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BidRoom checks in with €15M round under new leadership
By Kevin May
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November 22, 2018
Dutch startup BidRoom has raised €15 million in investment, as it looks to accelerate development of its members-only hotel booking service....
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VIDEO: JetBlue Tech Ventures on a new focus for airlines
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November 21, 2018
With a string of investments under its wing, JetBlue Technology Ventures has become a pioneer in the aviation-investing-in-startups space in recent years....
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Activities and experiences, not deals, drive Generation Z
By Linda Fox
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November 20, 2018
Travel marketers are in for a rethink in order to address the demands of the Generation Z cohort, which is now entering the work (and leisure) space....
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VIDEO: Google talks new ideas, not being creepy and the death of SEO
By Linda Fox
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November 20, 2018
Tensions between Google and online travel companies are ongoing although some are faring between better when it comes to their partnerships....
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VIDEO: IBM on how blockchain will - and won't - impact travel
By Mitra Sorrells
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November 20, 2018
When it comes to blockchain, focus on the business concepts and not the technology....
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Airbnb boasts first $1B revenue quarter
By Matt Ott - Travel Weekly
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November 20, 2018
Airbnb had its best quarter ever, even as cities across the U.S. have started clamping down on the short-term rental market....
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After latest funding round, GoEuro adds ferries, flight booking
By Mitra Sorrells
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November 20, 2018
Less than a month after raising $150 million in new funding, GoEuro is adding new services to its multimodal travel platform. ...
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PODCAST: PhocusWire PundIT Show #15
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November 19, 2018
The PundIT Show returns from a break over the summer of 2018 with the first of two recorded at The Phocuswright Conference....
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VIDEO: AccorHotels on adapting to shocks, localization and the road to digital
By Linda Fox
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November 19, 2018
AccorHotels has been on a digital journey since 2014 when it announced its five-year digital transformation strategy....
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VIDEO: Inside the brains of online travel financial analysts
By Kevin May
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November 19, 2018
Online travel brands generally get most of the attention on their financial performance when reporting their latest earnings four times a year....
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Online travel agency and distribution titans lead inaugural Hall Of Fame
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November 19, 2018
Travelocity founding vice chairman Jim Hornthal and Air Canada distribution chief Al Lenza were inducted into the Phocuswright Hall Of Fame last week....
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VIDEO: Booking Holdings on Google, complacency, ambitions and the entire trip
By Linda Fox
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November 16, 2018
A string of international acquisitions and investments (plus a new-ish name) to reflect on a global position has the industry speculating about what else lies ahead for the former Priceline Group....
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VIDEO: TripAdvisor on a new social strategy and tweaking its activity stance
By Linda Fox
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November 16, 2018
TripAdvisor has been busy during 2018, with a combination of significant acquisition and new attempt to tackle the social-led planning phase of travel....
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VIDEO: Hilton on loyalty, millennials and digital marketing
By Mitra Sorrells
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November 16, 2018
With experience at Microsoft, Capital One and Uber, Kellyn Smith Kenny joined Hilton in January as the hospitality brand’s senior vice president and chief marketing officer, overseeing strategy for its portfolio of 16 brands. ...
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QOTW: Something about the Power Paradox
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November 16, 2018
For this special edition of Quote Of The Week, we've collected a series of quotes from The Phocuswright Conference this week that really got us thinking....
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