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Interview / Distribution

Brand Business - Arjan Dijk of Booking.com

By Linda Fox | November 25, 2019

As chief marketing officer, Arjan Dijk is responsible for the strategy and implementation of brand, social and performance marketing of Booking.com worldwide. He was previously vice president for global... Read More

Opinion / Technology

Why voice is the travel marketers’s next destination

By Joel Davis - Mighty Social | November 20, 2019

A new voice-enabled era for travel is coming, and now is the time for brands to take advantage of it. Read More

Interview / Online

Brand Business - Lindsay Nelson of TripAdvisor

By Mitra Sorrells | November 20, 2019

Lindsay Nelson is TripAdvisor's president of core experience, overseeing brand, content development and revenue-generating products and features. Read More

News / Technology

Google Maps adds local language help for travelers, plots guides feature

By Linda Fox | November 19, 2019

Google Maps has launched a translation service through Google Translate that helps users navigate destinations through local languages. Read More

News / Distribution

Removing friction from travel is Expedia's "Everest" goal

By Jill Menze | November 14, 2019

Expedia Group is seeking to connect customers partners more intelligently as part of a bid to make it locally relevant. Read More

News / Distribution

Accor gets access to Alibaba customers via distribution and loyalty deal

By Linda Fox | November 11, 2019

The agreement aims to develop “digital applications and loyalty programs” by integrating Accor’s products and services within the Alibaba ecosystem. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Amiad Soto

By PhocusWire | November 11, 2019

In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Florida in November, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick. Welcome to Amiad Soto of Guesty. Read More

News / Distribution

Travel marketers seeing benefits of trip optimization but challenged by privacy laws

By Linda Fox | November 1, 2019

Travel marketers say they're upping their game when it comes to optimizing the customer journey across different channels. Read More

News / Online

Omio acquires fellow multi-modal platform Rome2rio

By Kevin May | October 31, 2019

Rome2rio had previously raised a modest $3.1 million in funding - a tiny amount compared to the larger Omio with its $300 million over the course of a number of rounds. Read More

News / Online

Q&A: Travelfish's Stuart McDonald on the OYO and Instagram problems plaguing Southeast Asia

By Jill Menze | October 31, 2019

The Travelfish co-founder gets candid on why OYO's model is flawed, Google needs to relent and "influencers are like influenza." Read More

Interview / Startups

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Tedd Evers

October 30, 2019

Continuing our series chatting to execs participating in the Phocuswright Conference in November, meet Tedd Evers, CEO of TripTuner. Read More

News / Technology

Travel app LuckyTrip crowdfunds £1.5M on Crowdcube, Syndicate Room

By Steven Lerner | October 30, 2019

LuckyTrip's latest crowdfunding campaigns - including £1 million from 1,879 investors on Crowdcube - will allow it to scale internationally as it grows in popularity. Read More

News / Technology

Integrated tech is still a dream in business travel

By Linda Fox | October 29, 2019

The survey from the Association of Corporate Travel Executives reveals that 72% of buyers say their business travel program is only somewhat integrated. Read More

News / Online

The Phocuswright Conference 2019 preview - Activities become just part of the bigger jigsaw

By PhocusWire | October 25, 2019

Tours and activities operates from a position of acceptability from the wider industry - it is part of the mainstream and no longer the outlier. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Wheel the World wants to make travel more accessible

By Linda Fox | October 24, 2019

As part of its bid to open up travel in more destinations, the company carries out accessibility assessments and scores of travel partners and suppliers. Read More

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