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Airbnb occupancy rates not expected to recover until September 2021

By Jill Menze | January 5, 2021

Even with the COVID-19 vaccine, Airbnb occupancy rates aren't expected to recover until later this year; however, national daily rates are expected to grow throughout 2021. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: How the cruise industry can get back to sailing

By Linda Fox | January 4, 2021

The Healthy Sail Panel brings together many voices from across the cruise industry to ensure a safe return to sailing. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Touriosity wants to help tour operators increase direct bookings

By Jill Menze | January 4, 2021

The nonprofit OTA Touriosity aims to help tour and activity providers increase direct bookings while complementing their own direct marketing efforts. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

What vacation rentals can learn from hotels about growth

By Connor VanDaveer - Koddi | January 4, 2021

While the vacation rental and alternative accommodation markets have flourished recently, property owners and technology intermediaries can learn from their counterparts in the hotel space to keep this... Read More

Opinion / Technology

How tourism organizations can stay a step ahead of competing destinations

By Freddy Friedman - travel audience | December 31, 2020

Tourism organizations can use data and AI to understand visitors and adjust campaigns as restrictions lift. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Why the digital travel sector fails for diversity and inclusion

By Linda Fox | December 30, 2020

Martinique Lewis, a diversity in travel consultant, says travel companies need to look across everything they touch internally and externally and grade themselves on their diversity. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Why it’s still the Roaring ‘20s for hotel revenue management

By Klaus Kohlmayr - IDeaS | December 30, 2020

What if we could look at the COVID‐19 crisis as the vehicle to lead to a fundamental shift in how the industry generates and optimizes revenues? Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Peter Kern on how COVID gave Expedia Group “courage”

By Jill Menze | December 29, 2020

Speaking at his first Phocuswright Conference since assuming leadership of Expedia Group, Peter Kern discussed the company's multi-brand strategy, Google and more. Read More

News / Distribution

Tourism organizations need to rethink their success metrics in 2021

By Celine Chaussegros - Sojern | December 28, 2020

Tourism boards with limited resources can no longer rely on outdated metrics to deliver results. Read More

News / Startups

Hopin acquires Topi to drive hybrid events

By Linda Fox | December 23, 2020

Topi's co-founders are joining Hopin to head up the development of hybrid and mobile products. Read More

From Our Partners / Distribution

What vacation rentals need to do in 2021

By Chinmai Sharma - RateGain | December 23, 2020

How can property owners and managers tap into this growing trend and price their offerings correctly? What should the traditional hotel managers be looking out for? Read More

News / Technology

Tech challenges (and coronavirus) were the focus for rental managers in 2020

By Linda Fox | December 22, 2020

Short-term rental managers wouldn't wave away the pandemic with a magic wand, according to a Hostfully report. Read More

Interview / Distribution

VIDEO: Mystifly - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2020

By PhocusWire | December 22, 2020

Mystifly offers a tech stack for traditional and low-cost airline shopping, aggregation, retailing, consolidation and payments – all through a single platform. Read More

News / Online

Expedia scales back strategy on activities

By Kevin May | December 21, 2020

The company confirmed that its in-person operations in Hawaii and Orlando - two key markets to push tours, activities and attractions to visitors - will be closed. Read More