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Enough is enough - global travel brands make desperate plea for state help with pandemic recovery

By Kevin May | August 18, 2020

A joint letter, sent on their behalf by the WTTC today to the G7 countries and Australia, South Korea and Spain, asks governments to convene a COVID-19 global summit in a bid to "rescue the world... Read More

News / Technology

Travizory lands $2M investment for its traveler identity tech platform

By Kevin May | August 17, 2020

The platform allows countries to obtain passenger details, biographic, biometric, itineraries and health information, so that airports and border officials can validate entry requirements. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: State-industry alliances could be the best pandemic recovery route to take

By PhocusWire | August 14, 2020

The idea of governments, regional authorities and other public bodies getting involved in strategic decisions and running the infrastructure that could underpin a reemerging sector is one that should be... Read More

News / Technology

Technology and governments (sorry) have vital roles to play in tourism's recovery

By Kevin May | August 11, 2020

The role of digital services, governments and regional organizations will be forced to come to the fore if the globe is to get back to the $9 trillion tourism economy it had pre-pandemic. Read More

News / Online

Business travel CEOs urge U.S. government to take action on COVID testing, tracing and data sharing

By Mitra Sorrells | August 4, 2020

The CEOs of TripActions, TravelBank and Upside Business Travel have written to Congress to ask for nationwide funding of efforts to test and trace COVID-19 infections. Read More

News / Online

Top travel CEOs call for Trump, congressional leaders to step up COVID-19 testing efforts

By Jill Menze | July 28, 2020

Fourteen travel CEOs from brands including Hilton, Marriott, IHG and Wyndham are calling for federal action on COVID-19 testing. Read More

Interview / Technology

Sounding Off: Collaboration has to be more than a political buzzword

By PhocusWire | July 10, 2020

"Playing politics" with the recovery is not something that is likely to ensure that it runs smoothly, let alone collaboratively. Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 31 - Randy Petersen of FlyerTalk

By PhocusWire | July 2, 2020

The creator of FlyerTalk, BoardingArea and the Freddie Awards speaks to PhocusWire's Kevin May and David Litwak of Mozio about his career as a frequent flyer guru. Read More

News / Distribution

Airbnb seeks to help local tourism as cross-border travel remains uncertain

By Linda Fox | June 11, 2020

Airbnb is working with tourist organizations and governments to help bring local travel back to pre-COVID levels, recognizing that domestic is going to come first. Read More

Opinion / Online

You will travel after COVID-19 - but it won’t be the same

By Avi Meir - TravelPerk | April 2, 2020

From crossing borders to selecting insurance to considering air quality, travel will look very different once "normality" resumes. Read More

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

News / Technology

Swiss startup Viselio lands €2.8M in funding for expansion, software development

By Steven Lerner | February 28, 2020

Automated visa service provider Viselio has raised 3 million Swiss francs (about €2.8 million) to expand into new markets. Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: Viselio - Summit pitch at Phocuswright 2018

By Kevin May | December 28, 2018

Viselio is a digital visa service, cutting the time to apply for a visa from several hours to just a couple of minutes. Read More

News / Technology

New app aims to boost tourism in Puerto Rico, nearly one year after Hurricane Maria

By Mitra Sorrells | August 24, 2018

The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is partnering with hotel operations platform ALICE and Roca Marketing to bolster tourism on the island by enhancing communications between hotels and tourists. Read More