Travel Booking

News / Online

Trip by Skyscanner makes its reviews and content available to partners

By Mitra Sorrells | March 30, 2018

Travel brands looking to offer more personalized content and recommendations to customers have a new resource to help them. Read More

News / Online

Google's stealth lab tests new travel products

By Kevin May | March 29, 2018

An app focusing on corporate travel services and an additional app for the Local Guides community are in the works at the Google "incubator". Read More

News / Technology

Research Spotlight: How voice, chat and social are transforming the traveler experience

By Jill Menze | March 28, 2018

Further evidence voice technology is taking off: Almost half of smartphone-owning online travelers use a voice assistant, new research from Phocuswright shows. Read More

News / Online

Nearly half of all airline website traffic comes from bad bots

By Mitra Sorrells | March 27, 2018

Malicious bots steal data and content and wreak havoc on websites, and airlines have the second highest proportion of traffic from these bots according to a new report. Read More

News / Online

Uber offloads Southeast Asia wing to Grab, will now focus on organic growth

By Kevin May | March 26, 2018

Uber claims consolidation is not the "strategy of the day" after seeing another part of the business heading to a competitor. Read More

News / Technology

Voice tech in travel, part 4: Expedia’s experience

By Mitra Sorrells | March 26, 2018

Online travel agencies are technology companies as much - if not more – than they are travel companies. Read More

Interview / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with GetYourGuide's Tao Tao

By PhocusWire | March 26, 2018

Ahead of the event, Tao Tao discusses the problem with overtourism and the opportunities that still exists in the fragmented attractions space. Read More

News / Online

QOTW: Something about Amazon's control

By PhocusWire | March 23, 2018

Quote from Stephen Joyce, CEO of Rezgo. Read More

News / Startups

Tourlane raises $8.5M to expand custom trip-planning platform

By Mitra Sorrells | March 23, 2018

Berlin-based Tourlane has secured $8.5 million to expand its service that combines the customized offerings of a traditional travel agent with the ease of online booking. Read More

News / Online

Research Spotlight: The state of online travel adoption in India

By Jill Menze | March 23, 2018

Online travel bookings in India are booming, in part thanks to positive macro factors in place, and double-digit growth is projected through 2021. Read More

News / Startups

TRVL raises $3.7 million, appoints ex-Expedia exec as CEO

By Kevin May | March 23, 2018

A juggling of senior roles and a $3.7 million cap-raise for TRVL, the Netherlands-based hotel booking platform with a twist. Read More

News / Online

Bleisure travelers on the rise, though many concerned with optics

By Jill Menze | March 22, 2018

Business travelers are increasingly looking to tack on leisure portions to their work trips, but many are concerned with how it comes across to their employers. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Eric Breon of Vacasa

By Jill Menze | March 22, 2018

Coming to Vacasa with a background in venture capital and analytics, Eric Breon has since raised an industry-leading $140 million in funding for the company since founding it. Read More

News / Online

Amazon’s multifaceted – and likely inevitable – path into travel

By Mitra Sorrells | March 21, 2018

It’s becoming clear that it’s no longer a question of “if” but rather of “when” and "how” Amazon will try to disrupt the travel industry.... again. Read More