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Airbnb Niido investment
News / Online
Niido - Airbnb-powered apartment complex - gets $200M investment
By Jill Menze | December 18, 2017
It might be possible for Airbnb and landlords to play nice after all, at least evidenced by Brookfield Property Partners’ plan to invest as much as $200 million in the Niido Powered by Airbnb communities.... Read More
OTA Insight brings in $20M round for hospitality tech
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OTA Insight brings in $20M round for hospitality tech
By Kevin May | December 18, 2017
Hospitality data intelligence provider OTA Insight has secured a major funding round - $20 million - in a bid to grow the company faster on a global basis.... Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Search and Hotel Tech
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PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Search and Hotel Tech
By PhocusWire | December 18, 2017
With 2018 around the corner, Phocuswright and PhocusWire are presenting snapshots of the 12 trends we think will be significant next year across six installments.... Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Startups
Opinion / Startups
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Startups
By PhocusWire | December 18, 2017
The notion that business-to-business travel startups have a far higher chance of succeeding than consumer-facing businesses is nothing new.... Read More
There's nothing cheap about loyalty: Are hotel reward programs still relevant in 2018?
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There's nothing cheap about loyalty: Are hotel reward programs still relevant in 2018?
By Simone Puorto | December 18, 2017
"There's nothing cheap about loyalty", poetically asserts Ryan Bingham, the main character of the Walter Kirn novel Up in the Air during a dissertation about the perks and perils of Hilton and Maplewo... Read More
British Airways tightens screw on NDC channel use
News / Distribution
British Airways tightens screw on NDC channel use
By Kevin May | December 18, 2017
British Airways could potentially be seen as the most aggressive carrier in the drive to push NDC-enabled ticketing.... Read More
How 'cross-industry innovation can strengthen your approach to emerging technology
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How 'cross-industry innovation can strengthen your approach to emerging technology
By Viewpoints | December 18, 2017
This is a viewpoint from Dan Fitzgerald, CPO at Traveldoo. After a thought-provoking few days at the annual GBTA Europe conference in Frankfurt, I‘ve taken some time to reflect and consider the mai... Read More
Q&A Lottery - Expedia Media Solutions, TourRadar, Rezgo, Crafted Comms
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Q&A Lottery - Expedia Media Solutions, TourRadar, Rezgo, Crafted Comms
By Kevin May | December 15, 2017
Regular viewers of the PundIT Show will know about our QandA Lottery - a quick game that we sometimes play at the end of episodes.... Read More
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QOTW: Something to do with travel marketing and kitchens
By PhocusWire | December 15, 2017
Quote from Jim Price, vice president sales in the travel division at PebblePost.... Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Travel Moment and Customer-Centricity
Opinion / Distribution
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Travel Moment and Customer-Centricity
By PhocusWire | December 15, 2017
With 2018 around the corner, Phocuswright and PhocusWire are presenting snapshots of the 12 trends we think will be significant next year across six installments.... Read More
Google tweaks flights and hotels, introduces attractions and car rental
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Google tweaks flights and hotels, introduces attractions and car rental
By Jill Menze | December 15, 2017
Google has delivered several more knocks to its travel booking competitors with the launch of new features in its Flights, Trips and hotels search functions.... Read More
Three techniques used to grow our traffic to over two million users per month
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Three techniques used to grow our traffic to over two million users per month
By Viewpoints | December 15, 2017
This is a viewpoint from Luc Guilhamon, co-founder and vice president of marketing at Viajala. In a previous column, I shared how Viajala, a Latin American flight and hotel metasearch company I co-... Read More
Infographic: Polish data science startup shares travel fraud findings
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Infographic: Polish data science startup shares travel fraud findings
By Martin Cowen | December 15, 2017
Nethone, an AI-based anti-fraud specialist based in Poland, has revealed some patterns and behaviours of fraudsters revealed by its analysis of data related to travel products. The business claims... Read More
Nordic Choice Hotels ends 2017 on a blockchain
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Nordic Choice Hotels ends 2017 on a blockchain
By Pamela Whitby | December 15, 2017
In what is being claimed as a hotel industry first, Nordic Choice Hotels will “explore new ways of distributing inventory” using an open-source blockchain distribution platform developed by Winding Tr... Read More
Travelport proclaims first GDS to reach next NDC level
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Travelport proclaims first GDS to reach next NDC level
By Jill Menze | December 14, 2017
Yesterday Travelport became the first GDS to obtain Level 3 status under IATA’s New Distribution Capability initiative.... Read More