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Taxi2Airport hails €2.2M in funding, plots B2B partnership growth

By Linda Fox | June 28, 2019

Taxi2Airport has announced €2.2M in new funding and plans to invest in extending its B2B partnerships... Read More

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The Amazon effect on travel customer service: Patience is no longer a virtue

By Ford Blakely - Zingle | June 28, 2019

The old saying that patience is a virtue is no longer valid. Not in today’s world, where top brands... Read More

Flywire payment complexities tours and activities

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Q&A: Payment complexities in the growing tours and activities sector

By Mitra Sorrells | June 28, 2019

Flywire's Colyn Smyth discusses some of the challenges related to payments in the tours and activities... Read More

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Huangbaoche brings in $50M for guided tour driver platform

By Kevin May | June 27, 2019

The Series C round into the Beijing, China-based company comes just 15 months after another $50... Read More

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The Phocuswright Conference 2019 - speakers announced, secure a registration discount

By PhocusWire | June 27, 2019

The boss of one of the online travel brands of the moment, OYO Rooms, makes a welcomes return to... Read More

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Booking.com CEO Gillian Tans moves aside, Glenn Fogel steps in

By Kevin May | June 26, 2019

The sudden change at the top of Booking.com, announced today, is effective immediately and ends a... Read More

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Getting out of the way of "innovation" in travel

By Linda Fox | June 26, 2019

Amazon Web Services believes the travel industry is stuck in silos and an “old way of thinking about... Read More

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VIDEO: A maturing market for tours and activities

By Kevin May | June 26, 2019

Booking.com's entry into the tours and activities sector and TripAdvisor's likewise move... Read More

Interview / Online

Q&A: How an emerging market online travel agency facilitates payments - offline

By Jill Menze | June 26, 2019

One of Flymya's biggest hurdles is payments: Only 2% of the population has a credit or debit card,... Read More

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Airbnb rebrands top tier to Airbnb Luxe, adds dedicated concierge services

By Mitra Sorrells | June 25, 2019

Airbnb is renaming its luxury tier of properties as Airbnb Luxe and is providing a dedicated concierge... Read More

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