Latest News

Latest News

Stay up to date with the latest travel technology news, startup updates, and industry developments from across the global travel ecosystem.

Airbnb expands business travel focus with BridgeStreet deal [UPDATED]
News / Distribution
Airbnb expands business travel focus with BridgeStreet deal [UPDATED]
By Kevin May | October 9, 2015
UPDATE: BridgeStreet originally said its entire portfolio of properties would be offered to Airbnb For Business. It turns out that is not correct after all and it will not disclose at present how m... Read More
Get up to speed on programmatic advertising for travel
News / Online
Get up to speed on programmatic advertising for travel
By PhocusWire | October 8, 2015
Programmatic advertising is one of the fastest growing digital marketing channels today, with Magna Global predicting that global programmatic ad spend will reach $32.6 billion by 2017. In a market... Read More
Consolidation in tours and activities tech as TourCMS is acquired by Palisis
News / Distribution
Consolidation in tours and activities tech as TourCMS is acquired by Palisis
By Linda Fox | October 8, 2015
TravelUCD, owner of tours and activities technology system TourCMS, has been acquired by Switzerland-based Palisis, with terms of the deal undisclosed. Palisis specialises in ticketing for local to... Read More
China mega-merger brings O2O to the top table, travel and leisure on the menu
News / Technology
China mega-merger brings O2O to the top table, travel and leisure on the menu
By Martin Cowen | October 8, 2015
The big news coming out of China today is the $15 billion merger between group buying business Meituan and reviews giant Dianping. The announcement did not place a value on the deal, but the Chines... Read More
How travel decisions and online purchases are made in today’s multiscreen world
News / Technology
How travel decisions and online purchases are made in today’s multiscreen world
By Viewpoints | October 8, 2015
How people research and book travel online continues to evolve with the proliferation of devices – and understanding the changing habits and behaviors of today’s digitally-savvy travelers is critical... Read More
Escapio switches to hotel metasearch: Will small OTAs follow?
News / Distribution
Escapio switches to hotel metasearch: Will small OTAs follow?
By Sean O'Neil | October 8, 2015
Escapio, a Berlin-based online travel agency (OTA), has switched to metasearch model for a curated list of luxury and design hotels. The revamped Escapio showcases at launch 6,000 "unique" hotels,... Read More
Online travel retailers need to be aware of fraudsters' EMV backlash
News / Technology
Online travel retailers need to be aware of fraudsters' EMV backlash
By Viewpoints | October 8, 2015
The US is the last G-20 country on Earth that isn’t using EMV cards - which have a microchip rather than a magnetic strip - but change is rapidly approaching. NB: This is a guest article by TJ Sass... Read More
Only way for Lufthansa surcharge to succeed is if other airlines follow dangerous path
News / Distribution
Only way for Lufthansa surcharge to succeed is if other airlines follow dangerous path
By Kevin May | October 8, 2015
Lufthansa may be "standing firm" on its controversial surcharge and denying any significant impact so far, but the wagons of the move's opponents are circling. At the CAPA World Aviation Summit in... Read More
Hackathon in Hamburg to offer IATA's next-gen APIs for air travel
News / Technology
Hackathon in Hamburg to offer IATA's next-gen APIs for air travel
By Sean O'Neil | October 8, 2015
Tnooz brings its THack roadshow to Hamburg, Germany, our third continent for a hackathon in as many months. This hackathon will get its hands on next-generation APIs to solve digital problems that... Read More
How to race ahead with programmatic advertising
News / Distribution
How to race ahead with programmatic advertising
By Viewpoints | October 7, 2015
Programmatic advertising is one of the fastest digital marketing channels today. NB This is a viewpoint by Stuart Hobbs, marketing director for Admedo. At its most basic, programmatic advertisin... Read More
Finding the right balance between personalisation and search
News / Distribution
Finding the right balance between personalisation and search
By Viewpoints | October 7, 2015
John Wanamaker famously said, "We know that 50% of our advertising is wasted, we just don’t know which 50%." Today, you could easily replace that figure with 98%, when it comes to online marketing.... Read More
Lufthansa's Bischof stands firm on DCC fee for GDS tickets
News
Lufthansa's Bischof stands firm on DCC fee for GDS tickets
By Sean O'Neil | October 6, 2015
Jens Bischof, chief commercial officer at Lufthansa Group, did a webinar today with American travel managers in which he repeated the German airline's commitment to its controversial Euro 16 Distribut... Read More
eDreams hits back over Ryanair claims it is misleading consumers on Google
News / Online
eDreams hits back over Ryanair claims it is misleading consumers on Google
By Kevin May | October 6, 2015
UPDATE: eDreams has responded with a strong rebuke of Ryanair's statement earlier today. “eDreams notes Ryanair’s latest attack on the fast-growing online travel agency (‘OTA’) sector.  As an OTA,... Read More
HotelTonight moves into Dubai, targets 25 percent unfilled rooms
News / Online
HotelTonight moves into Dubai, targets 25 percent unfilled rooms
By Kevin May | October 6, 2015
Late-booking mobile service HotelTonight is targeting the desert city of Dubai for its first foray into the Middle East. The San Francisco, US-based company now has a presence in 35 countries aroun... Read More
Selling travel digitally in Europe just got trickier if you are in the US
News / Online
Selling travel digitally in Europe just got trickier if you are in the US
By Sean O'Neil | October 6, 2015
A 15-year-old deal that permits companies to transfer customer data from the European Union to the United States has been ruled invalid by Europe's highest legal authority, the European Court of Justi... Read More
More 
The Phocuswright Conference 2026
Phocuswright Research
Phocuswright Events
Northstar Travel Group
Other Northstar Travel Group Products
Events by WIT
About Us
Advertise
Privacy
Contact Us
Do Not Sell or Share My Data
Make PhocusWire your preferred news source on Google
Copyright © 2026 by Northstar Travel Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. Phocuswright 301 Route 17 N., Suite 1150, Rutherford, NJ 07070 USA | Telephone: +1 860 350-4084
Phocuswright • The Phocuswright Conference • Phocuswright Europe • Global Startup Pitch • Web In Travel • Retail Travel
Register Now