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Ideas and insight from startups at Battleground: The Americas

By PhocusWire | July 30, 2018

Don't miss a day of fresh ideas and innovation from travel startups and speakers from high-profile companies at Battleground: The Americas. Register now. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: TroopTravel wants to fix corporate group travel planning

By Mitra Sorrells | July 30, 2018

TroopTravel is a platform to help corporate travel managers add intelligence and efficiency to the process of planning meetings and events that involve attendees from different parts of the world. ... Read More

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Amadeus reports revenue and profit growth for first half of 2018

By Linda Fox | July 27, 2018

Amadeus has reported gains in revenue and profit for the first six months of 2018. Read More

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HomeAway again fuels growth for Expedia in Q2, financial results show

By Mitra Sorrells | July 26, 2018

Double digit growth in revenue and gross bookings year-over-year highlighted an overall positive result from Expedia Group for the second quarter of 2018. Read More

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Online reputation, bookings top of mind for travel business owners

By Jill Menze | July 26, 2018

Travel businesses are overwhelmingly concerned about their online reputations, as well as how well they’re equipped to meet a mobile audience, a new study from TripAdvisor shows. Read More

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Payment innovation slow in travel but consumer demand is driving change

By Linda Fox | July 26, 2018

Travel companies are slow to invest in payment innovation despite demand from consumers for wider options. Read More

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Q&A: Data, context and the impact of Amazon on air travel

By Mitra Sorrells | July 26, 2018

According to the World Bank, the number of international travel departures across the globe has more than doubled in the last two decades, from about 650 million in 1996 to 1.45 billion in 2016. Read More

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Trivago moves to reduce advertising spend as losses mount

By Linda Fox | July 25, 2018

Trivago reports losses for the second quarter of 2018 as it reins in advertising spend. Read More

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GM adds peer-to-peer car sharing to Maven platform

By Mitra Sorrells | July 24, 2018

General Motors is expanding its Maven mobility service to include privately owned and leased vehicles. Read More

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With latest updates, Lola aims to solve the pain points for business travel managers

By Mitra Sorrells | July 24, 2018

The Lola travel platform is making what might seem like an unusual move - shifting from a mobile-only strategy to now offering a desktop version of its travel management app. Read More

Interview / Technology

Q&A: Nordic Choice Hotels on how innovation drives the customer experience

By Nordic Choice Hotels & ALICE | July 24, 2018

ALICE co-founder and president Alex Shashou sat down with Nordic Choice head of business Christian Lunden to discuss innovation at Nordic Choice properties and how the influence of other industries... Read More

News / Online

Chinese home rental platform Tujia adds SiteMinder property management for hosts

By Mitra Sorrells | July 24, 2018

Tujia, a vacation rental platform backed by Ctrip, has partnered with SiteMinder to offer its overseas accommodation providers an all-in-one management system. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Swayy helps hotels manage influencer campaigns at scale

By Jill Menze | July 23, 2018

Swayy is a tool for hotels to find, book and maintain relationships with social media influencers. It matches hotels with pre-vetted, relevant influencers, and Swayy’s closed-loop system allows both... Read More

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Most voice assistants "unskilled" for travel planning and booking

By Michael Coletta | July 20, 2018

For all the skills in Amazon's Alexa voice marketplace (30,000 and counting), the majority can still be described as "unskilled" for travel planning and booking tasks. The same can be said for Google... Read More

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Package bookings drive higher ADR, have longer booking windows

By Jill Menze | July 18, 2018

Analyzing data on package bookings vs. standalone hotel bookings, Expedia Group found that for full year 2017, package bookings delivered higher average daily rates and had longer booking windows,... Read More

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