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Sounding Off: Rules are there to be broken
Interview / Distribution
Sounding Off: Rules are there to be broken
By PhocusWire | March 20, 2020
It wouldn't be at all surprising if there is a movement that eventually emerges which proposes tearing up the industry's old rule books and demands that business is carried out in a more caring way. Read More
"What just happened?" - Tours and activities come to grips with coronavirus
News / Distribution
"What just happened?" - Tours and activities come to grips with coronavirus
By Jill Menze | March 20, 2020
The date February 23, 2020, marked a significant turning point for some tours and activities brands. Read More
InPhocus, episode 2 - In the midst of a crisis we can rethink the rules
News / Distribution
InPhocus, episode 2 - In the midst of a crisis we can rethink the rules
By PhocusWire | March 19, 2020
Before the usual conversations about business, many discussions have inevitably started with asking how a person's family, city or country is fairing under the outbreak of the coronavirus. Read More
What happens to travel startup funding during an economic downturn?
News / Startups
What happens to travel startup funding during an economic downturn?
By Steven Lerner | March 19, 2020
During an economic downturn, startups should go back to basics and focus on positive unit economics. Read More
Corporate travel on the front line of global incidents
News / Online
Corporate travel on the front line of global incidents
By Linda Fox | March 18, 2020
The corporate travel industry has to deal with an increasing volume of incidents related to weather, terrorism - and now health - that impact travel. Read More
Q&A: Trip.com Group's Jane Sun on weathering the coronavirus storm in China
News / Online
Q&A: Trip.com Group's Jane Sun on weathering the coronavirus storm in China
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebInTravel | March 18, 2020
The travel giant's boss talks about the measures taken to get the company through the storm – pay cuts, cancellations guarantees, remote work and providing the right information to customers – and what... Read More
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News / Online
Travelers satisfied with airlines during coronavirus, frustrated with insurance providers
By Steven Lerner | March 18, 2020
As travelers are forced to rethink trips due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, airlines are being praised while trip insurance remains a source of frustration. Read More
Aviation body says coronavirus could bankrupt most airlines in three months
News / Distribution
Aviation body says coronavirus could bankrupt most airlines in three months
By Linda Fox | March 16, 2020
The membership organization is calling for urgent “coordinated” government and industry action in light of the impact of coronavirus on the travel industry. Read More
"Nothing will be the same": How Italian hoteliers are coping with coronavirus fallout
News / Distribution
"Nothing will be the same": How Italian hoteliers are coping with coronavirus fallout
By Mitra Sorrells | March 16, 2020
Giancarlo Carniani - Phocuswright analyst, hotelier and president of the hotel association in Florence, Italy - explains why hoteliers are "furious" at Booking.com and why the hospitality industry will... Read More
InPhocus, episode 1 - Coronavirus came from nowhere and turned 2020 on its head
News / Online
InPhocus, episode 1 - Coronavirus came from nowhere and turned 2020 on its head
By PhocusWire | March 13, 2020
Fronting the show for its debut are PhocusWire's Kevin May and Charuta Fadnis, Phocuswright's head of research. They're joined by their boss and Phocuswright's managing director, Pete Comeau. Read More
Sounding Off: All that talk about being brilliant communicators should be real
Interview / Online
Sounding Off: All that talk about being brilliant communicators should be real
March 13, 2020
Now that marketing is all over the place for a few months, communications has to be the channel that travel brands focus their efforts on. Read More
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News / Online
Phocuswright Europe 2020 is still on – just with a new date
By PhocusWire | March 13, 2020
In light of the health threat from COVID-19 and resulting travel restrictions, Phocuswright Europe will now take place on August 4-6, 2020. Read More
Digital marketing in the age of coronavirus - what travel brands need to know
News / Online
Digital marketing in the age of coronavirus - what travel brands need to know
By Mitra Sorrells | March 12, 2020
The rapidly changing impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus require digital travel marketers to evaluate and update their strategies. Read More
Cloudbeds brings in $82M to “triple down” on hospitality tech
News / Technology
Cloudbeds brings in $82M to “triple down” on hospitality tech
By Steven Lerner | March 11, 2020
Cloudbeds plans to further invest in its hospitality management technology platform after landing an additional $82 million in funding. Read More
Online booking rates for activities halve and cancellations jump by a fifth due to coronavirus
News / Online
Online booking rates for activities halve and cancellations jump by a fifth due to coronavirus
By Kevin May | March 11, 2020
The gloomy business outcome of the spread of the virus to more than 100 countries around the world, including some of Europe's big tourist hotspots such as Italy, which is now on lockdown, has ignited... Read More
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