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PhocusWire spoke to WTTC's president and CEO, Gloria Guevara, to understand the efforts the council is making to bring its stakeholders together for a coordinated response to the pandemic. Read More

The CBP One Mobile App allows travelers to streamline their travel into the United States by providing information before or upon arrival or departure. Read More

In a Q&A with PhocusWire, Brandon Balcom, director of innovation, business development, for CWT, discusses barriers to digital health passports. Read More

2021 is supposed to be the year that a COVID-19 vaccine saves travel. But if the first week was any indication, it could be a long and unpredictable road. Read More

Over 80 initiatives have been folded into ten key areas for action including sustainability projects, such as zero-emission airports and ports, as well as healthy and sustainable inter-urban and urban... Read More

Travel Insights with Google is built around three new tools to support destinations, hotels and Google’s commercial partners. Read More

An unsolicited email from a data scientist to the Greek prime minister helped the country reopen to tourists. Read More

IATA predicts the industry will lose nearly $300,000 every minute and will not turn cash-positive until 2022. Read More

Speaking during Phocuswright Europe, the Travel Foundation CEO Jeremy Sampson says destinations need to focus on action to build back sustainably from COVID-19. Read More

Airbnb says it has created the new "City Portal" to help communities benefit from its marketplace. Read More

Smart Travel Lab believes travelers now have a heightened sense of wanting to do better and travel more sustainably. Brands should take advantage of this shift. Read More

Some "smart initiatives" are being created to get travelers moving again, but not across the board unless there is better sense of partnership created across the industry. Read More

Iomob is building the Internet of Mobility (IoM): Enabling users of any IOM-connected app to discover, route, book and pay for any IOM-connected mobility device (public, private, shared, autonomous). Read More

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Elliott Ferguson, CEO of Destination D.C, one of the most high-profile destination and tourism organizations in the world. Read More

Destinations including Hawaii and the Cayman Islands are exploring the potential for wearable devices to track arrivals and health. Read More