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Tailoring the user experience: Personalization, customization or individualization?
By Phocuswright Research  | May 9, 2019
Three fundamental approaches are employed to tailor the user experience based on both explicit traveler preferences and inferred signals derived from past performance.... Read More
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Hostfully brings in $1M in seed funding as it looks to grow team
By Linda Fox | May 8, 2019
The round was led by Precursor Ventures with MergeLane, Wharton Alumni Angels, Blue Startups and Disruption Ventures also participating.... Read More
TripAdvisor sees experiences and restaurant revenue up as investment continues in new areas
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TripAdvisor sees experiences and restaurant revenue up as investment continues in new areas
By Linda Fox | May 8, 2019
TripAdvisor reports a slight decrease in revenue for Q1 2019 while revenue for its experiences and restaurants units is up almost a third.... Read More
Amadeus closes in on €1.5B in revenue during Q1 of 2019
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Amadeus closes in on €1.5B in revenue during Q1 of 2019
By Kevin May | May 8, 2019
Amadeus secured revenue of over €1.4 billion in the first quarter of this year, following an increase of 15% over the same period in 2018. EBITDA up by 11%, too.... Read More
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Culture Trip says online travel agency "bet" is close
By Linda Fox | May 7, 2019
The company raised $80 million last year and brought in former-Expedia U.K. managing director Andy Washington to help launch the OTA.... Read More
Why Europe is a microcosm of wider trends in online travel
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Why Europe is a microcosm of wider trends in online travel
By PhocusWire | May 7, 2019
Three broad trends illustrate the prowess of the region in the current online travel scene - but, equally, demonstrate how fragile the growth of the sector can be when one particular brand or market holds the reins of power.... Read More
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News / Startups
Tourlane quickly adds $47M, plans international expansion and product development
By Linda Fox | May 7, 2019
The business offers customers the expertise of travel agents combined with online booking - and it's now raised a total of $81 million in funding.... Read More
Booking.com opts for partner route to expand tours and activities
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Booking.com opts for partner route to expand tours and activities
By Kevin May | May 6, 2019
A year after buying FareHarbor to spearhead its move into tours and activities, Booking.com is adopting an additional approach and working directly with rival software vendors.... Read More
Letters from WiT Seoul: Travel fuels happiness, growth in aviation
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Letters from WiT Seoul: Travel fuels happiness, growth in aviation
By Siew Hoon Yeoh - WebInTravel | May 6, 2019
Here are the key takeaways from the fourth WiT Seoul 2019.... Read More
Latin America part 1 overview
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Latin America, part 1: Mobile, social drive travel forward despite lingering challenges
By Mitra Sorrells | May 6, 2019
For the first piece in our series on Latin America, we explore some of the region's characteristics impacting the travel industry.... Read More
Sounding Off: Is tech innovation enough to fix business travel?
Interview / Technology
Sounding Off: Is tech innovation enough to fix business travel?
By PhocusWire | May 3, 2019
Investors are (finally) backing the business travel sector with big bucks - but perhaps the processes that govern it are not as broken as many believe.... Read More
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Flight Centre leisure and business arms test Amadeus user interface for NDC content
By Linda Fox | May 3, 2019
FCM Travel Solutions and its sister leisure brand Flight Centre are testing a user interface for NDC content from Amadeus.... Read More
Expedia Q1 earnings 2019
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Q1 growth slows for vacation rentals as Expedia Group realigns business for long-term
By Mitra Sorrells | May 2, 2019
Expedia Group bookings were up 8% in the first quarter of 2019, but only 5% in its vacation rental businesses, now consolidated under the Vrbo brand.... Read More
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Booking Holdings boosts restaurant arm with acquisition of Venga
By Linda Fox | May 2, 2019
Venga, a guest management platform for restaurants and other businesses, will be aligned with the Booking Holdings-owned OpenTable brand.... Read More
Datalex CEO Aidan Brogan quits as financial probe continues
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Datalex CEO Aidan Brogan quits as financial probe continues
By Kevin May | May 2, 2019
Troubled airline retail technology specialist Datalex installs temporary boss after the sudden resignation of the CEO.... Read More