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Viator ends speculation of Tripadvisor sale, talks quality strategy, Google
By Jill Menze
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October 29, 2020
Speaking at Arival 360, Viator president Ben Drew explained how Viator's strategy differs from Tripadvisor's, the importance of supplier quality and its relationship with Google....
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Exoticca secures €5M to expand package travel platform
By Kevin May
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October 28, 2020
Exoticca's investment is being led by Milano Investment Partners, with participation from K Fund, Bonsai Partners, Pase Capital, Kibo Ventures and Sabadell Venture Capital. ...
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VIDEO: Beyond travel and what's next for a decimated industry
By Kevin May
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October 28, 2020
Travel companies are responding to new demands during the pandemic and beyond, with a close eye on how the situation is constantly evolving....
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Tripadvisor, OTA Insight partner to boost hotel data intelligence
By Mitra Sorrells
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October 27, 2020
The partnership creates Tripadvisor's new Spotlight data solution, a subscription product launching along with a second subscription tool, Reputation Pro....
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WEBINAR REPLAY! Power your payments - retaining travel customers in APAC and beyond
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October 27, 2020
Discover what your potential customers expect from their payment experience. Plus the latest on regional payment preferences, building trust, travel payment trends and much more....
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Phocuswright Conference 2020 Preview: It's a period of reckoning for hotels
By Kevin May
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October 27, 2020
The pre-pandemic fierce yet healthy competition between hotels and rentals for the leisure traveler is now more acute than it has ever been. It's going to be a tough ride ahead....
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VIDEO: Travelport CEO Greg Webb on recovery and reality of NDC
By Kevin May
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October 27, 2020
It's been quite a first year or so at the helm of Travelport for its CEO Greg Webb. But he already has some firm views on what works and what doesn't for the distribution and tech business....
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VIDEO: Why payments are critical to travel's recovery
By Jill Menze
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October 27, 2020
At Phocuswright Europe, a panel of payments experts examined how payments will be key to success in a post-COVID world....
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WEBINAR REPLAY! 10 traveler trends for 2021 planning (hint: 5 are not COVID-related)
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October 26, 2020
PhocusWire teams up with Sojern to dig into our survey results on consumers' sentiments and attitudes toward upcoming travel, and explore how it impacts their trip planning, shopping, and booking behavior....
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Google says COVID boosted OTA usage in APAC
By Mitra Sorrells
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October 26, 2020
Google's sector lead for travel and vertical search in APAC shared results of the company's consumer surveys during a keynote at ITB Asia. ...
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CuddlyNest raises $6M to grow accommodations booking platform
By Jill Menze
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October 26, 2020
The funding round, from CuddlyNest’s existing private investors, brings the Orlando-based startup’s total funding to $10.5 million....
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InPhocus, episode 25 - Vrbo president Jeff Hurst on its 25-year legacy
By Kevin May
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October 23, 2020
Jeff Hurst talks about the key moments in the Vrbo story, the impact that the arrival of Airbnb had on the short-term rental marketplace and what the sector might evolve into next. ...
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Sounding Off: Can Google really be fair?
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October 23, 2020
Whatever happens in the coming months (perhaps even years) with the Google antitrust suit, travel en masse will not be happy with outcome....
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Sabre, Google to launch tech platform driving personalization in travel
By Jill Menze
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October 23, 2020
Called Sabre Travel AI, the platform is being developed as part of the 10-year partnership Sabre and Google announced in January....
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Limehome adds €10M to Series A funding
By Linda Fox
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October 23, 2020
Limehome's top-up round, which will spearhead a plan to expand the service to Spain, brings the total raised so far to €31 million....
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