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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... Read More
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IATA aims to improve airline communication on interline bags
By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | August 26, 2024
A new IATA initiative will help airlines better communicate with one another and with airports as... Read More
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Hotels.com, Hospitable and more
By PhocusWire | August 23, 2024
Keep up with all the latest people, product and partner news from around the global travel industry in... Read More
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Is the multi-day tour industry ready for digital transformation?
By Ragnar Fjolnisson - Kaptio | August 23, 2024
Ragnar Fjölnisson, founder of Kaptio, writes that by fully embracing digital transformation, multi-day... Read More
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Travel social content sways some consumers more than others
By Linda Fox | August 23, 2024
Converting looks and likes on social media to actual bookings is a challenge for travel marketers, but... Read More
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Agilysys acquires spa management software solution Book4Time for $150M
By Mileva Sapic | August 22, 2024
Canada-based Book4Time offers spa management software and ancillary revenue for hotels, resorts and... Read More
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Why the CrowdStrike crash hit Delta harder
By Robert Silk – Travel Weekly | August 19, 2024
All of the major U.S. airlines were forced to halt operations when Microsoft Windows' operating... Read More
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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... Read More
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The top 15 global travel markets: North America, APAC and Western Europe lead the way
By Phocuswright Research | August 19, 2024
The global travel industry is back on track, surging by 24% in 2023 to hit $1.5 trillion, with the top... Read More
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Despegar sells destination management company, boosts AI agent
By Linda Fox | August 16, 2024
Despegar has made a number of updates to its AI agent Sofia and has further plans to integrate the... Read More
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