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Sounding Off: OTA version 2.0 is likely to come from outside the travel industry
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Sounding Off: OTA version 2.0 is likely to come from outside the travel industry
By PhocusWire | July 17, 2020
The brands that are able to position themselves in this as-yet undetermined role will most likely be all things to all people - selling more than just a form of accommodation and a flight.... Read More
VIDEO: New Reality With... Peter Kern of Expedia Group
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VIDEO: New Reality With... Peter Kern of Expedia Group
By PhocusWire | July 17, 2020
The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Peter Kern, CEO and vice chairman at Expedia Group, one of the world's largest online travel companies.... Read More
InPhocus, episode 18 - Innovators are primed and ready
News / Technology
InPhocus, episode 18 - Innovators are primed and ready
By PhocusWire | July 17, 2020
The reset that everyone is going through gives startups (already born or just ideas) and new technology an opportunity to make their case.... Read More
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Tripadvisor sells SmarterTravel Media portfolio to Hopjump
By Mitra Sorrells | July 17, 2020
Tripadvisor will retain ownership of the Jetsetter brand while the remaining brands in the SmarterTravel Media portfolio now belong to Hopjump.... Read More
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As domestic travel picks up in Japan, players adapt with safety measures, micro-targeting and hybrid models
By Marissa Trew - WiT | July 16, 2020
Ryokans, road trips and retreats are predicted to do well in the first wave of Japan's rebound.... Read More
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My Method... Building consensus with data in uncertain times for destinations
By John Urdi - Mammoth Lakes Tourism | July 16, 2020
By relying on data in decision-making, some destinations are able to quickly pivot based on the needs of communities and build consensus around those strategic changes.... Read More
How I Got Here, episode 33 - Caitlin Zaino von During of Porter & Sail
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How I Got Here, episode 33 - Caitlin Zaino von During of Porter & Sail
By PhocusWire | July 16, 2020
The company launched in 2014 with a vision to provide hotels with a service that could act as a concierge for guests on their devices. But that had to change, she tells Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May from PhocusWire.... Read More
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Beyond “vanity metrics”: Why travel marketers need to diversify influencer campaigns
By Jill Menze | July 16, 2020
Diversity in travel influencer marketing has been a problem since the beginning. Here's how brands can fix it.... Read More
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Airbnb claims 1 million nights booked in one day for first time since March 3
By Mitra Sorrells | July 15, 2020
Airbnb says users booked more than one million nights' worth of future stays on July 8, the first time that has happened since the outbreak triggered lockdowns in dozens of countries worldwide.... Read More
How investors are taking the long view on opportunities in short-term rentals
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How investors are taking the long view on opportunities in short-term rentals
By Linda Fox | July 15, 2020
Private accommodation has been hard hit by the pandemic, leading some in the investment community to ask whether the size of the opportunity will be as great when the travel industry recovers.... Read More
Black voices in travel, part 2: The work to be done in marketing
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Black voices in travel, part 2: The work to be done in marketing
By Travel Weekly | July 15, 2020
The second part of Travel Weekly's discussion on how the industry can do more to welcome and include Black travelers, advisors, professionals and executives.... Read More
Beekeeper adds $10M to its Series B to fuel growth and product development
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Beekeeper adds $10M to its Series B to fuel growth and product development
By Linda Fox | July 15, 2020
The extra investment brings the total for the round to $60 million, following the original injection and a $5 million top-up in February.... Read More
Visits to travel sites decline again after reports of more infections
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Visits to travel sites decline again after reports of more infections
By Linda Fox | July 14, 2020
While all segments had seen month-on-month improvement in website visits and bookings in April and May, travel trends dipped again in June and into July. ... Read More
TAKE A SURVEY: Impact of COVID-19 on travel startups
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TAKE A SURVEY: Impact of COVID-19 on travel startups
By PhocusWire | July 14, 2020
Phocuswright is conducting a survey of travel startups to understand the impact of the COVID-19 on their businesses and how they are adapting to these unprecedented times.... Read More
Looking to Las Vegas: Why hotels should think like tech companies to survive
Opinion / Distribution
Looking to Las Vegas: Why hotels should think like tech companies to survive
By Carlisle Connally - Koddi | July 14, 2020
Like many others in the hospitality industry, Las Vegas hotel properties will need to operate more like tech companies and less like real estate holding companies if they’re going to weather the storm and recovery period brought on by COVID-19.... Read More