Travel Booking

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

News / Online

China online hotel channels getting a boost by youth travelers

By Linda Fox | September 5, 2019

China's online hotel platforms are attracting younger demographics with diverse expectations. Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 3 - Polina Raygorodskaya of Wanderu

By Kevin May | September 5, 2019

For the third episode, PhocusWire's Kevin May and David Litwak from Mozio chat with Polina Raygorodskaya, co-founder and CEO at Wanderu. Read More

Glassbox op ed customer experience in aviation

Opinion / Online

Tackling aviation's top customer experience issues through data

By Francesca Pezzoli - Glassbox Digital | September 4, 2019

Data and digital tools are the basis of a positive customer experience in the airline industry. Read More

News / Technology

Marriott picks BookingPal as exclusive tech partner for home-rental unit

By Jill Menze | September 3, 2019

Marriott International has selected BookingPal as the exclusive technology partner for its Homes & Villas vacation rental division. Read More

Interview / Technology

Sounding Off: Shiny and new doesn't always mean it's better

By PhocusWire | August 30, 2019

Revolutionary changes to how this industry operates are not always the best and most successful routes. Evolution is a far better process. Read More

News / Technology

Q&A: BCD Travel's Yannis Karmis on innovation, new tech, threats to legacy TMCs

By Mitra Sorrells | August 30, 2019

BCD Travel's senior vice president of product strategy and development, Yannis Karmis, discusses emerging technologies, NDC, digital identity and more. Read More

Ixigo Flipkart partnership flight bookings

News / Distribution

Ixigo shifts to “full OTA experience” in deal with Indian e-commerce site Flipkart

By Mitra Sorrells | August 30, 2019

Ixigo is now managing domestic and international flight bookings on Flipkart, and additional verticals may be added soon. Read More

Interview / Startups

In The Big Chair - Ariel Cohen of TripActions

By Mitra Sorrells | August 29, 2019

TripActions is only four years old, but the company is definitely playing in the big leagues, valued at more than $4 billion on more than $450 million in funding in the last 18 months and making moves... Read More

News / Distribution

Q&A: Southwest Airlines on its GDS, corporate business strategy

By Business Travel News | August 29, 2019

Southwest Airlines president Tom Nealon spoke with BTN about the airline's decision to participate in the Amadeus and Travelport global distribution systems. Read More