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Expedia announces Alan Pickerill Chief Financial Officer

Expedia has announced that its Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Alan Pickerill, currently Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations, to succeed Mark Okerstrom as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

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Events

Vivid SydneyÕs lights heat up hoteliersÕ winter nights

The high-energy voltage from Vivid Sydney Festival on from May 16 until June 17Êcould flow on to Sydney hoteliers in the coming weeks, with Expedia group data revealing nearly 80 per centÊof stays were booked during the festival or within one month of the opening night in 2016, boosting occupancy and higher room rates during the traditionally quieter months.

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Events

Fourth annual Phocuswright Europe begins next month in Amsterdam

Phocuswright, the travel industry research authority, begins the fourth annual Phocuswright Europe this May.ÊThe two-day conference will be held May 16-18, and kicks off with an opening-night reception on May 16.
For the first time, the event takes place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, at the historic Beurs van Berlage and will feature travel innovators, executive keynotes, panel discussions and debates, as well as exhibition and networking opportunities.

Phocuswright Europe
Global News

First ÔExpedia Innovation LabÕ is launched in Asia Pacific

The Expedia group has unveiled its first ÔExpedia Innovation LabÕ in Asia, with a view to using its proprietary scientific methods to capture consumer online and app travel search and booking behaviour, and to inform future innovation and technology development globally.

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Insights

All may not be fair in review and war

A hospitality industry review can be made through Trip Advisor, Google, Facebook, Twitter, a company website or another mode of publicly conveying information. It is the simplest of tasks to register a review in the public domain, and for a business to be unfairly criticised on occasion. This does then beg the question: can we trust the legitimacy of a public review when we read it?

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