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Airbnb exec takes key role at Booking.com

By Kevin May | February 26, 2018

Booking.com will take an apparent fight it now faces with Airbnb head-on after hiring one of the private accommodation sharing giant's high profile figures. Read More

Priceline Group changes name to Booking Holdings

By Mitra Sorrells | February 21, 2018

The Priceline Group will now be known as Booking Holdings. Read More

News / Online

Expedia splashed out record $5.3 billion on marketing in 2017

By Kevin May | February 12, 2018

Expedia Inc spent a record $5.3 billion on marketing in 2017 - a figure that continues to trouble investors amid its full year financial results. Read More

News / Online

QOTW: Something about being big and getting bigger

By PhocusWire | January 19, 2018

Quote from Glenn Fogel, CEO of the Priceline Group. Read More

Opinion / Online

As online travel matures in the West, what does the next chapter look like?

By Kei Shibata - Venture Republic | January 18, 2018

As the global online travel market reaches a turning point, what lies in store for all players, from global to local? Read More

News / Online

Market gains expected for Ctrip, Despegar

By Mitra Sorrells | January 17, 2018

China’s Ctrip and Latin America’s Despegar are drawing optimistic outlooks from two financial analysts ahead of the release of their fourth-quarter results. Read More

News / Online

Video: Wildest dreams didn't predict success of Booking.com

By Kevin May | January 16, 2018

Depending on who you ask, Booking.com is either the finest example of an online travel success story or a giant of the industry that hotels love to hate. Read More

News / Distribution

QOTW: Something about blockchain and doomed travel giants

By PhocusWire | January 12, 2018

Quote from Maksim Izmaylov, CEO of Winding Tree. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Investigation: Hotels and online agencies battle on three fronts (Part Two)

By Robert Cole - RockCheetah | January 8, 2018

Logically, hotel reward program members have always booked a disproportionate amount of business. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Investigation: Hotels and online agencies battle on three fronts (Part One)

By Robert Cole - RockCheetah | January 5, 2018

Don’t be fooled, despite the occasionally cordial "partnering" rhetoric between the major hotel brands and OTAs, this is an existential battle. Read More

News / Online

How travel giants are retaining confidence of investors

By Mitra Sorrells | January 4, 2018

The Priceline Group and Expedia Inc. are tipped for another strong year ahead, according to two independent financial analysts. Read More

News / Technology

Priceline Group, IBM settle patent lawsuit

By Mitra Sorrells | January 2, 2018

Priceline Group and IBM start the new year with their complicated patent battle resolved with a confidential settlement. Read More

News / Online

Booking.com adds packages, rail and cruises

By Kevin May | December 22, 2017

Booking.com has quietly started testing partnerships for other travel products, including package trips via a deal with Lastminute.com. Read More

Opinion / Startups

PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Startups

By PhocusWire | December 18, 2017

The notion that business-to-business travel startups have a far higher chance of succeeding than consumer-facing businesses is nothing new. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Gordon Wilson of Travelport has five trends to follow

By Gordon Wilson - Travelport | December 15, 2017

As is customary at this time of the year, we turn out minds, strategy and expectations to what we might expect to happen over the course of the next 12 months. Read More

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