Coronavirus

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VIDEO: Focusing on the opportunities for travel's recovery

By PhocusWire | August 30, 2021

With mass vaccinations taking place in many countries and the industry attempting to become operational once more, attention is turning to how companies can and should take advantage of the opportunites... Read More

News / Online

Hostelworld hoping for demand to return as revenues slump

By Kevin May | August 27, 2021

The budget accommodation online travel agency captured revenue of just €2.9 million between January and June this year, down from €12 million in the same period in 2020. Read More

News / Technology

Q&A: Exploring the role of cryptocurrency in travel's recovery

By Linda Fox | August 26, 2021

Some believe cryptocurrencies have many applications in travel and their use could potentially aid the industry's recovery as well as setting it up for a better future. Read More

Opinion / Technology

They won't go away even if COVID does - top cybersecurity issues still hitting travel

By Dominik Birgelen - Oneclick | August 26, 2021

While the industry can expect business to increase as restrictions are lifted, the potential risk of cyber crime will also heighten. Read More

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REPORT: Influencing and activating travelers as travel recovers

By Hollis Thomases - PhocusWire | August 25, 2021

This exclusive report, produced by PhocusWire in association with TINT, examines what has come before and what comes next for travel brands as they utilize social to assist in their recovery efforts. Read More

Opinion / Online

Diversification in activities: between consolidation and momentum

By Lukas Hempel and Matthias Wirz - BookingKit | August 25, 2021

The tours and activities sector is shifting as it comes out of the pandemic, but there are positive opportunities for those companies that pay attention. Read More

News / Online

The state of digital advertising in travel

By Jill Menze | August 24, 2021

A new report from Sojern seeks to understand how COVID-19 has impacted budget, ad spend, allocation by channel and how advertisers are thinking about the future of ad tech. Read More

News / Startups

Travel startup investment to hit $44B in 2021

By Linda Fox | August 23, 2021

The number of travel and mobility startups grew 5% in 2021, according to Lufthansa Innovation Hub. Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor and Airbnb join Google as local search powerhouses

By Kevin May | August 23, 2021

Google is the web service of choice for the vast majority of consumers looking for information on local businesses and activities - but a new survey indicates other brands are definitely in the... Read More

Interview / Technology

Sounding Off: COVID helped pave the way for innovation in people

By PhocusWire | August 20, 2021

Behind all the initiatives and recovery strategies are people, determined to ensure their employers or the organizations that they lead can look forward with a degree of optimism. Read More

News / Online

Following setback in Q2, Yatra sees growth in July, August

By Mitra Sorrells | August 19, 2021

Yatra's adjusted revenue dropped nearly 50% and its total gross bookings dropped more than 71% in the second quarter compared to Q1 2021. Read More

News / Online

Despegar revenues up against 2020, still around half of 2019

By Kevin May | August 19, 2021

Latin America-focused Despegar captured $61 million in revenue in the second quarter of 2021, indicating a gradual uptick in activity in the region. Read More

News / Technology

How COVID-19 has changed travel's chief technology officers

By Linda Fox | August 19, 2021

Travel CTOs have had to acquire new skills, upend their priority list and think carefully about how to combine new tech with legacy systems and practices, for maximum efficiency. Read More

Opinion / Technology

As consumers gear up for open banking are we now ready for open traveler?

By Tony Evans - TProfile | August 19, 2021

Open traveler models could spur action in other markets, by encouraging traveles to look at other third party providers offering products such as financial services and payment options. Read More