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Interview / Distribution

Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with CarTrawler's Bobby Healy

By PhocusWire | March 30, 2018

Ahead of the event, Bobby Healy discusses the major opportunities in mobile, what's wrong with Google and why it's crucial to stay ahead of the competition. Read More

News / Technology

Research Spotlight: How voice, chat and social are transforming the traveler experience

By Jill Menze | March 28, 2018

Further evidence voice technology is taking off: Almost half of smartphone-owning online travelers use a voice assistant, new research from Phocuswright shows. Read More

News / Online

Uber offloads Southeast Asia wing to Grab, will now focus on organic growth

By Kevin May | March 26, 2018

Uber claims consolidation is not the "strategy of the day" after seeing another part of the business heading to a competitor. Read More

News / Technology

Travelers now prefer travel apps to web for search and booking

By Viewpoints | March 13, 2018

This is a viewpoint from David MacHale, digital marketing director, Travelport Digital. Travelers have gone all Shania Twain on us recently. To steal a line from her ‘90s classic, travelers might a Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Clare Gilmartin of Trainline

By Kevin May | March 6, 2018

The former-eBay exec knows a lot about retail, expansion and customers - and can now add distribution, standardisation and mobile technology to her repertoire of skills needed to run an online business. Read More

News / Online

Google offloads Zagat to restaurant review site The Infatuation

By Jill Menze | March 5, 2018

Restaurant review mainstay Zagat is changing homes: Google, which has owned Zagat since 2011, has sold the brand to food discovery site the Infatuation for an undisclosed sum. Read More

News / Technology

tnoozLIVE@TTE: Travelport's Simon Ferguson on voice, traveller engagement and human contact

By Linda Fox | March 5, 2018

This is the first of a series of articles spun out of tnoozLIVE@TTE, recorded live at the TTE event Olympia, London. More clips to come! To learn more about how to bring tnoozLIVE@ to your event, plea Read More

Notated News / Technology

Baidu app can mimic your voice after just one minute

By Luke Dormehl - Digital Trends | March 1, 2018

Researchers at Chinese search giant Baidu have created an artificial intelligence they claim can learn to accurately mimic your voice — based on less than a minute’s worth of listening to it. Read More

News / Startups

Triple buys travel experiences competitor Local Guddy

By Mitra Sorrells | February 26, 2018

Triple, a digital marketplace that connects travelers with local hosts for activities and experiences, has acquired competitor Local Guddy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More

News / Technology

QOTW: Something about binding travel together

By PhocusWire | February 23, 2018

Quote from Niklas Andreen, senior vice president and managing director of hospitality and digital at Travelport. Read More

News / Technology

Uber launches new cheaper shared ride option

By Mitra Sorrells | February 21, 2018

Uber users in six cities will now have a new option when they open the app. Read More

News / Online

Zoomcar steers to electric rental future with $40 million round

By Kevin May | February 19, 2018

Car manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra is leading a $40 million investment in on-demand car rental service Zoomcar. Read More

Opinion / Online

The journey before the journey: How travel marketers establish trust with consumers

By Jim Price - PebblePost | February 19, 2018

The last couple of decades have seen the advent of some very useful and powerful trip planning and booking tools, but planning a vacation is not just scientific, it is emotional, aspirational and... Read More

News / Distribution

Research Spotlight: Asia Pacific's fast-growing OTA landscape

By PhocusWire | February 19, 2018

In the Asia Pacific region, aggregate gross bookings via online travel agencies are projected to jump 68% from 2017 to 2012. Read More

News / Technology

Planes, trains and auto-fill: The future of holiday buying is faster, smarter and simpler

By Viewpoints | February 14, 2018

This is a viewpoint from Sébastien Pichon, industry manager, travel, at Google UK. When it comes to travel, customers have become an impatient bunch. People enjoy a reasonable amount of leisure tim Read More

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