Coronavirus

News / Startups

Travel startups on pent-up demand and opportunities in the "new normal"

By Linda Fox | May 15, 2020

Travel startups provide views on the shape of the recovery from the coronavirus outbreak and what's to come. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: The unspoken reality is that demand may collapse

By PhocusWire | May 15, 2020

What the industry should be bracing itself for is to be hugely disappointed that demand isn't there because, simply, consumers are too fearful to travel or have lost their discretionary spend. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Travelers may need to prepare for a contactless, surveillance-led experience

By Simon Nowroz - Disruptive X Emergent | May 15, 2020

While we can’t conclude exactly what the future may hold, we can establish an overall trajectory and an overarching narrative that we refer to as a theme. Travel's future is a very different one. Read More

News / Startups

Startup Troop Travel sees momentum as COVID-19 changes meeting planning strategy

By Mitra Sorrells | May 15, 2020

Startup Troop Travel is seeing increased interest and adding new features to help planners factor safety and security into destination selection. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Virtual travel's time has finally come

By Tedd Evers - TripTuner | May 14, 2020

Virtual tours are no longer a nice to have - traffic and interest are on the rise now as a way of providing location interactivity. Read More

Opinion / Online

What hotels need to consider before ramping up marketing efforts

By Bill Chase - Koddi | May 14, 2020

Hotel marketers should consider timing, goals, regions and channels as they plan for post-COVID-19 recovery Read More

News / Distribution

TUI targeting 30% reduction in costs and staff post-coronavirus, aims to accelerate digitalization

By Linda Fox | May 13, 2020

TUI has slashed costs by 70% but is in talks with destinations such as Greece and Portugal for resumption of summer 2020 trips. Read More

News / Technology

How airports are considering ways to reduce human contact

By Dawit Habtemariam - BTN | May 13, 2020

Airports are considering how to prepare for a post-COVID-19 air travel environment in order to protect and reassure a public wary of flying. Read More

Opinion / Online

5 ways travel marketers should prepare for recovery

By Ashish Arya - Pinterest | May 13, 2020

Pinterest's head of travel strategy and marketing has tips on how to inspire travel once restrictions ease. Read More

News / Startups

Q&A: Thayer Ventures’ Chris Hemmeter on its new $80M fund, opportunities for travel startups

By Mitra Sorrells | May 13, 2020

The venture capital firm is now looking to make six to eight additional investments in travel and transportation startups from the newly closed fund. Read More

News / Distribution

REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - Los Angeles

By PhocusWire | May 12, 2020

Differences in year-over-year RevPAR variance for March and April showed that the impact on Los Angeles was less severe than for most major markets. Read More

News / Online

Destination X - Smart strategies to do right now (instead of making promo videos)

By PhocusWire | May 12, 2020

There are some extremely important things destinations should be doing during this period of, for many, zero tourists coming in. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus revenue drops by a quarter, agency air bookings slump 50%

By Kevin May | May 12, 2020

Distribution revenue almost halved at Amadeus in the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic slammed traveler plans around the world. Read More