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In The Big Chair - Tobias Ragge of HRS
By Kevin May
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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...
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Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with Rome2rio's Rod Cuthbert
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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.
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Research Spotlight: What's bolstering the US online travel market
By Jill Menze
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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%...
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Google: The sleeping giant of the vacation rental industry
By Steve Milo - VTrips
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March 30, 2018
What impact will there be on the vacation rental industry if (and when) Google decides to fully join the party?
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Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with CarTrawler's Bobby Healy
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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.
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Trip by Skyscanner makes its reviews and content available to partners
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 30, 2018
Travel brands looking to offer more personalized content and recommendations to customers have a new resource to help them.
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Google's stealth lab tests new travel products
By Kevin May
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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".
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Research Spotlight: How voice, chat and social are transforming the traveler experience
By Jill Menze
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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.
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Nearly half of all airline website traffic comes from bad bots
By Mitra Sorrells
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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.
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Uber offloads Southeast Asia wing to Grab, will now focus on organic growth
By Kevin May
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March 26, 2018
Uber claims consolidation is not the "strategy of the day" after seeing another part of the business heading to a competitor.
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Voice tech in travel, part 4: Expedia’s experience
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 26, 2018
Online travel agencies are technology companies as much - if not more – than they are travel companies.
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Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with GetYourGuide's Tao Tao
By PhocusWire
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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.
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QOTW: Something about Amazon's control
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March 23, 2018
Quote from Stephen Joyce, CEO of Rezgo.
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Tourlane raises $8.5M to expand custom trip-planning platform
By Mitra Sorrells
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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.
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Research Spotlight: The state of online travel adoption in India
By Jill Menze
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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.
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