Coronavirus

News / Technology

How an email to the prime minister and algorithms helped Greece bring tourists back

By Linda Fox | November 27, 2020

An unsolicited email from a data scientist to the Greek prime minister helped the country reopen to tourists. Read More

News / Technology

InPhocus, episode 28 - Travel insurance in a pandemic world

By PhocusWire | November 27, 2020

Travel insurance is one of those things that quietly rumbles along in the background of the trip - there to protect people when things go wrong. Read More

Opinion / Online

Innovation, recovery, renewal: What the travel industry can expect in 2021

By SAP Concur | November 26, 2020

In 2021, the global travel community will continue to see significant changes in nearly every sector. Read More

News / Online

Klook, Traveloka, Trip.com among redemption partners for Singapore’s S$320M tourism recovery program

By Mitra Sorrells | November 25, 2020

The programs gives every Singapore citizen age 18 and above a S$100 voucher. Read More

News / Technology

Multiple digital health passports now available for COVID travel verification

By Mitra Sorrells | November 25, 2020

The "CommonPass” digital health passport will expand use in December for multiple international routes. Read More

News / Distribution

Travel industry could lose $318B through ripple effect of grounded flights

By Linda Fox | November 24, 2020

If current reductions in flying remain in the long-term, $318 billion could be diverted from the travel industry to other sectors. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Jason Calacanis on travel, pandemics and investing

By Kevin May | November 24, 2020

Outspoken, controversial, driven and, ultimately, extremely successful - Jason Calacanis has been a fixture in the startups and wider digital world for over two decades. Read More

News / Technology

China urges adoption of QR code travel-tracking system to fight COVID

By Mitra Sorrells | November 24, 2020

China has been using QR codes for contact tracing through Alipay and WeChat since early this year. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: New Reality With... Johannes Reck of GetYourGuide

By PhocusWire | November 24, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Johannes Reck, CEO and co-founder of GetYourGuide, one of the world's leading online travel agencies for tours and activities. Read More

Opinion / Online

Airbnb's IPO filing - what the travel industry can learn from a unique marketing playbook

By Mario Gavira | November 23, 2020

Here are some key learnings that marketers might want to keep in the back of their minds when travel comes back and the marketing battle heats up again. Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: Air Doctor - Summit pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2020

By PhocusWire | November 23, 2020

Air Doctor is a digital platform that provides a global medical network of physicians and makes it accessible to any traveler, anywhere. Read More

News / Technology

AirAsia introduces new COVID-clearance technology

By Mitra Sorrells | November 23, 2020

Known as Scan2Fly, the system determines passengers’ eligibility to travel before they arrive at the airport. Read More

News / Distribution

Booking Holdings boss talks pressure on hotels and the private accommodation trend

By Linda Fox | November 20, 2020

Glenn Fogel discusses how changes in the lodging market could be beneficial to large distributors - meaning hotels could face an uphill battle ahead. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: The bigger promise offered by a vaccine

By PhocusWire | November 20, 2020

For all the talk by countless leaders in the travel industry this year about reflection, few are looking beyond their own operations and kickstarting their ability to get everyone moving again. Read More