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News / Startups

Travel startups look to find new stars among the industry-wide layoffs

By Linda Fox | May 18, 2020

The headlines are full of layoffs, furloughs and hiring freezes across the travel and hospitality industry, as companies take steps to survive the coronavirus crisis. Read More

News / Online

Middle East will be first region to recover after China, provided “we don’t make it miserable to fly”

By Melissa Trew - WebInTravel | May 18, 2020

A panel discussion moderated by Travelstart's Stephan Ekbergh considered the opportunities and challenges regarding recovery in the Middle East. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: New Reality With... Amir Amidi and Lio Chen of Plug And Play

By PhocusWire | May 15, 2020

The next guests on the New Reality With... series are Amir Amidi and Lio Chen, managing partner and senior vice president respectively for Plug and Play, the U.S.-based platform for... Read More

News / Startups

Travel startups on pent-up demand and opportunities in the "new normal"

By Linda Fox | May 15, 2020

Travel startups provide views on the shape of the recovery from the coronavirus outbreak and what's to come. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: The unspoken reality is that demand may collapse

By PhocusWire | May 15, 2020

What the industry should be bracing itself for is to be hugely disappointed that demand isn't there because, simply, consumers are too fearful to travel or have lost their discretionary spend. Read More

News / Distribution

Lufthansa Group airlines to be removed from Sabre as pair fail to reach distribution agreement

By Linda Fox | May 14, 2020

Lufthansa and Sabre have been wrangling over distribution costs since 2015 - now the group's airlines are to be removed from the latter's global distribution system. Read More

News / Distribution

InPhocus, episode 10 - Farelogix tells all on the failed Sabre deal

By PhocusWire | May 14, 2020

PhocusWire's Kevin May talks to Jim Davidson, CEO of Farelogix, to get his take on the entire story, including the background to the deal, the court case, the decision to nix the acquisition two weeks... Read More

News / Technology

How airports are considering ways to reduce human contact

By Dawit Habtemariam - BTN | May 13, 2020

Airports are considering how to prepare for a post-COVID-19 air travel environment in order to protect and reassure a public wary of flying. Read More

News / Startups

Q&A: Thayer Ventures’ Chris Hemmeter on its new $80M fund, opportunities for travel startups

By Mitra Sorrells | May 13, 2020

The venture capital firm is now looking to make six to eight additional investments in travel and transportation startups from the newly closed fund. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus revenue drops by a quarter, agency air bookings slump 50%

By Kevin May | May 12, 2020

Distribution revenue almost halved at Amadeus in the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic slammed traveler plans around the world. Read More

News / Online

How digital nomads are staying the course amid the coronavirus pandemic

By Jill Menze | May 12, 2020

Networks that cater to digital nomads are providing ways for travelers to connect both in-person and online. Read More

News / Online

Booking Holdings Q1 gross bookings plummet 51%, total revenue down 19%

By Mitra Sorrells | May 7, 2020

Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel says it will take "years - not quarters" for the travel industry to recover, as the company saw its gross bookings drop more than 50% in the first quarter of 2020. Read More