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Q&A: Travelfish's Stuart McDonald on the OYO and Instagram problems plaguing Southeast Asia

By Jill Menze | October 31, 2019

The Travelfish co-founder gets candid on why OYO's model is flawed, Google needs to relent and "influencers are like influenza." Read More

Interview / Startups

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Tedd Evers

October 30, 2019

Continuing our series chatting to execs participating in the Phocuswright Conference in November, meet Tedd Evers, CEO of TripTuner. Read More

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Travel app LuckyTrip crowdfunds £1.5M on Crowdcube, Syndicate Room

By Steven Lerner | October 30, 2019

LuckyTrip's latest crowdfunding campaigns - including £1 million from 1,879 investors on Crowdcube - will allow it to scale internationally as it grows in popularity. Read More

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Southeast Asia a “melting pot of trends” in online travel

By Mitra Sorrells | October 30, 2019

Travel companies are expanding their offerings and forging partnerships to stay ahead in the fast-changing market of Southeast Asia. Read More

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Booking.com app integrates ride-hailing services via Grab

By Marissa Trew - WiT | October 29, 2019

Booking.com and Grab are extending their partnership with the addition of Grab's ride-hailing service into the OTA's mobile app. Read More

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Integrated tech is still a dream in business travel

By Linda Fox | October 29, 2019

The survey from the Association of Corporate Travel Executives reveals that 72% of buyers say their business travel program is only somewhat integrated. Read More

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Vacasa now a unicorn, lands largest vacation rental Series C at $319M

By Mitra Sorrells | October 29, 2019

Vacasa's latest investment is the largest such Series C round to date in the vacation rental management industry. Read More

MiStay gets new funding from ah! Ventures

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Hourly hotel booking company MiStay lands funding from Ah! Ventures

By Steven Lerner | October 29, 2019

Ah! Ventures, along with entrepreneur Sumit Nagpal, lead a new undisclosed funding round for MiStay. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Johannes Reck

By PhocusWire | October 28, 2019

In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Florida in November, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Step forward Johannes Reck of GetYourGuide. Read More

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The Phocuswright Conference 2019 preview - Activities become just part of the bigger jigsaw

By PhocusWire | October 25, 2019

Tours and activities operates from a position of acceptability from the wider industry - it is part of the mainstream and no longer the outlier. Read More

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Why Klook is using offline events to target Southeast Asia’s mobile-first travelers

By Mitra Sorrells | October 25, 2019

Klook is hosting offline travel festivals to attract new customers to its digital platform. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Wheel the World wants to make travel more accessible

By Linda Fox | October 24, 2019

As part of its bid to open up travel in more destinations, the company carries out accessibility assessments and scores of travel partners and suppliers. Read More

Opinion / Startups

The search for genuine "disruption" in the travel industry

By Peter Matthews - Nucleus | October 24, 2019

Now traditional business models have been turned on their heads by the likes of Uber, Airbnb, Amazon and Google there is a tendency for many brands to believe they need to roll up their sleeves and face... Read More

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TripAdvisor helps hoteliers boost direct bookings through new Sponsored Placements feature

By Jill Menze | October 23, 2019

TripAdvisor is introducing a direct-booking feature to its Sponsored Placements product for accommodation providers designed to help them boost revenue. Read More

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Q&A: Agoda CMO on how it tackles Southeast Asia

By Jill Menze | October 23, 2019

Agoda chief marketing officer Ittai Chorev discusses how the platform tries to deliver on what customers want, how new features like Mix and Save have played out, its partnership with Grab and more. Read More

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