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VIDEO: Booking.com on overcoming the travel payments mountain

By PhocusWire | July 29, 2021

During the PhocusWire Pulse: Progress in Travel Payments session, Daniel Marovitz, SVP of booking.com's fintech arm talks about the ambitions for the unit.... Read More

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Skyscanner tests personalized road trip service

By Mitra Sorrells | July 29, 2021

Skyscanner's new Road Trips service is built on personalization capabilities from Inspirock and launching in five countries.... Read More

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PhocusWire Pulse: Progress In Travel Payments

By PhocusWire | July 29, 2021

We look at issues and trends ranging from delayed payment programs, fintech divisions in major travel brands, credit cards, customer trust and much more.... Read More

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WiT Startup Pitch to offer $250,000 of AWS credits and support

By WiT | July 29, 2021

WiT’s annual Startup Pitch is back, bolstered by the continuing collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud, for the fourth year running.... Read More

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MisterFly looks to recovery with €10M investment round

By Linda Fox | July 28, 2021

Investment will go towards strengthening the company's financial position, technology development and potential acquisitions.... Read More

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Google told more transparency needed in flight and hotel prices by regulator

By Linda Fox | July 28, 2021

Google has been given two months to make changes to its flight and hotel pricing results.... Read More

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Refunds, enhanced cleaning drive booking decisions - not price

By Jill Menze | July 28, 2021

According to a new report from Expedia Group, price is not the primary driver behind traveler booking decisions.... Read More

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MakeMyTrip weathers Delta variant storm as revenues climb

By Kevin May | July 28, 2021

MakeMyTrip saw revenues jump to $33 million in the second quarter of 2021, despite the Delta variant of COVID-19 hitting travel plans in the company's domestic market.... Read More

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Revinate acquires direct booking platform NAVIS

By Mitra Sorrells | July 27, 2021

Terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed, but Revinate says its investor and partner, Serent Capital sponsored the deal.... Read More

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Amadeus offers Hopper’s travel fintech products to intermediaries and airlines

By Mitra Sorrells | July 27, 2021

In a new two-way partnership Amadeus will offer Hopper’s fintech products to its clients while Hopper gains access to Amadeus’ car rental inventory. ... Read More

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My Method... How Getaway used email marketing to boost metrics across the board

By Will Crocker Hay - Braze | July 27, 2021

With the travel industry in recovery mode, businesses are driving growth by investing in customer engagement.... Read More

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Charting the rise of SPACs in online travel

By Linda Fox | July 27, 2021

About eight travel companies have exited via special purpose acquisition company in recent months, as other SPACs continue to eye the sector.... Read More

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Lyft and Ford unite to push autonomous ride-hailing services at scale

By Kevin May | July 26, 2021

The motor manufacturing giant will deploy its vehicles and safety drivers, using Argo AI's autonomous driving software, on the Lyft network of services.... Read More

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Travelzoo sees revenues climb, driven by North America

By Linda Fox | July 26, 2021

Travelzoo's Europe business is still lagging at 48% of 2019 revenues.... Read More

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VIDEO: The next chapter or a new tale for a travel giant?

By PhocusWire | July 26, 2021

Ariane Gorin, president of Expedia for Business, shares her vision for what comes next in a discussion with Phocuswright's Lorraine Sileo.... Read More

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