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QOTW: Something about regional uniqueness
News / Online
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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News / Distribution
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
News / Technology
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
Interview / Distribution
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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News / Online
Maintaining the power and influence of online travel agencies
By PhocusWire | October 4, 2018
One of the central tenets of the Power Paradox in travel is how some of the biggest brands ever assembled in the industry "have aggregated the content, established the trust and amassed the war chests to defend against upstarts."... Read More
CrowdRiff 9 million series A
News / Startups
CrowdRiff raises $9M to grow its visual content marketing platform
By Mitra Sorrells | October 4, 2018
Toronto-based CrowdRiff, an artificial intelligence-powered visual content management and marketing platform for travel brands, has closed a $9 million Series A funding round.  ... Read More
Air France-KLM takes the Winding Tree road
News / Technology
Air France-KLM takes the Winding Tree road
By Pamela Whitby | October 4, 2018
Air France-KLM has taken a cue from Lufthansa to become the latest major airline to sign a deal with Winding Tree, the blockchain start-up looking to play disruptor with its decentralised travel ecosy... Read More
Sabre names three airlines as launch customers for new platform
News / Technology
Sabre names three airlines as launch customers for new platform
By Rob Gill | October 4, 2018
Sabre has launched its Digital Airline Commercial Platform with Aeroflot, Ethiopian Airlines and Etihad as its first three airline customers. The platform, also known as DACP, was announced by Sabr... Read More
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News / Startups
Travel Appeal adds €3M in funding to bring its data science sauce to more travel businesses
By Linda Fox | October 4, 2018
Travel Appeal has raised €3 million in funding for develop its technology and speed up expansion.... Read More
Routehappy expands its content hub options
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Routehappy expands its content hub options
By Marisa Garcia | October 4, 2018
Routehappy by ATPCO has expanded its content hub options for airline brand differentiation with a new Routehappy Rich Content Solutions for Airlines, comprising Amenities Hub, UTA Hub and UPA Hub.... Read More
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News / Technology
EasyJet app finds destinations, flights from Instagram photos
By Mitra Sorrells | October 4, 2018
EasyJet has created a new visual search tool in its mobile app that allows users to find European destinations and flights from photos on Instagram.... Read More
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News / Distribution
Sabre talks up speed and smart retailing as it launches airline platform
By Linda Fox | October 4, 2018
Sabre has unveiled its retail platform with Aeroflot, Ethiopian and Etihad as launch partners.... Read More
Startup Pitch - ProveSource sees social proof as key to conversion
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Startup Pitch - ProveSource sees social proof as key to conversion
By Martin Cowen | October 4, 2018
As we all know, travellers have a vast range of options when it comes to what to buy and who to buy it with. Consumer-facing online brands devote a lot of time and effort building up the inventory... Read More
Startup Stage Plum Guide
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: The Plum Guide wants to be the Michelin Guide for vacation rentals
By Mitra Sorrells | October 3, 2018
Founded in 2016, the Plum Guide is a curated collection of vacation rentals that meet its rigorous “Perfect Stay Test” that evaluates properties based on more than 150 criteria – everything from smell to shower pressure to Wi-Fi speed. Selected properties   ... Read More
Trekksoft expands into ski operator tech with Waldhart acquisition
News / Technology
Trekksoft expands into ski operator tech with Waldhart acquisition
By Kevin May | October 3, 2018
Trekksoft has made its second acquisition of 2018 with the buy out of Austrian tech provider for ski and other activity providers, Waldhart Software.... Read More
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