Top Travel Tech Weekly News

Interview / Startups

Sounding Off: Survival of the fittest is a mental game

By PhocusWire | May 1, 2020

The most important role that founders and executive teams can take on now is disseminating the strategic gaps quickly and identifying who is the best placed in an organization to take on the duty of... Read More

News / Online

Without travel, is there room for influencer marketing?

By Jill Menze | May 1, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has not only brought the physical act of traveling to a halt – but it’s also stopped travel brands from distributing marketing dollars in the same ways they did prior to... Read More

News / Online

Hospitality reports point to uptick in hotel activity

By Mitra Sorrells | May 1, 2020

RateGain and STR have released data that hints at a slight increase in demand for hotel rooms. Read More

News / Distribution

How aviation should plan for a different sector to emerge post-coronavirus

By Linda Fox | April 30, 2020

No one can safely predict how long it will take for the industry to bounce back, but aviation experts are hoping for a return to 80% of pre-COVID-19 levels in two to three years. Read More

News / Online

Google takes initial hit from scaling back of travel search ads

By Kevin May | April 29, 2020

The search giant's parent Alphabet recorded its first quarter results of 2020 with a revenue increase of 13% year-over-year to $41.2 billion. Read More

News / Distribution

Behind GetYourGuide's strategy of zero bookings and zero layoffs

By Mitra Sorrells | April 29, 2020

The Berlin-based tours and activities brand has implemented voluntary reductions in hours and pay for more than half of its employees to cut expenses at a time when it expects no new revenue. Read More

News / Distribution

Airlines could look to subscription services as a core part of revenue going forward

By Linda Fox | April 28, 2020

PROS looks at whether airline annual subscription services could be a strong revenue stream for carriers in the wake of coronavirus. Read More

News / Distribution

Specialist tours operators reveal impact of coronavirus on revenue and operations

By Linda Fox | April 27, 2020

A WeTravel survey gauges business sentiment from multi- and single-day tour operators. Read More

News / Startups

How a trip-planning startup pivoted its model to jump on road-trip trend

By Mitra Sorrells | April 27, 2020

The company had been working on partnerships with automotive and airlines companies, but is now developing solutions for tourism agencies. Read More

News / Online

Lasting effects of tech-led coronavirus lockdowns on travel and tourism

By Kevin May | April 24, 2020

Travel, tourism and hospitality will return in some form, but how people interact with it will undoubtedly be shaped by their experiences of being stuck in their homes for months. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group names Peter Kern as new CEO, lands $3B financing package

By Mitra Sorrells | April 23, 2020

The announcement today from chairman and senior executive Barry Diller also includes a new CFO and $3.2 billion in new capital - $2 billion coming as debt financing and $1.2 billion an equity investment... Read More

News / Online

InPhocus, episode 7 - Travel crises often ignite revolutions in the industry (sorry, not this time)

By PhocusWire | April 23, 2020

History shows us that the travel industry has a track record of seeing huge changes to the fabric of how it works whenever something hits it in such a major way. Read More

Opinion / Online

Beyond the pause: How to prepare for corporate travel post-COVID-19

By Caroline Strachan - Festive Road | April 23, 2020

When faced with the highly complex impacts that the COVID-19 situation brings, travel managers should think of their approach in terms of a "respond-prepare-return" framework. Read More

News / Technology

New technology measures distance between travelers in airport security lines

By Mitra Sorrells | April 22, 2020

Motion analytics company iinside is updating its technology to measure crowd density in airports in response to coronavirus-prompted social distancing guidelines. Read More