Metasearch

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the metasearch sector, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on the brands and their strategies, executives and positions in the market.

china-guidebook
News / Online
VIDEO: Buying Skyscanner and Trip.com, targeting the world
By Kevin May | November 23, 2017
Let's be honest, Ctrip was very much seen in the West as a giant of the Chinese online travel scene, but perhaps not much else. Read More
Hitlist on travel trends, mobile apps, Google
News / Online
Hitlist on travel trends, mobile apps, Google
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 20, 2017
Gillian Morris, founder and CEO of Hitlist, talks about travel trends, Google's metasearch reign and mobile apps. Read More
light-bulbs-startups
News / Startups
VIDEO: Modern life lessons for travel startups
By Kevin May | November 20, 2017
Joel Cutler was once described, rather grandly, as the godfather of online travel capital. Read More
india-mumbai
News / Online
VIDEO: Being hyper-competitive in an emerging market
By Kevin May | November 16, 2017
MakeMyTrip has seen it all in its home market of India - but the sector is changing rapidly. Read More
english-gerstner-hafner
News / Technology
VIDEO: English, Gerstner and Hafner - Next Big Thing
By Kevin May | November 14, 2017
A petri dish of testosterone? Three of the leading lights of online travel of the past decade or so gaze into their crystal balls? Read More
VIDEO: How startups can make a mark (but rarely do)
News / Startups
VIDEO: How startups can make a mark (but rarely do)
By Kevin May | November 8, 2017
It's a tough world out there for travel startups - with failure rates far higher than the number of success stories. Read More
Skyscanner's evolution under Ctrip becomes inspirational
News / Distribution
Skyscanner's evolution under Ctrip becomes inspirational
By Martin Cowen | November 2, 2017
Trip.com, the reviews and planning platform formerly known as Gogobot, has been bought by Ctrip which will use trip.com technology and content to ramp up Skyscanner's personalisation push. The anno Read More
travel technology planning
News / Online
Eight technology takeaways to make travel better
By Staff - Web In Travel | October 26, 2017
From opportunity markets to product innovation to new tech, a lot was discussed at the Web In Travel Conference in Singapore. Read More
Trivago creates sales subsidiary, looks to closer ties with independent hotels
News / Distribution
Trivago creates sales subsidiary, looks to closer ties with independent hotels
By Linda Fox | October 18, 2017
Trivago has unveiled a subsidiary which it says is aimed at helping hoteliers with online direct sales. The subsidiary, called trivago Hotel Relations, will look to build up its salesforce in a bid Read More
Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom on learnings from Dara, continuing Expedia's culture and global growth
News / Technology
Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom on learnings from Dara, continuing Expedia's culture and global growth
By Nick Vivion | September 25, 2017
Former Expedia boss Dara Khosrowshahi surprised much of the business world with his decision to move over to the top job at beleaguered rideshare behemoth Uber. After the initial shock of the decis Read More
Distribution dilemma for Latin America airlines
News / Technology
Distribution dilemma for Latin America airlines
By Viewpoints | September 7, 2017
This is a viewpoint from Thomas Allier, co-founder and CEO at Viajala. In the 1930's Uruguayan artist Joaquin Torres Garcia opened a modern art school in Montevideo. In the 1940s he designed a logo Read More
Packages, meta and mobile lead the way for lastminute group
News / Technology
Packages, meta and mobile lead the way for lastminute group
By Martin Cowen | August 14, 2017
lastminute.com group's first half results reveals some big strategic shifts over the past year, with its dynamic packaging business growing strongly in all markets. The business is listed on the Sw Read More
The direct booking movement is moving to meta - what hoteliers need to know
From Our Partners / Distribution
The direct booking movement is moving to meta - what hoteliers need to know
By Sponsored Content | August 8, 2017
Should I list my hotel on metasearch? If you’ve found yourself asking this over the past year or so, you’re not alone. NB This is a viewpoint by Lily McIlwain, content manager for Triptease. Tr Read More
Trivago focuses on serving suppliers, lifts hotel inventory to 1.8 million
News / Distribution
Trivago focuses on serving suppliers, lifts hotel inventory to 1.8 million
By Martin Cowen | August 4, 2017
Hotel meta Trivago has issued its standalone Q2 2017 results, expanding on the positive soundings which came out of its parent company Expedia Inc's results a few weeks ago. In its second quarter r Read More
Overcoming the challenge of monitoring thousands of competitor hotel rates
From Our Partners / Distribution
Overcoming the challenge of monitoring thousands of competitor hotel rates
By Sponsored Content | July 26, 2017
trivago Business Intelligence data has revealed that independent hotels visible on trivago have on average 8,000 rates online a year. NB This is a viewpoint by trivago Considering that a hotel’s Read More
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