Online Travel Agency

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.

News / Distribution

Sabre makes NDC push, launches new airline commercial platform

By Jill Menze | April 12, 2018

While airlines are still adjusting their attitudes toward IATA’s New Distribution Capability, Sabre has changed its tune about how the communication standard will present new opportunities around... Read More

News / Startups

TravelPerk captures $21 million to boost corporate booking tool

By Kevin May | April 11, 2018

A series B round of $21 million has come to Travelperk from a group of new and existing investors in its bid to "fix business travel". Read More

Opinion / Online

Amazon's options for disrupting online travel: try or buy

By Max Starkov - HEBS Digital | April 11, 2018

Will it or won't it - the subject of Amazon’s potential to disrupt the travel industry is back in vogue once more. Read More

News / Technology

Sabre aims to break down walls as it "reimagines" business of travel

By Jill Menze | April 11, 2018

Sabre president and CEO Sean Menke has a new vision for how tech will reimagine the business of travel. Read More

News / Online

Google tests activities search platform with a twist

By Kevin May | April 10, 2018

No need to panic just yet - it's only a test, of course - but Google has quietly built a search engine for tours and activities. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Business travel, supplier technology and customer ownership

By Kevin May | April 10, 2018

There is an ongoing discussion around the idea that suppliers are gaining more control of the customer as they often have the ability to handle the tech interface. Read More

News / Technology

AI analysis, part 2: Watson's world

By Mitra Sorrells | April 9, 2018

It’s been more than seven years since IBM’s Watson computer entered the spotlight by beating two acclaimed – and human – competitors on the quiz show Jeopardy! Read More

News / Distribution

MakeMyTrip boosts distribution with Flipkart partnership

By Mitra Sorrells | April 5, 2018

Less than a month after buzz circulated that Amazon could make a move into travel – again – one of its biggest e-commerce competitors is doing just that. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Jens Wohltorf of Blacklane

By Kevin May | April 5, 2018

Since Jens Wohltorf co-founded the private car company in 2011, Blacklane has grown its reach to 250 cities and has raised $85 million. Read More

News / Distribution

Expedia Group can sell Air France-KLM flights without surcharge

By Mitra Sorrells | April 4, 2018

Air France-KLM has agreed to waive surcharges for leisure and corporate customers that book through Expedia Group brands Expedia, Ebookers and Egencia. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Tobias Ragge of HRS

By Kevin May | April 3, 2018

The founder's son, Tobias Ragge has run HRS for 10 years, with a particular emphasis on pushing it into new markets around the world and, more recently, concentrating on its core corporate travel... Read More

News / Distribution

Musement and Bókun partner to sell tours and activities

By Mitra Sorrells | April 3, 2018

Italy-based tours and activities booking platform Musement is expanding its supply through a partnership with Iceland-based Bókun. Read More

News / Online

Research Spotlight: What's bolstering the US online travel market

By Jill Menze | April 2, 2018

Growth was steady in the US travel market in 2017, with all segments seeing an increase of from 1 to 5% over 2016. Online sales in particular outperformed the market as a whole, which advanced 3%... Read More