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VIDEO: Airbnb plays down competition, says it welcomes new entries into home-sharing

By Jill Menze | May 16, 2019

Speaking at Phocuswright Europe, Airbnb managing director of EMEA Jeroen Merchiers claimed: “We’re not obsessed with any individual company.” Read More

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VIDEO: eDreams Odigeo CEO Dana Dunne on mobile booking, harnessing data

By Linda Fox | May 16, 2019

Dana Dunne, CEO of eDreams Odigeo, shares thoughts on the company's progress over the past four years as well as the wider industry. Read More

CEO interview Almundo Juan Pablo Lafosse

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Juan Pablo Lafosse of Almundo

By Mitra Sorrells | May 16, 2019

The Almundo CEO talks the power of offline, the company's strategy compared to Expedia and Booking and much more. Read More

News / Technology

TripAdvisor adds safety features to reviews

By Linda Fox | May 15, 2019

TripAdvisor has added new features to the platform enabling travelers to find reviews that include information around safety-related incidents. Read More

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On the Beach reports revenue growth despite hit from Primera failure

By Linda Fox | May 15, 2019

On the Beach Group has reported a 56% drop to £400,000 in revenue for its international division for the half year ended March 31, 2019. Read More

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Reserve Direct rebrands as Tripster, consolidates tours and activities content to one platform

By Linda Fox | May 14, 2019

U.S.-based tours and activities provider Reserve Direct has rebranded to Tripster to better reflect its focus on experience-based travel. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Frontdesk manages short-term rentals in urban apartment communities

By Mitra Sorrells | May 14, 2019

Founded in 2017, Frontdesk develops and manages short-term rental suites around the United States for both business and leisure guests. Read More

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What we’ve learned from tracking more than 280M online bookings

By SaleCycle | May 13, 2019

Over the past year, we have tracked more than 280 million online bookings and abandonments from their airline and travel clients. This is what we found out. Read More

News / Online

Mint House raises debut $15M round to bring rentals to business trips

By Kevin May | May 13, 2019

A string of industry veterans have joined the round to back the business travel-focused, accommodation rental service. Read More

News / Distribution

Finnair unveils NDC partner program (but won't surcharge agents for non-use)

By Linda Fox | May 10, 2019

Agents will have a number of ways to access content such as building a direct connect with Finnair via an NDC API or using aggregation platforms that use the NDC technology standard. Read More

Bookings slightly up, revenue slightly down for Booking Holdings in Q1 2019

By Mitra Sorrells | May 9, 2019

Revenue was down but gross bookings were up for Booking Holdings in the first quarter of 2019, including a more than 10% increase in room nights sold. Read More

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Airbnb on being smart, technology and standing up for sustainable travel

By Linda Fox | May 9, 2019

In Igualada, a small town near Barcelona, Airbnb held its first New Destinations Summit - an event about building sustainable tourism in locations with few hotels. Read More

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TripAdvisor sees experiences and restaurant revenue up as investment continues in new areas

By Linda Fox | May 8, 2019

TripAdvisor reports a slight decrease in revenue for Q1 2019 while revenue for its experiences and restaurants units is up almost a third. Read More

News / Online

Culture Trip says online travel agency "bet" is close

By Linda Fox | May 7, 2019

The company raised $80 million last year and brought in former-Expedia U.K. managing director Andy Washington to help launch the OTA. Read More

News / Startups

Tourlane quickly adds $47M, plans international expansion and product development

By Linda Fox | May 7, 2019

The business offers customers the expertise of travel agents combined with online booking - and it's now raised a total of $81 million in funding. Read More

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