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U.K. regulator puts pressure on Lastminute.com Group over refunds
By Linda Fox
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February 15, 2021
The online travel group has apologized to customers still awaiting a refund and has detailed an action plan to the U.K. regulator.
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Lastminute.com Group ends 2020 with 62% collapse in revenue
By Kevin May
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February 10, 2021
The online travel agency business brought in €128.9 million in core revenues over the 12-month, pandemic-hit period.
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Hotel direct channels gained share of bookings in 2020
By Mitra Sorrells
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February 2, 2021
A new report from SiteMinder details the top booking revenue sources in markets around the world.
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Lastminute.com Group enjoys summer rebound but 2020 revenues still down 55%
By Kevin May
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November 11, 2020
The online travel business says all its main performance metrics increased significantly over the May to August period, compared to the mass lockdown-hit months of March and April.
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How I Got Here, episode 46 - Fabio Cannavale of Lastminute.com Group
By PhocusWire
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October 15, 2020
Spearheading the BravoFly online travel agency business since 2004, culminating in the acquisition of Lastminute.com in 2015, Fabio Cannavale talks to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire.
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Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with… Fabio Cannavale
By PhocusWire
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September 8, 2020
In a series of interviews with executives participating in the online event in September, PhocusWire finds out what they have learned from the COVID-19 crisis.
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Lastminute Group to raise €95M to boost financial position
By Linda Fox
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May 20, 2020
The company says the equity capital will enable it to “capture business opportunities… at significantly better conditions.”
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Calm before the coronavirus storm - recap of latest online travel earnings
By Steven Lerner
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March 23, 2020
We've updated PhocusWire's visual history of online travel company revenues to include the most recent quarter.
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Lastminute.com Group expects bookings to return in May, predicts offline competitors will fail
By Linda Fox
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March 19, 2020
The business posted gains in revenue and EBITDA for full-year 2019 and claims a strong cash position to weather the COVID-19 storm.
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Hotel websites hold firm in booking rankings, Airbnb makes progress
By Linda Fox
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February 14, 2020
SiteMinder reveals the top sources of online bookings for hotels in 2019.
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How I Got Here, episode 14 - Jerome Touze of WAYN
By Kevin May
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November 21, 2019
WAYN (Where Are You Now?) was one of the first travel social networks. Co-founder and former co-CEO Jerome Touze joins hosts, David Litwak of Mozio and PhocusWire's Kevin May.
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VIDEO: Brent Hoberman on the missed chance to buy Booking.com
By Jill Menze
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May 17, 2019
During a pair of interviews at Phocuswright Europe, Brent Hoberman discussed his investment strategy, emerging technologies and much more.
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Lastminute.com Group now also a media company, offers out marketing services
By Linda Fox
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April 15, 2019
Lastminute.com Group launches Forward as an independent media business.
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How travel sites can minimise booking abandonment
By Viewpoints
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August 9, 2018
This is a viewpoint by Graham Charlton, editor-in-chief for SaleCycle. Booking abandonment is a problem for travel websites, but there’s still plenty they can do to keep the problem to a minimum. I
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Booking.com adds packages, rail and cruises
By Kevin May
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December 22, 2017
Booking.com has quietly started testing partnerships for other travel products, including package trips via a deal with Lastminute.com.
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