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News / Startups
VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 5
By Kevin May | November 16, 2017
Fresh from selling Trip.com to Ctrip, Travis Katz joins the PundIT Show with two other luminaries to discuss various matters of state. Read More
In The Big Chair - Sean Menke of Sabre
Interview / Distribution
In The Big Chair - Sean Menke of Sabre
By Kevin May | November 16, 2017
  The new boss has been in the job less than a year - but with a wealth of experience in the world of airlines and elsewhere, he knows what needs to be done in areas as varied as NDC, AI and... Read More
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Opinion / Online
Time for travel search engines to up their game
By Gilad Berenstein - Utrip | November 15, 2017
With the advent of search engines like Google and Yahoo! almost two decades ago, accessing information became incredibly easy. Read More
Why is travel tech so risky, according to investors?
News / Online
Why is travel tech so risky, according to investors?
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 14, 2017
During a roundtable discussion at The Phocuswright Conference, ConnexPay CEO Bob Kaufman made a bold statement: travel companies run the same investment risks as adult entertainment.  Read More
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News / Technology
VIDEO: English, Gerstner and Hafner - Next Big Thing
By Kevin May | November 14, 2017
A petri dish of testosterone? Three of the leading lights of online travel of the past decade or so gaze into their crystal balls? Read More
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News / Distribution
Where does online travel retailing stand today?
By Ritesh Gupta - China Travel News | November 14, 2017
A major key performance indicator for airlines is about how they monetise their web and mobile traffic. Read More
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News / Online
Airbnb usage slowing, OTAs should seize opportunity
By Kevin May | November 13, 2017
Adoption of Airbnb has started to flatten sooner than some analysts have expected, with online travel agencies tipped as likely beneficiaries. Read More
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News / Online
Travelers will embrace personalization and AI for a better travel experience
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 13, 2017
Google claims that the "friction in travel" makes it ideal for new technology and artificial intelligence-led services to come in and make improvements. Read More
Accor axes independent hotel web strategy
News / Online
Accor axes independent hotel web strategy
By Kevin May | November 10, 2017
It lasted less than two and a half years - Accor's ambitious attempt to create a marketplace for independent hotels is officially at an end. Read More
Google rolls out new hotel search service
News / Online
Google rolls out new hotel search service
By Kevin May | November 10, 2017
Google is tightening its grip on the hotel search marketplace with the roll-out of a new platform this week. Read More
VIDEO: GDSs survive but full content agreements will not
News / Distribution
VIDEO: GDSs survive but full content agreements will not
By Kevin May | November 9, 2017
British Airways has got it right, but Lufthansa has not - that's the view emerging over the latest changes in airline distribution. Read More
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News
Welcome to a world of extremely dynamic packaging
By Dirk Rogl - Phocuswright | November 9, 2017
Something is going on in the European leisure travel market – in part, due to the distribution strategies of airlines and hotels. Read More
Ebix acquires Asia-Pacific web agency Via.com for $75M
News / Technology
Ebix acquires Asia-Pacific web agency Via.com for $75M
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 7, 2017
The leading supplier of cross-industry on-demand software and e-commerce services will acquire the Southeast Asian OTA through its Singapore subsidiary. Read More
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News / Online
Looking to AI and personalization, GetYourGuide raises $75M
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 6, 2017
Attractions specialist GetYourGuide has gone big with its Series D funding, making it the largest-ever capital investment in its segment of the industry. Read More
In The Big Chair - Mike Ford of SiteMinder
Interview / Distribution
In The Big Chair - Mike Ford of SiteMinder
By Kevin May | November 5, 2017
  The man who helped get SiteMinder off the ground in 2006 has plenty to say about the direct-booking debate, intermediaries becoming tech vendors and his style as a boss. Read More
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