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PhocusWire's theme months for 2018 - all in one place
By PhocusWire
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December 31, 2018
Here some of the highlights from each of our dedicated months during 2018 - from blockchain and digital marketing to voice and startups.
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QOTW: Something about a losing battle for venture capitalists
By PhocusWire
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November 2, 2018
Quote from Christian Saller, general partner of Holtzbrinck Ventures, in an article on PhocusWire this week.
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Metasearch can survive and thrive (with some tweaks along the way)
By PhocusWire
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October 31, 2018
We now admit to starting our theme month in October pondering how much discussion there was to be had around metasearch in travel.
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Q&A: HomeToGo on metasearch in the vacation rental industry
By Phocuswire
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October 31, 2018
Metasearch has tried to become a part in the rental ecosystem - with some big investment rounds going into startups and, unfortunately, some fairly high-profile casualties along the way.
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The story of Hipmunk: How the metasearch engine turned "suckage" into success
By Adam Goldstein - Hipmunk
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October 31, 2018
When we started Hipmunk in 2010, we were trying to solve a problem we faced firsthand: the agony of searching and booking travel.
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The good - and bad - of Trivago's hotel metasearch model
By Jacopo Rita - Bookassist
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October 31, 2018
According to recent industry buzz and rumors, Trivago has seen better times. Hardly a month (or even a week!) goes past by without an article or press release highlighting even more trouble for the...
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It's the end of the hotel metasearch model as we know it
By Max Starkov - HEBS Digital
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October 30, 2018
The very promise to compare rates on hundreds of sites for the same hotel is what makes hotel metasearch inherently flawed.
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The metasearch model, part 4: Startup space
By Mitra Sorrells
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October 29, 2018
Compared to other aspects of travel, metasearch has not seen as much activity from startups. For our final piece in this series, we explore the question of why, with insights from a venture...
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Bots, bottled water and search - a varied snapshot of industry issues in 2018
By Simone Puorto
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October 25, 2018
Here is a fairly unknown fact: the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International is as old as Mount Rushmore in the U.S.
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Reduced advertising spend succeeds in returning Trivago to profitability
By Mitra Sorrells
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October 24, 2018
After four quarters that CEO Rolf Schrömgens describes as “quite a challenge,” hotel metasearch platform Trivago posted a dramatic turnaround in the third quarter of 2018.
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Skyscanner becomes first travel search engine to join NDC Exchange
By Mitra Sorrells
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October 24, 2018
Skyscanner has joined NDC Exchange, an industry-owned marketplace created by ATPCO and SITA to facilitate adoption of IATA’s New Distribution Capability.
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GoEuro doubles its funding with new round of $150M
By Mitra Sorrells
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October 23, 2018
Berlin-based GoEuro has raised $150 million to grow its multimodal travel booking platform, which currently works with more than 800 providers across Europe.
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How hotels can manage brand protection changes on Google
By Marta Lopez - Mirai
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October 23, 2018
A few days ago, Google informed users that it will change the brand-protection policy on its text adverts on Google Ads (what used to be known as AdWords).
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The metasearch model, part 3: The complexity of multimodal
By Mitra Sorrells
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October 22, 2018
This sector, what is known as multimodal metasearch, is the topic of this third piece in our series on metasearch.
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The true cost of hotel brand participation online
By Peter O’Connor - Essec Business School
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October 16, 2018
There’s a common misconception in our industry that brands are cheap and online travel agencies are expensive. And no-one knows when it started.
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