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Amazon expands travel offerings in India with RedBus partnership
By Mitra Sorrells | December 4, 2019
Amazon in India is adding bus ticketing through a partnership with RedBus.... Read More
The big ask: A Kilimanjaro pledge
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The big ask: A Kilimanjaro pledge
By Arnie Weissmann - Travel Weekly  | December 3, 2019
With great personal benefits come great personal obligations. To only reap the advantages of a life in... Read More
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Kayak partners with Trip.com Group to offer car rentals in Asia Pacific
By Mitra Sorrells | December 3, 2019
Trip.com car rentals are now available on the Kayak platform in Asia Pacific.... Read More
The big travel payment trends coming in 2020
Opinion / Online
The big travel payment trends coming in 2020
By Jeremy Dyball - Amadeus | December 3, 2019
Things are changing rapidly in the area of travel payments - an executive from Amadeus weighs in with... Read More
VIDEO: Financial analysts on Airbnb, travel stocks in 2020
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VIDEO: Financial analysts on Airbnb, travel stocks in 2020
By Steven Lerner | December 3, 2019
Top Wall Street analysts discuss Airbnb going public and other travel stock trends for 2020.... Read More
VIDEO: Mystifly - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2019
Interview / Online
VIDEO: Mystifly - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2019
By PhocusWire | December 3, 2019
This disruptive travel product - C2 - enables OTAs and travel intermediaries to redefine their... Read More
Google's playbook to become a Super App in travel
Opinion / Online
Google's playbook to become a Super App in travel
By Mario Gavira | December 2, 2019
Combine a global army of local experts with Google’s unlimited capacity to track movements of all its... Read More
Sounding Off: Google will have the lunch of tours and activities as well
Interview / Online
Sounding Off: Google will have the lunch of tours and activities as well
By PhocusWire | November 29, 2019
It is only a question of time before Google seeks to build out an ecosystem in tours and activities... Read More
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Travelers more likely to convert if owners respond to reviews
By Linda Fox | November 29, 2019
Research from TripAdvisor shows the benefit of responses from hotels and restaurants to reviews.... Read More
The PhocusWire PundIT Show #20
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The PhocusWire PundIT Show #20
By Kevin May | November 29, 2019
Three days of innovation and lots of chatter about what's hot (or not) in the travel industry as we... Read More
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