November 24, 2021
Nicolas Huss became CEO of Hotelbeds just over six months ago, taking up the reins from chairman Joan Vila.... Read More
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