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Kayak gets first major makeover in three years, includes fees and branded fares

By Mitra Sorrells | March 12, 2018

For the first time in three years, Booking Holdings-owned metasearch engine Kayak has unveiled a redesign of the site. Read More

News / Distribution

TripActions raises $51M to fix “severely broken” corporate travel system

By Mitra Sorrells | March 12, 2018

TripActions believes it has a solution to reinvent business travel by giving travelers more choices, better support and incentives to spend wisely. Read More

News / Technology

Voice tech in travel, part 2: UX and design

By Mitra Sorrells | March 12, 2018

The days of typing search terms into a browser or clicking through drop-down menus may be fading. Rising in their place is a much more natural interface: voice. Here are the characteristics of an... Read More

News / Online

Ctrip's "virtual team managers" assist every one in 10 travelers

By Jill Menze | March 12, 2018

Ctrip’s virtual team managers, or VTM, served more than 10 million of the online travel agency’s 300 million registered members in 2017. Read More

News / Technology

QOTW: Something about Alexa on every imaginable device

By PhocusWire | March 9, 2018

Quote from Matthias Keller, chief scientist at Kayak. Read More

Opinion / Online

Why Airbnb Experiences are a threat to franchised suppliers - not retailers

By Alex Bainbridge - DestinationCTO | March 9, 2018

Innovation when an industry is watching your every move is hard, especially so when you have to bring hundreds of partners with you so have to disclose what you are doing outside of your own business. Read More

News / Technology

Trainline creates rap duet to promote its voice app

By Mitra Sorrells | March 9, 2018

Trainline has created a two-minute film with showing what it calls a “voicebot duet” to promote its voice app for Google Assistant. Read More

News / Technology

Hipmunk redesigns flight search tool, debuts new meetings function

By Jill Menze | March 8, 2018

Hipmunk is stepping out with two notable updates to its services around how users search for and book travel. Read More

News / Online

Exclusive: TripAdvisor’s Dermot Halpin on the site’s landmark 100,000th experience listing

By Jill Menze | March 8, 2018

TripAdvisor is making history with a catamaran sailing expedition in Panama City Beach, FL, as it names the activity its 100,000th bookable experience on the platform. Read More

News / Online

Why website abandonment rates are so high for European travelers

By Mitra Sorrells | March 8, 2018

European travelers appear to be more commitment-phobic lately when it comes to booking accommodations, travel and experiences. Read More

News / Online

Ctrip’s Trip.com adds international car rental service

By Mitra Sorrells | March 7, 2018

Ctrip, China’s largest online travel agency, is bolstering its Trip.com site with the addition of international car rentals, bringing it one step closer to becoming a comprehensive source for all travel... Read More

News / Online

Airbnb names Amazon exec Greg Greeley president of Homes unit

By Jill Menze | March 6, 2018

Following a slew of product updates announced over the past couple weeks, Airbnb has appointed a new executive: Amazon’s Greg Greeley will join the company March 18 as president of the Homes business... Read More

News / Technology

Amadeus' new interactive videos encourage traveler search and shopping

By Mitra Sorrells | March 6, 2018

Amadeus has created a new solution to help travel brands, destination marketing organizations, and online travel agencies use interactive video to facilitate consumers’ travel search and shopping.... Read More

News / Technology

What airlines stand to gain from better mobile apps

By Jill Menze | March 6, 2018

Many airline mobile apps in the Asia Pacific region are still in their infancy when it comes to the search and booking process, often mimicking desktop purchase flow. Read More

News / Startups

Redeam gets $7.7M from travel execs and brands to push activity ticket tech

By Mitra Sorrells | March 5, 2018

Redeam's digital ticketing technology addresses a genuine need in the tours and activities market, and it just got a boost with $7.7 million raised in Series A funding. Read More

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