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Opinion / Online

Why now is the time for travel brands to go mobile-first

By Mark Rabe - Sojern | April 6, 2018

It’s popular to talk about the impact that smartphones have had and with good reason. In recent years, since smartphone introduction, there has been a dramatic shift in the way people engage with brands... Read More

News / Distribution

MakeMyTrip boosts distribution with Flipkart partnership

By Mitra Sorrells | April 5, 2018

Less than a month after buzz circulated that Amazon could make a move into travel – again – one of its biggest e-commerce competitors is doing just that. Read More

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News / Technology

How this marketing campaign uses eye tracking technology to gauge traveler interest

By Mitra Sorrells | April 5, 2018

All-inclusive luxury brand Palace Resorts wants its guests to experience a worry-free vacation “without lifting a finger,” and now it is using eye tracking technology to translate that concept to a new... Read More

News / Technology

China's Meituan acquires bike-sharing platform Mobike

By Mitra Sorrells | April 4, 2018

Chinese e-commerce platform Meituan has acquired Mobike, one of the world's largest smart bike-sharing companies. Read More

News / Distribution

Expedia Group can sell Air France-KLM flights without surcharge

By Mitra Sorrells | April 4, 2018

Air France-KLM has agreed to waive surcharges for leisure and corporate customers that book through Expedia Group brands Expedia, Ebookers and Egencia. Read More

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Skyscanner adds no-fee train booking feature to app

By Mitra Sorrells | April 4, 2018

Travelers in the United Kingdom can now use Skyscanner’s iOS app to compare and book train tickets. Read More

News / Technology

How new technologies can power smarter business travel

By Lydie Charpin - Amadeus | April 4, 2018

When context is everything, offering relevant information at the right time and place to the traveler is fundamental. When consumers are more empowered than ever before, travel technology needs to speak... Read More

News / Online

Hotels can now buy sponsored listings on TripAdvisor

By Jill Menze | April 4, 2018

Hotels jostling for visibility on TripAdvisor can now buy their way to the top through the platform’s Sponsored Placements offering. Read More

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Apple Leisure Group merges with Mark Travel Corporation

By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | April 4, 2018

Apple Leisure Group and the Mark Travel Corporation will form a single company. The financial terms of the merger agreement were not disclosed. Read More

News / Online

Guesty adds Agoda to its vacation rental property management platform

By Mitra Sorrells | April 3, 2018

Guesty, a cloud-based system to manage short-term and vacation rental listings across multiple channels, is expanding its offerings with the integration of Agoda. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Tobias Ragge of HRS

By Kevin May | April 3, 2018

The founder's son, Tobias Ragge has run HRS for 10 years, with a particular emphasis on pushing it into new markets around the world and, more recently, concentrating on its core corporate travel... Read More

Interview / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with Rome2rio's Rod Cuthbert

By PhocusWire | April 3, 2018

Ahead of the event, Rod Cuthbert discusses the evolution of multi-modal booking, how Google is changing travel and why he's publicly called out TripAdvisor. Read More

News / Online

Research Spotlight: What's bolstering the US online travel market

By Jill Menze | April 2, 2018

Growth was steady in the US travel market in 2017, with all segments seeing an increase of from 1 to 5% over 2016. Online sales in particular outperformed the market as a whole, which advanced 3%... Read More

Opinion / Online

Google: The sleeping giant of the vacation rental industry

By Steve Milo - VTrips | March 30, 2018

What impact will there be on the vacation rental industry if (and when) Google decides to fully join the party? Read More

Interview / Distribution

Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with CarTrawler's Bobby Healy

By PhocusWire | March 30, 2018

Ahead of the event, Bobby Healy discusses the major opportunities in mobile, what's wrong with Google and why it's crucial to stay ahead of the competition. Read More

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