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Mint House secures investment for corporate travel rental platform

By Linda Fox | March 26, 2021

Mint House, a rentals for corporate travel concept, previously announced $15 million in funding in May 2019. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Is robotics taking over hospitality? Yes and no

By Chris Connar - Angie Hospitality | March 19, 2021

Robots and automated technology support the current evolution of hospitality, but only when they allow staff to focus on delivering exceptional guest services. Read More

News / Online

How pandemic-led consumer behaviors might play out in travel

By Linda Fox | March 18, 2021

We look at some of Euromonitor's consumer trends for 2021 and how they're impacting travel and its attempts to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Read More

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One year on from COVID, Italian hoteliers recognize Booking.com is not the enemy

By Mitra Sorrells | March 12, 2021

Florence hotelier Giancarlo Carniani checks in to explain what has changed - and what remains the same - since last March. Read More

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VIDEO: Health passports and next steps for COVID travel solutions

By Mitra Sorrells | March 10, 2021

Daon vice president Clive Bourke spoke with us during PhocusWire's Pulse: Safer & Seamless event to discuss the Verifly health passport product and how the broader travel industry can create solutions... Read More

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Hospitality startup Cosi raises €20M to fuel European expansion

By Jill Menze | March 9, 2021

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Germany-based Cosi says its tech-enabled properties outperformed traditional hotels by 400% in 2020. Read More

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VIDEO: Behind the scenes of safe travel in the post-pandemic corporate world

By PhocusWire | March 9, 2021

PhocusWire spoke to CWT's senior director Brandon Balcom on the digital and analogue complexities of corporate travel post pandemic. Read More

News / Online

Hotels want to capitalize on the direct trend - but for how long?

By Linda Fox | March 8, 2021

Hotel giants are looking to push their loyalty schemes to continue any advantage in direct bookings built up over the pandemic. Read More

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VIDEO: Optii’s Katherine Grass on the playbook for recovery in hospitality

By Jill Menze | March 8, 2021

Speaking during PhocusWire's inaugural Pulse event, Optii CEO Katherine Grass says flexibility is the name of the game in 2021. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Bringing governments, destinations, industry and science together safely

By PhocusWire | March 3, 2021

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

News / Technology

VIDEO: Terry Jones on health passports, standards and restoring consumer confidence

By Mitra Sorrells | March 2, 2021

Travel industry veteran Terry Jones discusses the need for collaboration and communication as the industry rolls out digital health passports and other solutions to restart travel. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Safer and seamless travel - a medical perspective

By PhocusWire | March 1, 2021

In the interview we discuss vaccines, antibody testing and, crucially for the travel industry, the challenges and process that different segments are having to consider as they bring back travelers to... Read More

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PhocusWire Pulse: Safer & Seamless

By PhocusWire | February 26, 2021

We explore health regulatory and vaccine trends, technology provision for welcoming back customers, changes to business practices and the implementation of new processes for customers and staff. Read More

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Marriott on marketing initiatives and the summer rebound

By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | February 22, 2021

Julius Robinson, chief sales and marketing officer at Marriott International, highlights the messages that are resonating with customers. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Is hospitality ready to service the digitally savvy travel consumer?

By Max Starkov - hospitality consultant and strategist | February 16, 2021

There is a clear deficit of proper hospitality industry education in digital technology and the latest technology innovations, trends and best practices. Read More

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