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Opinion / Online
How tours and activities businesses can benefit from the COVID crash
By Yiannis Maglaras - Ticknovate | May 4, 2021
What we’ve learned from past crises is that businesses adapt, and often the successful ones create a new blueprint of doing things.... Read More
In The Big Chair - Roberto Martinoli of Silversea Cruises
Interview / Online
In The Big Chair - Roberto Martinoli of Silversea Cruises
By Mitra Sorrells | May 4, 2021
Founded in 1994 and now part of the Royal Caribbean Group, Silversea Cruises is an ultra-luxury cruise line with itineraries covering all seven continents and more than 900 destinations.... Read More
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News / Online
Trivago sees referral revenue jump more than 60% in March
By Mitra Sorrells | May 3, 2021
Trivago's total revenue in the first quarter of this year was €38.2 million – a 73% drop compared to the first quarter of 2020.... Read More
VIDEO: TikTok on next-generation travel marketing on social media
News / Online
VIDEO: TikTok on next-generation travel marketing on social media
By PhocusWire | May 3, 2021
Speaking at PhocusWire Pulse: A New Age For Social Media, TikTok brand partnerships lead for travel Hannah Bennett explains why TikTok is an ecosystem ripe for marketers to exploit.... Read More
PhocusWire Pulse: A New Age For Social Media
News / Online
PhocusWire Pulse: A New Age For Social Media
By PhocusWire | May 3, 2021
Our third PhocusWire Pulse concentrates on social media, examining issues ranging from influencers, digital marketing, social commerce, reputation management and livestreaming.... Read More
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Opinion / Online
How testing, transparency and technology can reduce COVID risk in air travel
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne - 777 Partners | May 3, 2021
For a safe flying environment to exist, we must stop COVID-positive transports; for now that is unrealistic, so testing on arrival must be the start.... Read More
Sherpa raises $8.5M to meet demand for its travel rules platform
News / Technology
Sherpa raises $8.5M to meet demand for its travel rules platform
By Jill Menze | April 30, 2021
In the past year, Sherpa says the number of airlines and other travel companies using Sherpa’s products has tripled.... Read More
Sonder plans to go public through SPAC on a $2.2B valuation
News / Online
Sonder plans to go public through SPAC on a $2.2B valuation
By Linda Fox | April 30, 2021
Sonder is merging with special purpose acquisition company Gores Metropoulos II to take the company public.... Read More
Sounding Off: Perception of "risk" is one of many factors to overcome
Interview / Online
Sounding Off: Perception of "risk" is one of many factors to overcome
By PhocusWire | April 30, 2021
The industry's role to make sure it does everything it can to take every conceivable eventuality into account when it says it's looking after customers.   ... Read More
Marketing tactics to think about as travel attempts to recover
Opinion / Online
Marketing tactics to think about as travel attempts to recover
By Gilad Barash - Dstillery | April 30, 2021
It's likely that the travel audiences from a year ago no longer apply so travel marketers need to find the signals consumers are putting out.... Read More
Female leadership in travel remains lacking
News / Online
Female leadership in travel remains lacking
By Jill Menze | April 30, 2021
Despite the heightened awareness around women in leadership and diversity in the travel industry over the past year, “the needle barely moved,” a report from the Castell Project reveals.... Read More
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News / Startups
Autonomous shuttle startup EasyMile raises €55M for global scaleup
By Mitra Sorrells | April 30, 2021
The France-based startup is one of the largest providers of driverless mobility solutions, with deployments around the world including a pilot at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.... Read More
TravelPerk bags $160M round as investors back business travel recovery
News / Startups
TravelPerk bags $160M round as investors back business travel recovery
By Linda Fox | April 29, 2021
TravelPerk says product innovation and further acquisitions are part of the roadmap.... Read More
Snap boosts 3D mapping capabilities via acquisition of Pixel8earth
News / Technology
Snap boosts 3D mapping capabilities via acquisition of Pixel8earth
By Linda Fox | April 29, 2021
Pixel8.earth describes itself as a perpetually updating map that fuses terrestrial and aerial data, with the company enabling users to browse 3D content as well as create an account and build their own models.... Read More
How I Got Here, episode 62 - Joah Spearman of Localeur
Interview / Online
How I Got Here, episode 62 - Joah Spearman of Localeur
By PhocusWire | April 29, 2021
A common thread in Joah Searman's origin story and that of experience recommendation platform Localeur is one of countering adversity, as he explains to David Litwak of Mozio and PhocusWire's Kevin May.... Read More
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