Travel Booking

Opinion / Online

Who holds the best hand in the battle for tours, activities and experiences?

By Joost Schreve - KimKim | December 13, 2018

Four of the biggest players - TripAdvisor, Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia - are approaching the tours, activities and experiences category from angles that leverage their respective strengths. Here's... Read More

News / Online

Google acquires Indian rail app Where Is My Train?

By Kevin May | December 12, 2018

Google is well-known for snapping up the teams behind various cogs in the wheel of the travel industry - and this week it has flexed its muscles once again. Read More

News / Technology

A review of 2018, a preview for what's next: Voice technology

By Mitra Sorrells | December 12, 2018

To provide a look ahead on this topic, Say It Now CEO Charlie Cadbury offers his take on the top five developments in voice technology he expects to see in 2019. Read More

News / Online

Rough Guides, online travel content and the Culture Trip Effect

By Linda Fox | December 11, 2018

Travel guide book publisher Rough Guides has announced a move into "travel booking". Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: Vivere - Summit pitch winner at Phocuswright 2018

By Kevin May | December 10, 2018

Vivere.travel transforms your vacation vision into reality. A personalized, interest-based, visual travel guide. Read More

News / Online

QOTW: Something about simply pressing a button

By Kevin May | December 7, 2018

Quote from Clayton Reid, CEO at MMGY Global, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Kayak on the future of meta, Google and the limitations of voice search

By Mitra Sorrells | December 7, 2018

By some measures it’s been a tough year for traditional metasearch players, including Kayak. Read More

News / Startups

Tourlane raises $24M for agent-led trip tool, plans to nearly double staff

By Mitra Sorrells | December 7, 2018

Berlin-based Tourlane, which offers online booking of custom itineraries planned by travel specialists, has raised $24 million in Series B funding. Read More

Interview / Online

Technically Speaking - Ari Balogh of Airbnb

By Jill Menze | December 6, 2018

Ari Balogh comes to Airbnb from Google and is charged with leading infrastructure, information IT and security and engineering for payments, trust and community support as CTO. Read More

News / Technology

Hotelchamp creates AI “Autopilot” to personalize hotel websites

By Mitra Sorrells | December 6, 2018

Hotelchamp, an Amsterdam-based startup that provides technology to drive direct bookings on hotel websites, is launching a new product to automate a personalized user experience. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: Funding, search bias and a need for independent tech providers for activities

By Linda Fox | December 5, 2018

Tours and activities execs took to the Center Stage at The Phocuswright Conference to talk investment, expansion and bias in search results. Read More

News / Startups

SnapTravel adds $13.2M to develop its text- and voice-based travel assistant

By Mitra Sorrells | December 5, 2018

Toronto-based SnapTravel has closed a $21.2 million Series A funding round, adding $13.2 million in new investments to its initial raise of $8 million in July 2017. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Amid hotel distribution wars, Google will be the last site standing

By Marco Benvenuti - Duetto | December 4, 2018

In an ideal situation for hotels, travelers looking for overnight accommodations would just come directly to them - by walking into the lobby, calling a 1‐800 number or visiting the hotel’s... Read More

News / Technology

Study indicates move away from direct booking among business travelers

By Linda Fox | December 3, 2018

Business travelers in Europe are moving away from direct booking channels, according to new research. Read More

Interview / Technology

Technically Speaking - David Pavlik of Kiwi.com

By Linda Fox | November 30, 2018

Kiwi.com recruited David Pavlik earlier this year. His career spans time at Microsoft in various roles before moving on to technical program manager roles at both Amazon and Netflix. For the past four... Read More

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