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Mindsay adds $10M in Series A funding to expand chatbot service
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May 29, 2019
Paris-based chatbot startup also took on a brand name after starting out as Destygo....
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Is a consolidated world good for travelers?
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May 29, 2019
At Voyager HQ's Travel Disruption Summit, leading players in the tours and activities space debated if consolidation in travel is good for consumers....
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Ctrip’s Instagram-like platform attracts more than 1M daily users
By Mitra Sorrells
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May 29, 2019
Ctrip's new "Trip Moments" content sharing platform is attracting more than one million users every day, and 70% of them are under 30 years old....
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Airbnb signs Shiji distribution deal to bolster China hotel strategy
By Kevin May
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May 28, 2019
Airbnb has another distribution partner to help bolster its hotel inventory. But this time it is aimed squarely at boosting its presence in China....
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Agent organization accuses IATA of abusing dominant distribution role
May 28, 2019
European agents and operators' body ECTAA has filed an antitrust complaint with the European competition authority....
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VIDEO: Google on leveraging machine learning in travel search
By Kevin May
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May 28, 2019
Google is at the heart of the search experience and sits on enormous amounts of data that, it says, helps create a better search experience for travelers....
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Latin America, part 4: Challenges and opportunities in travel distribution
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May 28, 2019
For the final piece in our series on Latin America, we take a look at the current state and future outlook for distribution in hospitality and air....
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Sounding Off: Failure should be a cautious part of the equation
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May 24, 2019
Companies should try to push their development envelopes, just don't expect instant results and be prepared for failures to have a wider impact on the company....
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Ctrip sees huge potential in customized travel for growing affluent segment
By Linda Fox
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May 24, 2019
Research from Ctrip and COTRI reveals the potential in the growing high-net income traveler segment....
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VIDEO: When OYO Rooms bought @Leisure - anatomy of a deal
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May 24, 2019
@Leisure's CEO Tobias Wann, who will become CEO for vacation homes at OYO Global, agreed to speak to PhocusWire during the recent Phocuswright Europe event in Amsterdam....
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Tencent leads $250M round into Mafengwo
By Jill Menze
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May 24, 2019
Chinese travel platform Mafengwo has raised a $250 million funding round led by Tencent Holdings Ltd, with General Atlantic, Qiming Venture Partners and Yuantai Evergreen Investment Partners also participating....
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VIDEO: How a cruise line embarks on digital transformation
By Kevin May
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May 23, 2019
Complicated products, expensive and considered purchases by consumers - just some of the elements in the cruise sector that are hard to shift to a digital-led future....
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Ctrip sales jump 21% in Q1 to more than $1B
By Mitra Sorrells
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May 23, 2019
The online travel agency giant's results are fueled by strong performance in both accommodation and transportation ticketing and growing international business....
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Business travelers increasingly seek digital channels
By Linda Fox
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May 22, 2019
Research from CWT shows how business travelers are increasingly look to self-service channels such as web and mobile bookings and other travel-related tasks....
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VIDEO: Expedia on being an empire and the future of platforms
By Kevin May
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May 22, 2019
The Expedia Group is a sprawling empire of a business, with online travel agencies, corporate travel agencies and investments in metasearch....
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