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VIDEO: Air France KLM on sales across social, China and being where customers are

By Linda Fox | September 16, 2019

PhocusWire spoke to Air France-KLM vice president of digital strategy Guido van Til about the social media strategy across the airlines and staying on top of digital developments. Read More

Opinion / Online

Trip Planning 3.0 – this time it’s more than personal

By Manuel Hilty - Nezasa | September 13, 2019

Some survivors are learning from the past, making the most of today’s tech landscape to create fit-for-purpose planning and booking tools for today’s travelers. Read More

News / Technology

Aviation bosses: We need to be vocal about environmental credentials and embrace tech

By Linda Fox | September 13, 2019

The flight shaming campaign has shone a critical light on the industry for not promoting the industry’s efforts enough, as pressure mounts on carriers to take notice. Read More

News / Startups

Davinci Travel System looks to expansion following €2.1M in funding

By Linda Fox | September 13, 2019

The Prague-based startup specializing in group bookings tech for hotels has announced funding of €2.1 million. Read More

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Mobile and millennials continue to dominate tours and activities online booking

By Linda Fox | September 12, 2019

A study from TourScanner finds smartphones are dominant for searching tours and activities and millennials are leaders in online booking. Read More

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VIDEO: How Booking.com will weave every element of a trip together

By Kevin May | September 12, 2019

Details of exactly how the giant will achieve its ambition to connect hotel guests with activities and transportation, plus a myriad of other travel-related services, are becoming clearer now. Read More

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VIDEO: Trip.com on its role in the wider group and the importance of flights

By Linda Fox | September 11, 2019

James Spalding is responsible for building flight content for Trip.com. He spoke to PhocusWire about knocking on airline doors, ambitions for the brand and its role in the wider group. Read More

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SiteMinder partners with HotelSwaps to enable trade of unsold inventory

By Mitra Sorrells | September 11, 2019

SiteMinder's hotel clients can now use HotelSwaps, a hotel room exchange platform. Read More

Opinion / Online

Rethinking the (broken) travel marketing funnel

By Bill Chase - Koddi | September 11, 2019

As the digital media landscape continues to shift, it’s in the mid-funnel where travel brands stand to gain the greatest competitive edge - but only if they move quickly to rebalance their budgets... Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: The Points Guy on airline loyalty shifts and aviation pain points

By Kevin May | September 10, 2019

Brian Kelly is an influential figure in the world of airline loyalty, launching The Points Guy as a consumer guide in 2010 and now overseeing a sizeable media business. Read More

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Ctrip scores £1.3B in revenue for second quarter in a row, will change name to Trip.com Group

By Kevin May | September 10, 2019

Executive chairman James Liang says the move is to position the brand further as a global player, ending almost 20 years as Ctrip. Read More

News / Online

Klook on target to hit 60M bookings in 2019, outlines expansion plan

By Jill Menze | September 10, 2019

By the end of 2020, Klook plans to double its headcount from 1,200 to more than 2,500 across 30 offices; it also plans to continue to penetrate the Asia-Pacific region as well as bolster its presence in... Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Google price-matching: Are hotel bookings next?

By Gino Engels - OTA Insight | September 6, 2019

With Google testing a "lowest fare" price guarantee on flights, what happens if the guarantee extends to hotels? Read More

News / Distribution

Google adds Vacasa to vacation rental search

By Jill Menze | September 5, 2019

In March, Google added vacation rental properties to its Hotel Search function, and it’s now adding the first vacation rental management brand to the mix through a partnership with Vacasa. Read More

News / Technology

Travelport creates voice search for EasyJet’s app

By Mitra Sorrells | September 5, 2019

Dubbed “Speak Now,” the search tool has been created by Travelport using Google Cloud’s natural language understanding tool known as Dialogflow. Read More

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