travel
How travel has sown the seeds of its own disruption
Disruption in travel is likely to be born from within it, according to a founder of Intent Media and a former senior executive of Travelocity which previously owned lastminute.com Richard […]
Airbnb out to be Wechat of travel – do everything with one app
By the time Lady Gaga appeared on stage on Saturday night as a surprise closing act for Airbnb Open, a three-day festival in downtown Los Angeles celebrating the brand’s values […]
Google Online Travel Adventure Upsets Its Biggest Advertisers
At the largest online travel conference last week, industry executive Steve Hafner was asked an unusual question: What’s the first word that comes to mind when you think about Google? “Annoying,” […]
Consumption of digital travel content sees double-digit growth
A new study explores how the interaction between travel booking websites and other influential online and offline touchpoints can impact the purchase journey for American, British and Canadian travelers. The […]
Expedia aims to enable Hotels in meetings and events
Online travel agent Expedia says it wants to be an “enabler” of the travel industry, and has branched out into meetings and events. The global travel giant has struck a […]
Into a brave new world for Online Travel Agents and beyond
The pace of technical change in online travel is about to speed up and take many players by surprise, according to one of travel’s largest global technology suppliers, Amadeus. Driven […]
WTM 2016: The big digital trends that got visitors chatting
Thousands of exhibitors and attendees descended on London’s ExCel exhibition centre this week for World Travel Market 2016. Bell Pottinger conducted online analysis throughout the three-day event to identify which […]
Key Trends that Matter in Online Travel
At WIT 2016 Conference in Singapore last month, Lorraine Sileo, vice president research of Phocuswright, shared the key trends that mattered in online travel. Q. What are the big global […]
The “Connected Guest” – What Do They Really Want?
Guests are embracing new technologies and apps on a daily basis, and hotel companies are trying their best to also get into the fray by developing their own guest facing […]
The four booking behaviours driving travellers
Men spend less time booking trips than women. Younger travellers tend to start their planning later. And 59% of travellers begin researching their next trip between one and three months […]
