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Booking.com's effort to muscle in on tours and activities has taken another sizeable step with the launch of Booking Experiences in the U.S..... Read More

For part two in this month’s series on the offline travel market, we look at the technology that is supporting the work of traditional agents and how it has evolved over the years.  ... Read More

British Airways has been responding to a serious data breach which has exposed customers’ personal and financial data, and trying to make amends. But vulnerability of data systems is nothing new, and... Read More

HotelTonight has launched a desktop version of its hotel booking service - prompted, it says, by feedback from customers.... Read More

This is a viewpoint by Graham Cooke, CEO for Qubit. Competition within the travel industry has never been so intense. It’s now impossible for brands to succeed in such a competitive landscape witho... Read More

EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren talks about data as a "game-changer".... Read More

Quote from Tom Wolber, CEO of Crystal Cruises, in an article on PhocusWire this week.... Read More

In April, PhocusWire uncovered details of Touring Bird, the hush-hush tours and activities app Google was developing inside its Area 120 incubator. Now Touring Bird has officially launched 25,000 experiences in 20 markets.... Read More

Two of the worlds largest on-demand transportation companies are getting into the e-scooter business.  ... Read More

Could blockchain be used to create decentralized airline distribution that is based on IATA’s New Distribution Capability and ONE Order initiatives?  ... Read More

Ctrip posted gains in all of its major categories in the second quarter of 2018, with total revenue of $1.1 billion, a 13% increase over the same period in 2017 and a 9% increase from the three months prior.  ... Read More

Airbnb, in its tenacious quest to engage with one billion guests by 2028, is ramping up its efforts to court the professional community by expanding its Airbnb for Work offerings.... Read More

The interview schedule for tnoozLIVE@AviationFestival is complete. Presented by JetBlue Technology Ventures, and sponsored by Travelaer, tnooz will be bring you hours of fascinating discussions, in... Read More

Google is sending almost equal levels of traffic to airline websites as Kayak, following a massive increase for the search giant over the course of the last 12 months.... Read More

A new survey of hoteliers in the United States, Canada, Western Europe and Southeast Asia has found the majority are missing the opportunity to generate revenue through upselling.  ... Read More