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eLong and Tongcheng merge, under Ctrip stewardship
News / Online
eLong and Tongcheng merge, under Ctrip stewardship
By Kevin May | December 29, 2017
Ctrip is overseeing the merging of two Chinese online travel brands - one of which it bought from Expedia Inc two years ago. Read More
Expedia knows how online travel makes you feel
News / Technology
Expedia knows how online travel makes you feel
By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | December 29, 2017
On the reflective side of one-way glass sits a test subject in a soundproof room, multiple sensors applied to her face, wearing high-tech glasses that track her eyes' every movement. Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Hotel issues to sharpen
Opinion / Distribution
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Hotel issues to sharpen
By Dori Stein - Fornova | December 28, 2017
2018 will be another busy year in the distribution space, as hotels and online travel agencies continue to dance and spar. Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Rise of the machines (and humans)
Opinion / Technology
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Rise of the machines (and humans)
By Rob Greyber - Egencia | December 27, 2017
What a year. On a global scale, 2017’s headlines were both polarizing and surprising, terrifying and exhilarating. Read More
Booking.com adds packages, rail and cruises
News / Online
Booking.com adds packages, rail and cruises
By Kevin May | December 22, 2017
Booking.com has quietly started testing partnerships for other travel products, including package trips via a deal with Lastminute.com. Read More
QOTW: Something to do with those Gatekeepers
News / Technology
QOTW: Something to do with those Gatekeepers
By PhocusWire | December 22, 2017
Quote from Kieron Branagan, CEO at OpenJaw Technologies. Read More
UpLift raises $90 million to lift online payment service
News / Online
UpLift raises $90 million to lift online payment service
By Kevin May | December 21, 2017
Massive round this week of $90 million into Uplift, the online travel revenue optimization service that allows consumers to pay in monthly installments. Read More
Lastminute.com buys Weg, as Europe mid-level consolidation continues
News / Online
Lastminute.com buys Weg, as Europe mid-level consolidation continues
By Kevin May | December 21, 2017
Lastminute.com Group has secured a deal to buy the Comvel business from ProSiebenSat.1 Group, giving it a chance to grow its presence in Germany. Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Online
Opinion / Online
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Online
By PhocusWire | December 21, 2017
The state of online travel as we leave 2017 and enter 2018 couldn’t be more fascinating and yet still fairly difficult to gauge. Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: In-Destination Experiences and End-to-End Journey
News / Online
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: In-Destination Experiences and End-to-End Journey
By PhocusWire | December 21, 2017
Travel is not about airline seats or hotel rooms - people travel for leisure to experience the destination, business travelers are on a mission to complete specific goals.  Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Technology
Opinion / Technology
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Technology
By PhocusWire | December 20, 2017
The problem with technology as a term in the travel industry is that it’s now so ubiquitous that it becomes difficult to single out what developments are the most important for 2018. Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Seven challenges for airlines
Opinion / Technology
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Seven challenges for airlines
By Kieron Branagan - OpenJaw Technologies | December 20, 2017
There are a common themes, indeed, common challenges that we at OpenJaw find when we meeting with our clients around the world. Read More
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Distribution
Opinion / Distribution
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Distribution
By PhocusWire | December 19, 2017
Airline distribution was always a complex - but fairly unexciting - discipline until a few years ago. Read More
OTA Insight brings in $20M round for hospitality tech
News / Technology
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
News / Technology
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
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