Announced in May, the theme for our sister brand Phocuswright’s flagship annual conference is the “Power Paradox”. The brainiacs at Phocuswright (they are, without doubt, the smartest group of analysts looking at the digital travel economy anywhere in the industry) traditionally spend time each year trying to establish what…
As the online end of the tours and activities sector has received a massive bump in interest over recent years, groups such as The Travel Corporation have watched on with huge interest. The company has a large collection of brands that sell multi-day tours through intermediaries – some online,…
Just how significant will blockchain be on the digital economy, and what are its practical applications? “Blockchain is the new internet,” says Toon King Wong, managing partner at FarSight Capital, speaking at WiT Singapore last week. The technology, he believes, will be as influential as HTML before it. “In…
After four quarters that CEO Rolf Schrömgens describes as “quite a challenge,” hotel metasearch platform Trivago posted a turnaround in the third quarter of 2018. The company, which has Expedia Group as its biggest investor, saw a return to profitability in the quarter, although revenue was down. Net income…
This article was written by Simone Puorto, CEO and founder Simone Puorto Consulting. Here is a fairly unknown fact: the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International is as old as Mount Rushmore in the U.S. In 1927, while the Borglum’s family (and some 400 workers loaded with dynamite) was…
Evolve Vacation Rental Network has acquired the technology and intellectual property assets of Everbooked, a dynamic pricing platform for the short-term rental industry. Founded in 2011, Evolve has more than 9,000 properties under management in more than 500 markets across North America. The company handles all marketing, booking and…
On a scale of one to ten, how lucky are you? On the “Luck Scale” of life I’m at a 10. I Believe anyone should say 10. I’m here, I’m breathing, I’ve had a great life and I continue to love living in a world where we can travel…
A gap in the user experience between consumer and corporate travel platforms leaves many business travelers frustrated – and booking outside of approved tools. Nevertheless, a majority (90%) of business travelers believe travel is essential to driving growth for their companies, and 91% prefer to close a deal in…
NDC debut alert! Travelport reckons its has become the first of the global distribution systems to manage live bookings of flights using the new connection standard. The company claims the first transaction made by a GDS using New Distribution Capability was made by a British travel agency (Meon Valley…
This article was written by Marta Lopez, who works in online marketing at Mirai. A few days ago, Google informed users that it will change the brand-protection policy on its text adverts on Google Ads (what used to be known as AdWords). This is something which Simone Puerto previously wrote…