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Hahn Air launches new flight distribution service
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November 4, 2019
Hahn Air Group has launched a new company to provide indirect distribution services to low-cost and regional airlines....
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FareHarbor responds to criticism from tours and activities reservation system CEOs
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November 4, 2019
Following a panel discussion at the Arival conference that put the focus largely on FareHarbor's practices now that it's part of Booking Holdings, CEO Max Valverde talked to PhocusWire about tensions in the industry....
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Kayak enters corporate travel sector with launch of free solution
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November 1, 2019
Kayak is going after the small- and medium-sized corporate travel sector with the launch of Kayak for Business....
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Sounding Off: Let's face it - Instagram isn't real
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November 1, 2019
Travel companies also need to think about how responsibly they are behaving and the message they are sending to their traveling customers....
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Travel marketers seeing benefits of trip optimization but challenged by privacy laws
By Linda Fox
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November 1, 2019
Travel marketers say they're upping their game when it comes to optimizing the customer journey across different channels....
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The Phocuswright Conference 2019 preview - Outside forces may correct travel startup growth
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November 1, 2019
The figures are extraordinary, in many respects - there was a 55% increase year-over-year ($5.7 billion) in the amount of money going into travel startups....
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Tech costs disrupt Sabre’s operating income, quarterly revenue grows to $984M
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October 31, 2019
Technology expenses increased by 23% in the quarter to $259 million, part of Sabre’s $1 billion plan to enhance technology in 2019. ...
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Omio acquires fellow multi-modal platform Rome2rio
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October 31, 2019
Rome2rio had previously raised a modest $3.1 million in funding - a tiny amount compared to the larger Omio with its $300 million over the course of a number of rounds....
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Q&A: Travelfish's Stuart McDonald on the OYO and Instagram problems plaguing Southeast Asia
By Jill Menze
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October 31, 2019
The Travelfish co-founder gets candid on why OYO's model is flawed, Google needs to relent and "influencers are like influenza."...
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Lyft reports uptick in revenue to $956M, keeps losing money in Q3 2019
By Steven Lerner
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October 30, 2019
Despite the current losses, the company anticipates reaching profitability in terms of adjusted EBITDA by the fourth quarter of 2021. ...
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Vrbo tests unbranded listings, upsets property managers
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October 30, 2019
Property managers are not pleased with Vrbo's test of removing property management company names from listings....
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Pegasus and Travel Tripper go forward as Pegasus, unveil new platform
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October 30, 2019
Pegasus and Travel Tripper merged in February 2019 but have been kept separate so far. Now they move forward as Pegasus, with Tripper's CEO at the helm....
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Travel app LuckyTrip crowdfunds £1.5M on Crowdcube, Syndicate Room
By Steven Lerner
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October 30, 2019
LuckyTrip's latest crowdfunding campaigns - including £1 million from 1,879 investors on Crowdcube - will allow it to scale internationally as it grows in popularity....
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Southeast Asia a “melting pot of trends” in online travel
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October 30, 2019
Travel companies are expanding their offerings and forging partnerships to stay ahead in the fast-changing market of Southeast Asia....
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Booking.com app integrates ride-hailing services via Grab
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October 29, 2019
Booking.com and Grab are extending their partnership with the addition of Grab's ride-hailing service into the OTA's mobile app....
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