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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

News / Technology

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

News / Distribution

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

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: TransferTravel.com wants to be the "eBay" of travel

By Mitra Sorrells | July 18, 2018

TransferTravel.com is a peer-to-peer marketplace designed to help people sell their unwanted tickets and reservations to travelers looking for bargains. Read More

News / Distribution

Airbnb told to get in line with European consumer law

By Linda Fox | July 17, 2018

Airbnb has been told by the European Commission to clean up its pricing as well as commercial terms. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Jane Sun of Ctrip

By Jill Menze | July 17, 2018

Jane Sun joined Ctrip in 2005 and took the reins as CEO in 2016. As Ctrip grows globally, Sun sees opportunities in tours and activities for Chinese travelers and hopes to see international business... Read More

News / Online

TripAdvisor makes second investment in eatigo

By Linda Fox | July 16, 2018

Restaurant reservations service eatigo has received a second investment boost from TripAdvisor in pre Series C funding. Read More

News / Online

Who won the FIFA World Cup? Private Accommodation FC

By Kevin May | July 16, 2018

France secured their second FIFA World Cup in two decades last weekend - but victory also came to the private accommodation sector during the tournament. Read More

News / Online

Desktop revenue for hotels trumps mobile despite dominance of traffic to devices

By Linda Fox | July 16, 2018

Revenue for hotel bookings via mobile devices still lags behind those made on a desktop, according to research from Bookassist. Read More

News / Online

QOTW: Something about embracing the mess

By PhocusWire | July 13, 2018

Quote from James Ferguson, senior design manager at Skyscanner, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Dana Dunne of eDreams Odigeo

By Kevin May | July 13, 2018

The former EasyJet and AOL executive is steering the company through a critical time for online travel agencies, with a mixture of frenemy-type partnerships and focus on markets that work. Read More

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Headout lands $10M to conquer last-minute experiences market

By Jill Menze | July 12, 2018

Angling to be the largest brand for last-minute experiences, Headout has secured a $10 million investment to expand its service to 100 cities. Read More

News / Online

Vacasa launches real estate network to grow supply base

By Jill Menze | July 12, 2018

Already the largest vacation rental management company in the United States, Vacasa is looking to substantially grow its supply by launching a real estate network. Read More

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