Travel Planning

Opinion / Online

How Google helped unpack the stress from modern travel

By Finnbar Cornwall, Google UK | May 15, 2019

Working with Hostelworld, which offers backpackers access to tens of thousands of lodgings around the globe, Google has been assessing the challenges that come with modern travel. Read More

News / Technology

Tailoring the user experience: Personalization, customization or individualization?

By Phocuswright Research | May 9, 2019

Three fundamental approaches are employed to tailor the user experience based on both explicit traveler preferences and inferred signals derived from past performance. Read More

News / Distribution

TripAdvisor sees experiences and restaurant revenue up as investment continues in new areas

By Linda Fox | May 8, 2019

TripAdvisor reports a slight decrease in revenue for Q1 2019 while revenue for its experiences and restaurants units is up almost a third. Read More

News / Online

Culture Trip says online travel agency "bet" is close

By Linda Fox | May 7, 2019

The company raised $80 million last year and brought in former-Expedia U.K. managing director Andy Washington to help launch the OTA. Read More

News / Startups

Tourlane quickly adds $47M, plans international expansion and product development

By Linda Fox | May 7, 2019

The business offers customers the expertise of travel agents combined with online booking - and it's now raised a total of $81 million in funding. Read More

News / Online

Latin America, part 1: Mobile, social drive travel forward despite lingering challenges

By Mitra Sorrells | May 6, 2019

For the first piece in our series on Latin America, we explore some of the region's characteristics impacting the travel industry. Read More

Interview / Technology

Sounding Off: Is tech innovation enough to fix business travel?

By PhocusWire | May 3, 2019

Investors are (finally) backing the business travel sector with big bucks - but perhaps the processes that govern it are not as broken as many believe. Read More

Phocuswright Europe 2019 preview Dirk Tietz

Interview / Distribution

In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Dirk Tietz

By PhocusWire | May 3, 2019

In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick. Next up: Dirk Tietz of DER Touristik Group... Read More

Opinion / Online

How card-linked offers can build loyalty and repeat sales for travel brands

By Phil Seward - Collinson | May 3, 2019

Card-linked offers can help travel organizations analyze and unlock the copious amounts of incremental data produced by their customers. Read More

News / Online

Digital natives reveal what and who gets their attention with online travel reviews

By Kevin May | May 2, 2019

TripAdvisor does not compare to Google for getting online reviews of travel products in the minds of travelers aged between 18 and 28. Read More

News / Distribution

New OTA targets Muslim travelers looking for halal-friendly destinations

By Mitra Sorrells | April 30, 2019

Rihaala is a new online travel agency focused on halal-friendly destinations and accommodations and user-generated content. Read More

News / Online

Vacasa partners with e-commerce giant Wayfair to launch interior design program

By Jill Menze | April 25, 2019

The program, which has been in pilot mode over the past year, is designed to boost income for vacation homeowners and multifamily developers by linking them with Vacasa’s in-house design team to... Read More

Opinion / Online

Four steps to personalize the traveler's path to purchase

By Jay Radia - Yieldify | April 25, 2019

By taking a data-driven approach to the customer journey, travel businesses can better recognize intent signals to personalize the journey to users as they browse. Read More