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STARTUP STAGE: Travly connects brands through targeted engagement

By Mileva Sapic | October 28, 2024

Travly offers brands the opportunity for custom content creation, made by real travelers, and enhanced distribution across its owned channels to drive engagement. Read More

News / Technology

Cloudbeds unveils AI-driven tech to improve hotel decision making

By Linda Fox | October 23, 2024

Cloudbeds has developed an AI-powered forecasting engine combing hotel operational data with external data to improve decision making and boost revenue. Read More

News / Online

Travel creators and the power to drive conversion

By PhocusWright Research | October 21, 2024

According to Phocuswright research, 67% of followers deem creators helpful for travel advice, ranking third behind the accounts of online travel agencies (70%) and friends and family (72%). Read More

Opinion / Online

Could the latest tech turn social influencers into kings and queens of travel?

By Craig Everett - Holibob | October 8, 2024

Holibob's CEO and co-founder, Craig Everett, speaks on influencers' potential impact on the travel industry if they begin selling products through social media posts. Read More

News / Technology

Smartvel acquires Avuxi to expand destination content and AI capabilities

By Mileva Sapic | September 17, 2024

Smartvel's acquisition of Avuxi strengthens its existing position in the market and enables it to widen its offering. Read More

News / Online

Google fined €2.4B after losing appeal in EU antitrust shopping case

By Morgan Hines | September 10, 2024

The fine, initially announced in 2017 and then appealed by Google, is being imposed against the internet giant for abusing its “dominant position” in a number of online search markets as it favored its... Read More

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Booking.com’s U.S. managing director on growth plans, STRs and marketing

By Morgan Hines | August 27, 2024

Booking.com’s partnership with rapper Ludacris is its latest in a string of celebrity tie-ups. The marketing effort is more complex than a flash in a pan, according to Ben Harrell, U.S. managing... Read More

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Hospitality retailing tech looks to fulfill “ultimate guest experience”

By D.J. Catron | August 22, 2024

The combination of new technology and deep data resources is opening opportunities for hoteliers to digitally offer concierge-like recommendations and bookings of a wide variety of products and... Read More

News / Online

Experience industry leaders still see room to grow in changing landscape

By D.J. Catron | August 19, 2024

At Phocuswright Europe, leaders from Viator, Tiquets and TourRadar spoke about how travel experiences could continue thriving even as Google and others play bigger roles in the sector. Read More

News / Online

Spanish regulators fine Booking.com €413M

By Mitra Sorrells and Derek Catron | July 30, 2024

Spanish authorities said Booking.com has violated competition laws by having an "unfair imbalance" in its relationship with hotels in the country and it has prevented other OTAs from "entering the... Read More

News / Online

SparkToro's Rand Fishkin on Google, zero-click content and why loyalty is the key to travel marketing

By Mitra Sorrells | July 30, 2024

Spurred by SparkToro's recent analysis of search behavior on Google in both the United States and Europe, PhocusWire talked to Fishkin about digital marketing trends and his advice for the travel... Read More

Opinion / Online

3 opportunities for travel marketers now that cookies are here to stay

By Brennen Bliss - Propellic | July 25, 2024

Propellic CEO Brennen Bliss foresees three key opportunities for travel marketers now that Google has decided to keep tracking cookies in Chrome. Read More

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How is the direct-to-consumer trend impacting the travel shopping experience?

By Travelport | July 22, 2024

Travelport shares details of its recent research that looks at the challenges of the NDC “standard” and the impact on travelers. Read More

News / Distribution

U.S. Court rules against Booking.com in Ryanair screen-scraping lawsuit

By Mitra Sorrells | July 19, 2024

The jury in Delaware District Court also dismissed all of Booking.com's counterclaims against Ryanair, which included claims for defamation, unfair competition and deceptive trade practices. Read More

News / Online

Could Amazon become a major player in travel?

By Morgan Hines | July 19, 2024

There has been speculation for years about how and when Amazon might enter the travel sphere - and if it would be successful in that kind of venture. Amazon's Prime Day travel deals beg the question... Read More

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