Coronavirus

Opinion / Distribution

Should hotels consider resuming Google Ads and other search campaigns?

By Pau Siquier - Mirai | April 21, 2020

After the brutal shock to the travel industry due to the coronavirus crisis, the vast majority of hotels stopped or questioned all their investments in online marketing, mainly Google Ads and... Read More

News / Technology

Destination X - Getting business in order first for cruise

By PhocusWire | April 21, 2020

If there is one segment of the travel, tourism and hospitality sector that will need help more than others in the months to come, it's probably the cruise industry. Read More

News / Distribution

REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - San Francisco

By PhocusWire | April 21, 2020

Despite being criticized at the time for overreacting, San Francisco's strategy appears to have successfully flattened the curve for San Francisco – a densely populated city with a sizable homeless... Read More

News / Technology

Booking.com, Properly pilot cleaning program for short-term rentals

By Jill Menze | April 21, 2020

The pilot is designed to help improve the cleaning scores of properties that do not meet Booking.com’s minimum cleanliness threshold. Read More

News / Startups

Business travel startup Itilite raises $13M to accelerate international expansion

By Mitra Sorrells | April 21, 2020

Greenoaks Capital and Vy Capital led the Series B round, with participation from Matrix Partners India and other existing investors. Read More

News / Distribution

Adventure travel suppliers expect business to be down 40% in 2020

By Linda Fox | April 20, 2020

The coronavirus has hit the adventure travel industry just as hard as other segments with suppliers saying they have seen a 63% drop in demand in Q2 of 2020. Read More

News / Online

Tiqets CEO moves to president role, Laurens Leurink steps in

By Kevin May | April 20, 2020

Leurink was most recently CEO of medical technology brand Docly, based in Scandinavia, but he has an extensive background in travel technology stretching back to 2008. Read More

News / Startups

How a travel startup is balancing a fine line between surviving and carrying on

By Linda Fox | April 20, 2020

The U.K. government has pledged £250 million to help startups impacted by coronavirus. But it takes more than cash to ensure a brand can emerge from the other side of the crisis intact. Read More

Opinion / Technology

How AI can save airline customer service teams in times of crisis

By Puneet Mehta - Netomi | April 20, 2020

As airlines deal with high volumes of customer service requests due to the coronavirus, artificial intelligence can help them improve customer and agent satisfaction. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: The right strategy can alter a brand's course

By PhocusWire | April 17, 2020

A critical element for Airbnb will be how it demonstrates to its hosts that they are still special and are not just the supply chain in the same way that property owners are for countless other... Read More

News / Online

Luxury rental brand Stay Alfred suspends operations, closes social channels

By Kevin May | April 17, 2020

The U.S.-based high-end property platform initially suspended operations at the beginning of April, as the coronavirus outbreak took a firm grip on cities across the country and travelers were urged to... Read More

Opinion / Startups

Riding high to laying low - travel startups in a coronavirus world

By Pete Comeau - Phocuswright | April 17, 2020

The state of travel startups will be completely upended in the coming months. It's time to ask some tough questions Read More

News / Online

RV owners see opportunities in post-COVID travel industry

By Mitra Sorrells | April 17, 2020

RV industry panelists are optimistic the sector will be one of the first to rebound as the coronavirus threat abates. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

What experiences providers can do now to maximize their downtime

By Chris Atkin - Rezdy | April 17, 2020

Tours and activities brands that use their time as an opportunity to innovate will be in a better position post-COVID-19. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

The best guess for the future of travel is just a guess

By Christian Watts - Magpie Travel | April 16, 2020

Nobody knows what will happen next week, never mind three years from now. Where are you getting this data from to form your future predictions? Read More

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