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Digital touchpoints should be as beautiful as they are useful
News / Technology
Digital touchpoints should be as beautiful as they are useful
By Marisa Garcia | April 20, 2018
People build a curious devotion to the look of their favorite airline brands, and airlines have... Read More
airbnb event planning tool
News / Online
Airbnb makes foray into events with meeting planner tool
By Jill Menze | April 19, 2018
Airbnb is out to conquer yet another corner of the travel market with the launch of a new tool for... Read More
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Interview / Online
Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with Booking.com's Olivier Gremillon
By PhocusWire | April 19, 2018
Ahead of the event, he discusses the need for collaboration among travel players, the transformative... Read More
For hoteliers: 6 steps to success in text messaging and chat from an expert
News / Technology
For hoteliers: 6 steps to success in text messaging and chat from an expert
By Viewpoints | April 19, 2018
This is a viewpoint from Sudheer Thakur, Founder and CEO at HelloShift. Smile! That's what most hotel... Read More
A measure of influence: Can you trust influencer marketing to deliver real engagement that leads to sales?
News / Online
A measure of influence: Can you trust influencer marketing to deliver real engagement that leads to sales?
By Nick Vivion | April 18, 2018
Influencer rankings aren't so simple as looking at follower count, or even engagement rate. It's... Read More
Marriott ramps up tours and activities, new loyalty program plays a role
News / Online
Marriott ramps up tours and activities, new loyalty program plays a role
By Kevin May | April 18, 2018
Plenty of attention on Marriott this week as it introduces a new loyalty package - but other efforts... Read More
Airbnb believes healthy travel and tourism is the antidote to what ails us
News / Distribution
Airbnb believes healthy travel and tourism is the antidote to what ails us
By Marisa Garcia | April 18, 2018
Airbnb has laid out an updated series of public policies for the home-sharing service intended to... Read More
Airbnb aims to combat overtourism with new Office of Healthy Tourism
News / Online
Airbnb aims to combat overtourism with new Office of Healthy Tourism
By Jill Menze | April 17, 2018
In an effort to spur economic growth through local and sustainable tourism, Airbnb has opened the... Read More
The data says: Global demand growth for Airbnb, TripAdvisor and Agoda
News / Distribution
The data says: Global demand growth for Airbnb, TripAdvisor and Agoda
By Viewpoints | April 17, 2018
This is a viewpoint from Gitit Greenberg, director of digital insights at SimilarWeb. If you want to... Read More
Passenger experience woes can only be solved through wholesale disruption
News / Distribution
Passenger experience woes can only be solved through wholesale disruption
By Viewpoints | April 16, 2018
This is a viewpoint from Yves Tuet, Founder and CEO, Deolan The airline industry may be a low margin... Read More
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