Coronavirus

Opinion / Online

The critical role of innovation in travel during the COVID-19 crisis

By Rom Hendler and Flavia Hendler - InnoVel | April 7, 2020

InnoVel CEO Rom Hendler says the coronavirus crises makes it more important than ever to embrace innovation in travel. Read More

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Airbnb gets $1B investment to mitigate coronavirus hit

By Jill Menze | April 6, 2020

The investment from Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners will help the home-share giant manage the fallout from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Read More

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Airline and agency groups repeat pleas for urgent financial aid

By Linda Fox | April 6, 2020

Airline and travel agent organizations across Europe repeat calls to regulators and member states for aid. Read More

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Tracking declines in online travel web traffic as restrictions hit across the globe

By Linda Fox | April 6, 2020

SimilarWeb has marked a "pivot point" in website traffic to online travel companies when consumer and business behavior changed and traffic declined sharply. Read More

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Q&A: Trivago CEO shares vision for “moment in time” when travel resumes in a post-crisis world

By Steven Lerner | April 6, 2020

Trivago CEO Axel Hefer discusses his outlook for travel, how Trivago is preparing for the future and the role of metasearch during the recovery. Read More

News / Startups

There are no winners in all this, only survivors, say investors

By Marissa Trew - WiT | April 6, 2020

AT WiT Virtual, two venture capitalists shared their perspectives on how the travel and startup landscape will evolve as a result of COVID-19. Read More

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Ariane Gorin adds Egencia leadership to role, Rob Greyber steps down

By Adam Perrotta - BTN | April 4, 2020

Greyber assumed the role of Egencia president in May 2009, after serving for two years as the company's senior vice president for North America. Read More

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InPhocus, episode 4 - A jolt to make us all think

By PhocusWire | April 3, 2020

WebInTravel's Yeoh Siew Hoon discusses the impact of COVID-19 and how its arrival is giving brands and workers the opportunity to consider how they might emerge in better shape. Read More

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Latest hospitality data points to “long, slow road” for recovery in U.S.

By Mitra Sorrells | April 3, 2020

Hotel performance metrics in the U.S. and Europe continue to decline, while China is showing a gradual recovery. Read More

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Hotel rooms as workspaces? It's happening

By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | April 3, 2020

Hotels are creating daily rates for people that want to use their rooms as offices during the day. Read More

Opinion / Online

How will travel loyalty programs respond to coronavirus?

By Ashwin Kamlani - Kognitiv Corporation | April 3, 2020

There's a tremendous opportunity right now for loyalty programs to step up and show why being a member makes a difference. Read More

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Investors on travel survivors, pent-up demand and bailouts

By Linda Fox | April 2, 2020

Seeking Alpha asked some of its marketplace authors to comment on the outlook for travel stocks, the likelihood of travel returning to pre-coronavirus levels and the segments that might come... Read More

Opinion / Online

You will travel after COVID-19 - but it won’t be the same

By Avi Meir - TravelPerk | April 2, 2020

From crossing borders to selecting insurance to considering air quality, travel will look very different once "normality" resumes. Read More

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Airbnb gets serious on long-term stays, denies hosts are finding new platforms

By Kevin May | April 1, 2020

The company claims there has been a 20% increase in long-stay bookings in the last two weeks compared to the same period in 2019. Read More

Opinion / Online

Loyalty in travel during a time of fear starts with the refund

By Matt Walker - LikeWhere | April 1, 2020

The refund process for travel brands, at a moment when the operational parts of a business are in overdrive, is going to expose the culture of many brands, in the coming days. Read More

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