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Countries consider wearables as a way to bring back tourists

By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | August 26, 2020

Destinations including Hawaii and the Cayman Islands are exploring the potential for wearable devices to track arrivals and health. Read More

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With budgets slashed, travel marketers use media mindset to drive engagement

By Mitra Sorrells | August 26, 2020

Travel brands are creating more content to drive both direct and organic traffic. Read More

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Despegar gets $200M in investments, sees “positive trend” in bookings

By Mitra Sorrells | August 21, 2020

Despegar's bookings declined 94% year-over-year in the second quarter, but the company is expressing optimism fueled by two new investments. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Google's alienation of travel brands masks the ecosystem's other issues

By PhocusWire | August 21, 2020

Another week, another round of issues surrounding Google and its role in the world of travel advertising. Read More

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VIDEO: New Reality With... Nancy Rademaker of Nexxworks

By PhocusWire | August 21, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Nancy Rademaker, partner at Nexxworks, one of Europe's leading consultancies looking at digital transformation and business strategy. Read More

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Airbnb files for IPO despite crisis year for the travel industry

By Kevin May | August 19, 2020

The question of when Airbnb would move towards its long-awaited IPO has followed the company long before the coronavirus pandemic hit the industry in early-2020. Read More

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Google plays hardball with pandemic-affected travel site, freezes its ad account

By Mitra Sorrells | August 19, 2020

According to a travel executive, Google froze his company's advertising accounts when it was unable to pay its Q1 invoices on time. Read More

News / Online

Facebook lets activity providers take bookings for virtual events

By Kevin May | August 19, 2020

The social network added an event booking, promotion and payment service to the functionality of business pages, effectively allowing any provider to operate within the social network's ecosystem. Read More

News / Startups

This travel startup is pledging antiracism, diversity and inclusion – and wants founders to do the same

By Jill Menze | August 19, 2020

London-based travel tech startup Pluto has outlined an extensive 10-point plan to become an antiracist, diverse and inclusive business and is calling for fellow startups to follow suit. Read More

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Omio secures $100M in funding, eyes customer experience developments and "opportunistic acquisitions"

By Linda Fox | August 19, 2020

Existing and new investors have participated in this latest round, including Kinnevik, Temasek, Goldman Sachs, NEA and Kleiner Perkins. Read More

News / Technology

Enough is enough - global travel brands make desperate plea for state help with pandemic recovery

By Kevin May | August 18, 2020

A joint letter, sent on their behalf by the WTTC today to the G7 countries and Australia, South Korea and Spain, asks governments to convene a COVID-19 global summit in a bid to "rescue the world... Read More

Interview / Distribution

Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with… Julian Weselek

By PhocusWire | August 18, 2020

In a series of interviews with executives participating in the online event in September, PhocusWire finds out what they have learned from the COVID-19 crisis... Next up: Tourlane's Julian Weselek. Read More

News / Distribution

REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - Phuket

By PhocusWire | August 18, 2020

Despite Thailand and Phuket having every economic incentive to restart tourism as quickly as possible, the government has set public health as the top priority and has acted prudently regarding... Read More

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VIDEO: New Reality With... Rohit Talwar of Fast Future

By PhocusWire | August 17, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Rohit Talwar, CEO at Fast Future, one of the world's leading organizations looking at the fields of futures and foresight. Read More

News / Technology

Boosting customer experience comes ahead of providing pandemic information to travelers

By Kevin May | August 17, 2020

Big data and analytics also scored the highest among the 11 technology-related options for brands, both in terms of previous impact and most likely to affect the business between now and 2025. Read More

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