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Poor payment experience determines choice of travel provider
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Poor payment experience determines choice of travel provider
By Linda Fox | March 11, 2020
A study from Amadeus highlights how the payment process continues to cause friction for travelers.... Read More
VIDEO: Click Travel on growth and the new breed of business travel startups
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VIDEO: Click Travel on growth and the new breed of business travel startups
By Linda Fox | March 10, 2020
Click Travel joined PhocusWire at Travel Technology Europe 2020 to talk about tech, startups and... Read More
VIDEO: SAP Concur on coronavirus, duty of care and Google in corporate travel
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VIDEO: SAP Concur on coronavirus, duty of care and Google in corporate travel
By Linda Fox | March 10, 2020
PhocusWire talks to SAP Concur about rogue spend, what's next in expense management and more at Travel... Read More
European Commission agrees to data-sharing pact with short-term rental giants
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European Commission agrees to data-sharing pact with short-term rental giants
By Linda Fox | March 6, 2020
Online accommodation platforms Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and Tripadvisor have agreed to share... Read More
Flight Centre invests in NDC-led airline tech specialist TPConnects
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Flight Centre invests in NDC-led airline tech specialist TPConnects
By Linda Fox | March 6, 2020
The Australia-based travel retailer says the undisclosed investment improves its air content, with... Read More
COVID-19 and the global hotel industry: A roadmap to recovery, part 2
Opinion / Distribution
COVID-19 and the global hotel industry: A roadmap to recovery, part 2
By Yuki Hu, Eva Liu & George Yu - IDeaS | March 4, 2020
Although hotels can’t press the “restart” button on 2020, they can launch into “repair” mode now,... Read More
As travel giants circle, understanding the economics in tours and activities is vital
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As travel giants circle, understanding the economics in tours and activities is vital
By Olan O'Sullivan - TrekkSoft | March 3, 2020
In the past 24 months, the tours and activities sector has moved from, to borrow a Cinderella analogy,... Read More
Corporate travel industry could see $47B per month hit from coronavirus
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Corporate travel industry could see $47B per month hit from coronavirus
By Linda Fox | March 2, 2020
In a GBTA survey, two thirds of companies have cancelled a “few” meetings or events while 18% say they... Read More
COVID-19 and the global hotel industry: A roadmap to recovery, part 1
Opinion / Distribution
COVID-19 and the global hotel industry: A roadmap to recovery, part 1
By Yuki Hu, Eva Liu & George Yu - IDeaS | March 2, 2020
Amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, here are actionable steps for hotels to take now to... Read More
2019 earnings amadeus
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Amadeus grows revenue by 12.8% in 2019, gauges coronavirus impact in 2020
By Steven Lerner | February 28, 2020
Amadeus expects the COVID-19 coronavirus to have a negative impact on air traffic and the GDS... Read More
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