Last week Airbnb released what is essentially its first new product since the company’s inception in 2008. The absolute leader in peer-to-peer rentals and a flagship innovator in the share economy, Airbnb has grown into a Goliath thanks to a great idea with great execution and great design. This…
This is a regular roundup of some of the latest mobile app startup launches in travel covering everything from trip inspiration and planning to virtual assistants. Jambo What is it? Jambo is a location-based app that connects business professionals with other professionals they might want to meet within and…
Did you know 30% of travel industry website visitors are unsavory competitors, hackers, spammers, and fraudsters? Worse yet, unwanted traffic from web-scraping bots can negatively impact revenue management targets and yields across multiple distribution channels. Join Anthony Drury, Director, Head of Business, at easyJet, as he takes you through…
The answer to that question in the headline about Uber is, at least in the case of the US, generally a “yes”. A study by research house ReportLinker found that brand awareness amongst millennials was extremely high, with 96% of respondents mentioning Uber when asked about what product they used for ride-hailing….
Steve Hafner, co-founder and chief executive of Kayak, is living up to his reputation for being one of the liveliest annual on-stage interviewees at the Phocuswright Conference. On-stage he says that he was chatting with the two make-up artists beforehand and asked them what they use to book flights….
It’s big rhetoric time at Airbnb this week, with the home sharing giant claiming at its annual hoedown that it is going to “make travel magical again”. The worst kept secret in recent months has seen most people involved in the tours and activities sector say that they’ve heard about…
European online travel agency group eDreams Odigeo has credited mobile activity and improvements to its business model for an uplift in revenue. The company brought in €241 million in revenue in the six months ending September 30, an increase of 4% on the same period in 2015. Adjusted EBITDA jumped…
When is a hotel also an intermediary? When it’s French giant AccorHotels. The company’s distribution experiment in Europe — which has been hotly discussed at conferences this year — is now coming to North America. This winter AccorHotels, Europe’s largest hotel group, will allow a first set of 200 independent hotels…
MakeMyTrip co-founder and India CEO Rajesh Magow believes that its recent merger with Ibibo Group will create a business capable of dominating all aspects of the Indian online travel market. The deal structure left many in the market confused – MakeMyTrip owns 60% of the combined business (which gives…
Airlines and online travel agencies (OTAs) invest considerable funds and go to great lengths in an effort to prevent online fraud and the ensuing losses. But while trying to avoid chargebacks, many travel merchants impose strict rules and filters that block not only fraud attempts, but also good customers….