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News / Online

TravelBird shuts shop after investment fails to arrive

By Linda Fox | November 5, 2018

TravelBird, an online deals service that was one of the longer-term survivors of the early flash sales era, has shut, blaming a lack of funding. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: BedLinker plots distribution for hotels and marketplace for travel agents

By Linda Fox | November 2, 2018

Founded in December 2017, there are two parts to the startup: BedLinker, a B2B marketplace for travel agents, and BedAllocator, a distribution management system for leisure hotels. The company wants to... Read More

Interview / Distribution

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Ruzwana Bashir

By PhocusWire | November 2, 2018

As co-founder and CEO of Peek, Ruzwana Bashir has steered the tours and activities company through a number of funding rounds in recent years as well as the acquisition of rival Zozi in early 2017. At... Read More

News / Distribution

QOTW: Something about a losing battle for venture capitalists

By PhocusWire | November 2, 2018

Quote from Christian Saller, general partner of Holtzbrinck Ventures, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

News / Distribution

Beyond Air helps Travelport through "challenging" quarter

By Linda Fox | November 1, 2018

Travelport reports third quarter 2018 results with strong gains for payment service eNett. Read More

News / Online

Ctrip's plans for localization: A look at Trip.com one year in

By Jill Menze | November 1, 2018

It’s been exactly one year since Ctrip purchased Trip.com - a strategic move by the Chinese online travel powerhouse to bring its services into local Asia Pacific markets. And the past 365 days have so... Read More

Booking new tools professional rental partners

News / Technology

Booking.com creates new filters and tools for short-term rental partners

By Mitra Sorrells | November 1, 2018

Tools to help professional vacation rental managers save time and control who can book their properties are part of a new suite of products launched this week by Booking.com. Read More

News / Distribution

Q&A: HomeToGo on metasearch in the vacation rental industry

By Phocuswire | October 31, 2018

Metasearch has tried to become a part in the rental ecosystem - with some big investment rounds going into startups and, unfortunately, some fairly high-profile casualties along the way. Read More

Opinion / Online

The story of Hipmunk: How the metasearch engine turned "suckage" into success

By Adam Goldstein - Hipmunk | October 31, 2018

When we started Hipmunk in 2010, we were trying to solve a problem we faced firsthand: the agony of searching and booking travel. Read More

Opinion / Online

The good - and bad - of Trivago's hotel metasearch model

By Jacopo Rita - Bookassist | October 31, 2018

According to recent industry buzz and rumors, Trivago has seen better times. Hardly a month (or even a week!) goes past by without an article or press release highlighting even more trouble for the... Read More

News / Startups

Freebird looks to consumer channels following $8M investment

By Linda Fox | October 31, 2018

Freebird announces $8 million in series A funding. Read More

News / Distribution

Expedia rolls out Guest Insights technology for booking behavior intel

By Linda Fox | October 30, 2018

Expedia is adding to its services it offers hotels with its Guest Insights technology. Read More

Opinion / Online

It's the end of the hotel metasearch model as we know it

By Max Starkov - HEBS Digital | October 30, 2018

The very promise to compare rates on hundreds of sites for the same hotel is what makes hotel metasearch inherently flawed. Read More

Booking Holdings Grab investment partnership

News / Online

Booking Holdings invests $200M in SE Asian ride-hail company Grab

By Mitra Sorrells | October 29, 2018

Booking Holdings is making a major investment and creating a strategic partnership with Grab Holdings, a Singapore-based on-demand transportation platform that operates in 235 cities in eight countries... Read More