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Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: BedLinker plots distribution for hotels and marketplace for travel agents

By Linda Fox | November 2, 2018

Founded in December 2017, there are two parts to the startup: BedLinker, a B2B marketplace for travel agents, and BedAllocator, a distribution management system for leisure hotels. The company wants to... Read More

Interview / Distribution

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Ruzwana Bashir

By PhocusWire | November 2, 2018

As co-founder and CEO of Peek, Ruzwana Bashir has steered the tours and activities company through a number of funding rounds in recent years as well as the acquisition of rival Zozi in early 2017. At... Read More

News / Technology

Poor support, lack of integration top list of hoteliers’ gripes about PMS

By Mitra Sorrells | November 1, 2018

Insufficient support from vendors tops the list of concerns expressed by hoteliers about their property management systems in a new study, The Future of Hotel Management Systems. Read More

News / Distribution

Solid third quarter drives Sabre to increase full-year growth guidance

By Linda Fox | October 30, 2018

Sabre has reported a solid third quarter with growth across distribution, airline and hospitality solutions. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Three ways hoteliers are kicking silos of technology for good (finally)

By Klaus Kohlmayr - IDEAS | October 18, 2018

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: In the age of OTAs and industry disruption, effectively managing a complex channel and distribution strategy is critical to a hotelier’s bottom line. Read More

News / Distribution

Tours and activities: the next frontier for airlines?

By Jill Menze | October 17, 2018

Do airlines want to enter the tours and activities game? On the list of priorities, airlines are interested in selling their core product - flights - first and foremost, says Tamas Hanyi, general... Read More

News / Distribution

How to get smart with hotel distribution during the low season

By Gino Engels - OTA Insight | October 12, 2018

Peaks and troughs are the perennial features of every hotelier’s annual revenue graph. This is unlikely to change. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

VIDEO: Checkfront on Google's entry and where the experiences sector is heading

By PhocusWire | October 11, 2018

Checkfront is one of the first partners for the Reserve With Google initiative - a development that has the potential to be a disruptive move for tours and activities. Read More

News / Distribution

Creating a Netflix-for-airlines loyalty model at $30/month

By Kevin May | October 5, 2018

The "X-for-hotels" or "Y-for-airlines" idea, when a modern consumer brand is used as a reference point, has become fairly common in the travel industry. Read More

News / Technology

Vacation rental vs. hotel tech: What's the future of PMS?

By Jill Menze | October 5, 2018

If vacation rental property managers want to distinguish how they do business compared to hotels, the first step is to rethink how they use technology and data. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Kathy Morgan

By PhocusWire | October 5, 2018

With responsibility for driving NDC at Sabre, Morgan has witnessed it go from an initiative shadowed by mistrust and confusion to something many in the industry are now getting behind and seeing as a... Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: FareHarbor on being acquired by Booking.com

By Kevin May | October 3, 2018

In what has been a transformative year for tours and activities, perhaps one development stood out more than any other. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: TripAdvisor opens up about Bokun acquisition

By Kevin May | September 26, 2018

Bokun customers will get a better placement in TripAdvisor listings for tours and activities, the company has admitted for the first time. Read More

News / Distribution

Redeam launches new automated channel management platform for tours and activities

By Mitra Sorrells | September 20, 2018

Redeam, a digital ticketing and redemption provider for suppliers of tours, activities and attractions, has created a new channel management platform. Read More

News / Online

Google plunges deeper into hotel search: It's all about rooms

By Diego Varela - Mirai | September 19, 2018

Ever wondered how far search giant Google wants to take consumers in its quest to dominate the accommodation sector? More evidence is emerging... Read More

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