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News / Online

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

News / Technology

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

News / Technology

Q&A: How border control technology could ease the spread of COVID-19

By Mitra Sorrells | August 17, 2020

SITA border management director Peter Sutcliffe explains how technology traditionally used to find criminals is being developed to stop the spread of COVID-19. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: State-industry alliances could be the best pandemic recovery route to take

By PhocusWire | August 14, 2020

The idea of governments, regional authorities and other public bodies getting involved in strategic decisions and running the infrastructure that could underpin a reemerging sector is one that should be... Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: New Reality With... Richard Harris of Intent

By PhocusWire | August 14, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Richard Harris, CEO of Intent, a customer intelligence platform serving the travel industry. Read More

News / Online

Hostelworld plots strategy beyond core product as bookings fall by two-thirds

By Kevin May | August 13, 2020

The "sharp drop" in its trading performance led the company to pursue a debt facility and subsequent equity raise of £13.8 million in June. Read More

News / Online

Manifest travel club launched by ex-CEO of Frontier Airlines

By Kevin May | August 12, 2020

Manifest connects its members to getaways and activities in exclusive destinations around the U.S. via private planes. Read More

News / Online

Coronavirus claims ground transport victim as GroundLink shuts

By Kevin May | August 12, 2020

The U.S.-based platform for booking chauffeured vehicles says services will end on August 31, citing the "catastrophic effects COVID-19 has had on the global economy." Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: TourOpp offers both distribution and communication services for tour and activity operators

By Mitra Sorrells | August 12, 2020

The company has two offerings - an online travel agency selling tours and activities and an automated messaging system to assisst tour operators. Read More