Reservation Systems

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VIDEO: Booking Holdings on Google, complacency, ambitions and the entire trip

By Linda Fox | November 16, 2018

A string of international acquisitions and investments (plus a new-ish name) to reflect on a global position has the industry speculating about what else lies ahead for the former Priceline Group. Read More

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VIDEO: Booking.com on its big new focus

By Kevin May | November 12, 2018

Booking.com's entry into the world of tours and activities has been played out in a fairly low-key way over the years. Read More

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Tiqets doubles investment in attraction booking service with new $23M round

By Linda Fox | November 12, 2018

Tiqets has received $23 million in funding putting it in top three most well-funded tours and activities startups. Read More

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Amadeus sees IT and distribution growth slow but revenue numbers still big

By Kevin May | November 7, 2018

Amadeus has hit over €3.5 billion in revenue for the first nine months of year for the second year in a row. Read More

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Ticketing technology updates, innovations critical for major attractions

By Mitra Sorrells | November 6, 2018

Large attractions such as theme parks, amusement parks, zoos and museums need to update and invest in their ticketing technology in order to meet consumer expectations and to adapt to new distribution... Read More

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VIDEO: What it takes to capture the burgeoning activities sector

By Kevin May | November 6, 2018

Two brands, either side of the Atlantic Ocean - both with modest levels of investment to date. Read More

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How travel management companies are battling the content gap

By Amanda Metcalf - BTN | November 5, 2018

The travel management company's first purpose was to print paper airline tickets and deliver them to travelers. TMCs since have diversified into duty of care, reporting and consulting, but in order to... Read More

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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