Travel Booking

Opinion / Distribution

Booking.com Genius on metasearch - genius move, perhaps not for hotels

By Pablo Delgado - Mirai | November 28, 2017

With barely any opposition from hotels, Booking.com is taking big steps to continue growing and capturing sales for your hotel which are currently coming in through other channels, including your own... Read More

News / Technology

Zoomaway's new cryptocurrency strategies

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 27, 2017

As cryptocurrency use rises, Zoomaway meets the challenge with its new blockchain strategies. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Buying Skyscanner and Trip.com, targeting the world

By Kevin May | November 23, 2017

Let's be honest, Ctrip was very much seen in the West as a giant of the Chinese online travel scene, but perhaps not much else. Read More

News / Online

The real cost of last-minute travel

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 22, 2017

A study by Concur suggests last-minute travel might cost more than you think. Read More

News / Online

Chinese in One App To Rule Them All strategy

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 21, 2017

Fresh from a massive $4 billion funding round in October, Meituan-Dianping is using the concept of an all encompassing lifestyle app to take on the world. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Jim Davidson of Farelogix

By Kevin May | November 21, 2017

With a career spanning roles at OAG and Amadeus, the outspoken Jim Davidson is perhaps the ideal person to be spearheading a company now embedded in its role of trying to force changes in airline... Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 6

By Kevin May | November 20, 2017

Redeam was the talk of the show - at least the first half of it - at The Phocuswright Conference 2017. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb acquires Accomable to aid travelers with disabilities

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 16, 2017

Adding to its portfolio, Airbnb announced today that it has acquired Accomable, a platform designed to help travelers with disabilities find accessible hotels, vacation rentals and apartments. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 5

By Kevin May | November 16, 2017

Fresh from selling Trip.com to Ctrip, Travis Katz joins the PundIT Show with two other luminaries to discuss various matters of state. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Being hyper-competitive in an emerging market

By Kevin May | November 16, 2017

MakeMyTrip has seen it all in its home market of India - but the sector is changing rapidly. Read More

Opinion / Online

Time for travel search engines to up their game

By Gilad Berenstein - Utrip | November 15, 2017

With the advent of search engines like Google and Yahoo! almost two decades ago, accessing information became incredibly easy. Read More

News / Distribution

Where does online travel retailing stand today?

By Ritesh Gupta - China Travel News | November 14, 2017

A major key performance indicator for airlines is about how they monetise their web and mobile traffic. Read More

News / Online

Travel and millennials: how to capitalize on the next generation

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 14, 2017

Travelers in the millennial category have different buying habits than their older counterparts – so how can travel tech capture this market? Read More

News / Online

Airbnb usage slowing, OTAs should seize opportunity

By Kevin May | November 13, 2017

Adoption of Airbnb has started to flatten sooner than some analysts have expected, with online travel agencies tipped as likely beneficiaries. Read More