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VIDEO: Rail faces hurdles in race for greatness

By Linda Fox | June 4, 2019

Rail experts discuss the digitalization of rail, direct distribution and the potential for cross-border ticketing during Phocuswright Europe 2019... Read More

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How Airbnb threatens to disrupt traditional hotel pricing strategies

By Jill Menze | June 4, 2019

A study pitted flexible-capacity Airbnb against the fixed-capacity lodging industry to uncover how the sharing economy has changed hospitality.... Read More

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Corporate Traveller claims there is demand for business trips in Bitcoin

By Linda Fox | June 3, 2019

U.K. travel management company Corporate Traveller says customers, particularly in fintech, want to pay using cryptocurrency.... Read More

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VIDEO: Touring Bird on its vital first year in activities (and for Google)

By Kevin May | June 3, 2019

In the space of just 12 months, Touring Bird has become an obvious part of the conversation in tours and activities.... Read More

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Kiwi.com takes big investment as General Atlantic becomes majority owner

By Linda Fox | June 3, 2019

Private equity firm General Atlantic is believed to be investing more than $125 million to become the majority stakeholder in Kiwi.com.... Read More

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PODCAST: PhocusWire PundIT Show #18

By PhocusWire | June 3, 2019

We bring in a loyal pundit for another outing, plus an excellent appearance for our debutant.... Read More

Payments month part 1 alternative payments

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Travel payments, part 1: Beyond credit cards and cash

By Mitra Sorrells | June 3, 2019

We begin our month-long series on travel payments with a look at some of the options for paying without cash or a traditional credit card.... Read More

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Sounding Off: Stepping out from the crowd could be the only option

By PhocusWire | May 31, 2019

Running an OTA, you find yourself in a vicious circle... where everyone is doing more or less the same.... Read More

Facebook executive interview Phocuswright Europe 2019

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VIDEO: Facebook on inspiring travelers and connecting them to relevant brands

By Mitra Sorrells | May 31, 2019

Facebook’s head of global travel strategy Nikhilesh Ponde shared some of the company's plans for future growth in travel during an interview at Phocuswright Europe.... Read More

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Travelport completes $4.4BN sale to private equity

By Kevin May | May 30, 2019

Travelport has officially ended its almost five-year stint on the public markets and is now back in the hands of private equity ownership.... Read More

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VIDEO: HolidayPirates on winning social media and not using Google

By Kevin May | May 30, 2019

HolidayPirates is another of the outliers in the world of online travel in Europe that probably doesn't get the attention that it deserves.... Read More

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Discount carriers taking off in South America

By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | May 30, 2019

In South America over the past few years, Chile, Argentina and Peru have seen an explosion of domestic ultralow-cost carrier service after long lagging behind much of the rest of the world.... Read More

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What to know about Gen Alpha, the new generation influencing travel decisions

By Jill Menze | May 30, 2019

Generation Alpha - defined as those born after 2010 - plays an active role in family travel inspiration and planning, new research from Expedia Group Media Solutions shows.... Read More