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PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of online travel agencies, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on the brands and their strategies, executives and positions in the market.

Europe Travel Battleground 2018: Lanes and Planes
Interview / Online
Europe Travel Battleground 2018: Lanes and Planes
June 6, 2018
Veit Blumschein, founder and CEO of Lanes & Planes, pitches the business at Phocuswright Europe 2018, then takes questions from PhocusWire. Read More
VIDEO: The future of travel packaging
News / Online
VIDEO: The future of travel packaging
By PhocusWire  | June 5, 2018
Packaging, especially in Europe, has been shifting away from its traditional model for the best part of two decades - essentially since travel embraced the web. Read More
Booking.com SimilarWeb report
News / Distribution
Booking.com leads in online traffic with market-customized strategies
By Mitra Sorrells | June 4, 2018
Booking.com is the most visited travel website in the world according to SimilarWeb, with an average of more than 420 million visit per month in the last six months. Read More
Digital marketing series part 1 SEO
News / Online
Modern travel marketing, part 1: SEO strategy
By Mitra Sorrells | June 4, 2018
Throughout June, we're looking at a variety of topics under the umbrella of digital marketing. We start with an analysis of the current state of search engine optimization, which today could be renamed... Read More
Worldpay on the mobile payment journey
News / Technology
Worldpay on the mobile payment journey
By PhocusWire | June 1, 2018
Did you know that 50% of people would be happy to provide biometric data to make a payment? Read More
VIDEO: Why Asia is eating the world
News / Online
VIDEO: Why Asia is eating the world
By PhocusWire | June 1, 2018
A rapid-fire presentation is perhaps the perfect metaphor to outline the fast, jaw-dropping growth and influence of the Asia region. Read More
Coming soon to your hotel: The integrated revenue generation team
Opinion / Distribution
Coming soon to your hotel: The integrated revenue generation team
By Max Starkov, HEBS Digital & Scott Dahl, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausann | May 31, 2018
The hospitality industry is enjoying its longest expansion and healthiest growth in decades, yet there are some troubling trends beginning to surface that threaten profitability and overall performance. Read More
Amadeus to roll out NDC-led online travel agency platform
News / Distribution
Amadeus to roll out NDC-led online travel agency platform
By Kevin May | May 31, 2018
Travix is the latest intermediary to be recruited by Amadeus to help build out services based on New Distribution Capability protocols. Read More
Tracking traveler dollars: Airbnb vs. hotel chains and cruise lines
News / Online
Tracking traveler dollars: Airbnb vs. hotel chains and cruise lines
By Jill Menze | May 30, 2018
Furthering its sustainable tourism initiatives, Airbnb has released a new report tracking how traveler-spent dollars are allocated across different types of accommodations. The findings claim Airbnb... Read More
Qantas goes big on NDC-led distribution platform
News / Distribution
Qantas goes big on NDC-led distribution platform
By Kevin May | May 29, 2018
Qantas is waving a big NDC flag this week after launching a new technology service built on the new distribution standards created by IATA. Read More
VIDEO: Blockchain's role and its ambitious prospects in travel
News / Technology
VIDEO: Blockchain's role and its ambitious prospects in travel
By PhocusWire | May 29, 2018
Blockchain has a tendency to polarize opinion in the travel sector - fuelled a combination of distrust, ignorance, over-confidence and desire for change. Read More
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News / Online
VIDEO: Activities web agencies on a hot 2018 for the sector
By PhocusWire | May 29, 2018
This year has been a fascinating one for a sector that, pre-April, was already billed as one of the most interesting in the industry. Read More
VIDEO: Booking.com on its big opportunity in private accommodation
News / Online
VIDEO: Booking.com on its big opportunity in private accommodation
By PhocusWire | May 25, 2018
Booking.com is fighting on a number of fronts these days, having ramped up its strategy on private accommodation over the course of the last two years. Read More
Deliver great choice and personalized content to inspire travelers
From Our Partners / Online
Deliver great choice and personalized content to inspire travelers
By Robert Brown - Travelport | May 24, 2018
There’s no denying that online travel commerce is big business and travel bookings are the single biggest component of all ecommerce businesses. Read More
VIDEO: AccorHotels on facing up to digital and not dying
News / Technology
VIDEO: AccorHotels on facing up to digital and not dying
By PhocusWire | May 24, 2018
A string of acquisitions into new areas of hospitality and a focus on digital services have made AccorHotels one of the chains to watch in recent years. Read More
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