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Tracking declines in online travel web traffic as restrictions hit across the globe

By Linda Fox | April 6, 2020

SimilarWeb has marked a "pivot point" in website traffic to online travel companies when consumer and business behavior changed and traffic declined sharply. Read More

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Q&A: Trivago CEO shares vision for “moment in time” when travel resumes in a post-crisis world

By Steven Lerner | April 6, 2020

Trivago CEO Axel Hefer discusses his outlook for travel, how Trivago is preparing for the future and the role of metasearch during the recovery. Read More

News / Online

InPhocus, episode 4 - A jolt to make us all think

By PhocusWire | April 3, 2020

WebInTravel's Yeoh Siew Hoon discusses the impact of COVID-19 and how its arrival is giving brands and workers the opportunity to consider how they might emerge in better shape. Read More

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Latest hospitality data points to “long, slow road” for recovery in U.S.

By Mitra Sorrells | April 3, 2020

Hotel performance metrics in the U.S. and Europe continue to decline, while China is showing a gradual recovery. Read More

News / Distribution

Investors on travel survivors, pent-up demand and bailouts

By Linda Fox | April 2, 2020

Seeking Alpha asked some of its marketplace authors to comment on the outlook for travel stocks, the likelihood of travel returning to pre-coronavirus levels and the segments that might come... Read More

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Airbnb gets serious on long-term stays, denies hosts are finding new platforms

By Kevin May | April 1, 2020

The company claims there has been a 20% increase in long-stay bookings in the last two weeks compared to the same period in 2019. Read More

News / Online

Q&A: Jeff Katz on managing and leading during a crisis

By Kevin May | April 1, 2020

Katz, who was boss of Orbitz during 9/11, talks about leadership styles and tactics to deploy during moments of crisis. Read More

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Denial, unease, panic - how social media sentiments have shifted during coronavirus

By Jill Menze | April 1, 2020

As the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak unfolds, Sparkloft Media finds social media users are increasingly expressing concern over the crisis. Read More

News / Technology

Marriott is victim of another massive data breach

By Mitra Sorrells | March 31, 2020

Marriott says 5.2 million guests have been impacted by a data breach it discovered in late February. Read More

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Q&A: TripActions CEO on how he is preparing for “the day after” COVID-19

By Mitra Sorrells | March 31, 2020

TripActions CEO Ariel Cohen discusses recent layoffs, what he is hearing from his investors and why he is optimistic about the future of business travel and of TripActions. Read More

News / Technology

Despite difficult times, ride-share company Via lands $200M investment

By Steven Lerner | March 31, 2020

Real-time ride-sharing company Via is now valued at a $2.25 billion thanks to a new $200 million Series E investment. Read More

Opinion / Startups

Travel venture funding is not over - startups just need to be smarter and prepared

By Partners at Ennea Capital | March 30, 2020

An overview of the current investor sentiment and impact on startup funding in the short and medium term, as well as likely outcomes for the industry. Read More

News / Startups

Should travel startups go into “hibernation mode” during the coronavirus?

By Steven Lerner | March 30, 2020

Venture capitalists weigh in on how travel startups could survive the economic fallout from COVID-19. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb hosts in China are “confident” about market recovery

By Jill Menze | March 27, 2020

According to data from Airbnb, 99% of hosts in China feel positively or neutral about engaging in the short-term rental market following the COVID-19 outbreak, while 1% say they will “definitely not”... Read More

Interview / Technology

Sounding Off: Travel bailouts are not simple tasks to manage

By PhocusWire | March 27, 2020

It seems more likely that any form of state aid will go only to propping up the travel-facing operations that inspire people to travel or are functional elements of a trip. Not the ecosystem... Read More

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