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Guesty adds Agoda to its vacation rental property management platform

By Mitra Sorrells | April 3, 2018

Guesty, a cloud-based system to manage short-term and vacation rental listings across multiple channels, is expanding its offerings with the integration of Agoda. Read More

Interview / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with Rome2rio's Rod Cuthbert

By PhocusWire | April 3, 2018

Ahead of the event, Rod Cuthbert discusses the evolution of multi-modal booking, how Google is changing travel and why he's publicly called out TripAdvisor. Read More

Opinion / Online

Google: The sleeping giant of the vacation rental industry

By Steve Milo - VTrips | March 30, 2018

What impact will there be on the vacation rental industry if (and when) Google decides to fully join the party? Read More

News / Online

Trip by Skyscanner makes its reviews and content available to partners

By Mitra Sorrells | March 30, 2018

Travel brands looking to offer more personalized content and recommendations to customers have a new resource to help them. Read More

News / Technology

Research Spotlight: How voice, chat and social are transforming the traveler experience

By Jill Menze | March 28, 2018

Further evidence voice technology is taking off: Almost half of smartphone-owning online travelers use a voice assistant, new research from Phocuswright shows. Read More

News / Technology

IBM enters voice assistant market with Watson Assistant for businesses

By Jill Menze | March 27, 2018

IBM is throwing its hat into the voice assistant ring, but with what could be a key differentiator over Amazon and Google. Read More

News / Technology

Voice tech in travel, part 4: Expedia’s experience

By Mitra Sorrells | March 26, 2018

Online travel agencies are technology companies as much - if not more – than they are travel companies. Read More

Interview / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with GetYourGuide's Tao Tao

By PhocusWire | March 26, 2018

Ahead of the event, Tao Tao discusses the problem with overtourism and the opportunities that still exists in the fragmented attractions space. Read More

News / Online

QOTW: Something about Amazon's control

By PhocusWire | March 23, 2018

Quote from Stephen Joyce, CEO of Rezgo. Read More

News / Startups

Tourlane raises $8.5M to expand custom trip-planning platform

By Mitra Sorrells | March 23, 2018

Berlin-based Tourlane has secured $8.5 million to expand its service that combines the customized offerings of a traditional travel agent with the ease of online booking. Read More

News / Online

Research Spotlight: The state of online travel adoption in India

By Jill Menze | March 23, 2018

Online travel bookings in India are booming, in part thanks to positive macro factors in place, and double-digit growth is projected through 2021. Read More

News / Online

Bleisure travelers on the rise, though many concerned with optics

By Jill Menze | March 22, 2018

Business travelers are increasingly looking to tack on leisure portions to their work trips, but many are concerned with how it comes across to their employers. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Eric Breon of Vacasa

By Jill Menze | March 22, 2018

Coming to Vacasa with a background in venture capital and analytics, Eric Breon has since raised an industry-leading $140 million in funding for the company since founding it. Read More

News / Online

Amazon’s multifaceted – and likely inevitable – path into travel

By Mitra Sorrells | March 21, 2018

It’s becoming clear that it’s no longer a question of “if” but rather of “when” and "how” Amazon will try to disrupt the travel industry.... again. Read More

Notated News / Technology

Revinate, SmarterTravel, Sabre and more news briefs today...

By PhocusWire | March 20, 2018

In today’s wrap-up of news in brief: Revinate partners with Protel… Sabre ups CRM game… SmarterTravel assists advertisers… Travefy expands city guides… Aeromexico extends deal with Sabre... Read More

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