Travel Planning

News / Online

Travelers losing interest in home-sharing, Google gaining ground as travel resource

By Jill Menze | June 20, 2018

For all the chatter of Airbnb stealing scene time away from hotels, traveler interest in home-sharing seems to be waning. Read More

News / Online

Yapta targets leisure travelers through Skyscanner, Traxo partnerships

By Jill Menze | June 19, 2018

Price-tracking tool Yapta is broadening its offerings for leisure travelers through new partnerships with Skyscanner and Traxo. Read More

research spotlight door to door trip planning

News / Online

Why is door-to-door trip planning so difficult?

By Jill Menze | June 18, 2018

The click of a button is practically all it takes for consumers to purchase nearly any good or service. The travel industry understood this long ago and counts itself among the first sectors to embrace... Read More

Opinion / Online

Google: Travel's closely watched obsession

By Douglas Quinby - Phocuswright | June 15, 2018

Google's entry into metasearch may be more than half a decade old, but it continues to be a closely watched obsession for the travel industry. Read More

News / Distribution

Ctrip boosts customized marketing capabilities with iClick partnership

By Mitra Sorrells | June 14, 2018

Ctrip is enhancing its digital marketing services through a partnership with iClick Interactive, a Hong Kong-based marketing technology company. Read More

News / Distribution

Amazon tops list of alternative platforms consumers would use to book travel

By Mitra Sorrells | June 13, 2018

As speculation simmers regarding whether – or when - Amazon will make a foray into travel, a new survey finds 44% of travelers say they would be comfortable booking their trips on the e-commerce site.... Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

FEI on bringing the industry closer to equestrian sports

By PhocusWire | June 12, 2018

Equestrian events are complicated for its participants to attend, not least because of the equipment and the transportation of horses around the globe. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: SeeVoov drives travel bookings through tagged videos

By Mitra Sorrells | June 12, 2018

SeeVoov provides tagged video content to help travelers select destinations, accommodations and activities. Read More

News / Technology

Listen up: Travel marketers need to pay attention to voice search

By Stuart Butler - Fuel | June 12, 2018

There’s a lot of coverage in the media about Google, Amazon and Apple (ok, AND Microsoft) regarding the race to dominate the voice assistant space. Read More

News / Online

Diners trust TripAdvisor over Yelp, Google for restaurant recommendations

By Jill Menze | June 12, 2018

TripAdvisor is asserting its position as an influencer in the restaurant scene with a new study claiming consumers prefer the platform as a dining resource over Google, Facebook and Yelp. Read More

News / Technology

Modern travel marketing, part 2: Social media

By Jill Menze | June 11, 2018

For the second installment on modern travel marketing, we explore the power of social media and how it influences consumer behavior, as well as the tactics travel brands are using to grow their reach... Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: TRILL turns Instagram content into bookable travel experiences

By Jill Menze | June 8, 2018

With TRILL, users can turn their Instagram content into bookable experiences. By using the platform, TRILL tastemakers earn cash when people book off their content. Read More

News / Technology

Facebook touts benefits of people-based travel marketing

By Jill Menze | June 7, 2018

With so many content and review site options in the travel space, there’s a likelihood people shopping for and booking travel might not even encounter certain brands’ products. This creates an... Read More

Opinion / Distribution

13 mistakes that sabotage vacation rental bookings

By Kevin High - VroomRes | June 6, 2018

You work tirelessly to manage your properties. You do all the things that the so‐called “experts” tell you to do, but it just doesn’t seem to be paying off in the ways that you really want. Read More