Travel Booking

News / Technology

Travel management cos must embrace high-tech while maintaining high-touch services

By Mitra Sorrells | February 22, 2018

The role of travel management companies is evolving, driven by the rise of new technology and the changing demands of business travelers. Read More

Notated News / Technology

Travelport, Egencia, Yapta and more news briefs today...

By PhocusWire | February 22, 2018

In today's wrap-up of news in brief: Travelport adds NDC-enabled content… Egencia expands rebooking services… RedAwning debuts voice assistant… Yapta partners with Amadeus… Read More

Opinion / Technology

Travel opportunities - and distribution challenges - in the blockchain

By Sara Pavan - Amadeus | February 22, 2018

In 48 BCE, the historic city of Alexandria was destroyed by Caesar’s army, including its world-famous library. Today, if a library was destroyed, its records would live on in other libraries and on the... Read More

News / Online

Traxo launches marketplace to manage corporate travel data

By Mitra Sorrells | February 21, 2018

Corporate travel managers looking to uncover off-channel bookings now have an additional tool to streamline the process. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Steve Milo of VTrips

By Jill Menze | February 20, 2018

The founder and CEO of VTrips, Steve Milo has learned every aspect of the vacation rental industry, starting when he bought his first vacation home 15 years ago. Read More

News / Online

Older travelers rely on OTAs, Gen Z looks to mobile for trip inspiration

By Jill Menze | February 20, 2018

Online travel agencies are the planning and booking tool of choice for older generations of European travelers, while younger consumers are increasingly turning toward smartphones before and during... Read More

News / Technology

Webjet opens blockchain marketplace to external partners

By Mitra Sorrells | February 20, 2018

Webjet is expanding its blockchain initiative, Rezchain, to four companies: Thomas Cook, DidaTravel, Mitra Global and Far East Hospitality. Read More

Opinion / Online

The journey before the journey: How travel marketers establish trust with consumers

By Jim Price - PebblePost | February 19, 2018

The last couple of decades have seen the advent of some very useful and powerful trip planning and booking tools, but planning a vacation is not just scientific, it is emotional, aspirational and... Read More

News / Distribution

Research Spotlight: Asia Pacific's fast-growing OTA landscape

By PhocusWire | February 19, 2018

In the Asia Pacific region, aggregate gross bookings via online travel agencies are projected to jump 68% from 2017 to 2012. Read More

News / Technology

Digital tools to enhance the value of airline offerings

By Jill Menze | February 16, 2018

The traveler path to purchase is influenced by countless factors, but above all, consumers make decisions based on how they interpret the value of an offer at any given moment. Read More

TripAdvisor 2018 strategy hotels attractions mobile

News / Online

TripAdvisor bets on TV advertising, improved UX to restore profit in hotel segment

By Mitra Sorrells | February 15, 2018

TripAdvisor will expand its television advertising spending to $100 to $130 million for its hotel segment during 2018, with new creative and new markets, while simultaneously reducing online marketing... Read More

News / Online

Why small property owners see OTAs as a "necessary evil"

By Jill Menze | February 15, 2018

The codependent nature of small property owners and their booking partners has its upsides, but primarily, it’s viewed by the underdogs as a “necessary evil.” Read More

News / Technology

Q&A: How blockchain is helping Webjet improve efficiency, cut costs for hotel bookings

By Mitra Sorrells | February 14, 2018

When Microsoft announced in November 2016 that it was working with Australia-based online travel agency Webjet to build a blockchain proof-of-concept solution, the term “blockchain” was still relatively... Read More

News / Online

Battling external forces: How a startup competes in the tours market

By Jill Menze | February 14, 2018

The travel industry has yet to see a clear frontrunner emerge in the tours and attractions space. Be it for lack of the right idea or the right distribution model - or, most likely, both - no major or... Read More